Mountain Project: Climbing Wichita Wildlife Refuge

Submitted By: Craig Childre on Sep 15, 2006
Latitude: 34.6959 Longitude: -98.6681
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Description

A high concentration of high quality lines that are access by a well maintained trail, that was originally built by climbers, and today is used by many a turon.

Getting There

From the park headquarters drive west for about 5 minutes. A left turn to Dog Run is your exit. About 2 miles past the gate park at the picnic area on the left, outside the gate. A trail at the east end of the picnic area leads you to the narrows. Approach time is about 15 minutes.

Zoo Wall

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Narrows:

Yellow Corner 5.5 Trad, 65 feet Zoo Wall

Large Corner Girdle 5.6 R Trad, 3 pitches Lichen Wall

The Dihedral 5.6 Trad, TR, 60 feet Zoo Wall

The Unfinished Piece 5.6 Trad, TR, 75 feet Zoo Wall

Side Saddle 5.6 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet Zoo Wall

Captain Crunch 5.7 Trad Leaning Tower

Ker Plunk 5.7 Trad, 2 pitches, 100 feet Lichen Wall

Monkey's Way 5.7 Trad, 90 feet Lichen Wall

Old Number 7 5.7 Trad, 100 feet Lichen Wall

Arrowsmith 5.8 Trad, 2 pitches Leaning Tower

Fantasy Roof 5.8 Trad, TR, 45 feet Zoo Wall

Crazy Alice 5.8 Trad, 60 feet Zoo Wall

No Stone Unturned 5.9 Trad, TR, 45 feet Zoo Wall

Leaning Tower Direct 5.9 Trad, 80 feet Leaning Tower

Leap Frog 5.10a Trad, TR, 65 feet Zoo Wall

Dr. Coolhead 5.10d X Trad, TR, 60 feet Zoo Wall

Aerial Anticipation 5.11c Sport, 60 feet Aerial Anticipation

League of Doom 5.11c R Trad, 2 pitches Lichen Wall

Featured Route For The Narrows

Ker Plunk 5.7 OK : Wichita Wildlife Refuge : ... : Lichen Wall

Small questionable placements protect the lower moves that traverse up to the ramp. Up the ramp and belay at the tree. This route is named so, due to the fact that one of the first ascentionists yanked off a hold down low and fell into the river. He was fine and the route was named-(info courtesy of Jordan). The 2nd pitch is maybe 5.5 up to some chains to rap....[more] Browse More Classics in OK

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By Jordan Ramey
From: South Pasadena, CA
May 21, 2007

Is the left side of the creek open again? I noticed last Fall that the signs saying not to climb on the left side (across from zoo wall) of the creek had vanished. Does anyone know about this?

By Craig Childre
From: Lubbock, Texas
Sep 14, 2009

I think the primary function of that sign was to keep the boy scouts from setting up rap lines when they should head over to Meat Slab or just go further down canyon. Even though sport rapping is off limits, it goes on all the time.

By Ryan A. Ray
Oct 17, 2009

Yes, you can climb on the opposite side of the creek now. In the past it was closed because of a five year study to determine if climbers were making an impact on the area. After a finding of no significant impact the ban was lifted. You can now climb there. There is still no sport rapelling allowed in the narrows though.

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