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Inner Gorge Rock Climbing

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Areas in Inner Gorge

Crystal Corridor 2 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Dilithium Crystal, The 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

DMZ 2 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Eldorado Roof 0 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Fun House 1 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Inner Sanctum 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Land of the Giants 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Local Trivia Tower 1 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

McCracken Wall 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Megalithic 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Monkey to Monk Cliff 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Mothership Cliff 0 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Narrows East 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Narrows West 1 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

P.T. Barnum Wall 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Rob's Rock 4 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Staying Power Towers 1 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Supreme Wizard Formation 1 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Weird Corner 1 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Elevation:	5,740 ft
GPS:	37.521, -118.573 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Bridges Out! IMPORTANT LADWP NEGOTIATIONS!! Details

Due to liability concerns, bridges are being removed in the Owens River Gorge at the request of LADWP. The Bishop Area Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund are currently in negotiations with LADWP to get this issue resolved. In the meantime, please continue to be good land stewards by respecting these bridge closures and finding alternate crossing points until this issue is resolved.

1) Never park or camp overnight at the access points.
2) Always park off the pavement, taking great care to avoid blocking the gates.
3) Clean up after your dogs. (Local climbers are finding abandoned doggie poop bags.)
4) Pack out all trash and TP, including picking up after others.
5) Use the outhouses if at all possible.

Description

The northern part of the inner gorge is the most remote part of the gorge and usually least crowded. The gorge is narrower here and there are several old mines and buildings. Towards the southern inner gorge the Dilithium Crystal and the Eldorado Roof provide steeper climbing and higher grades. The Mothership is home to excellent rock and some of the best difficult, technical routes. The southern end also has an old power plant and one of the two toilets in the Gorge.

Getting There

The inner gorge can be approached by either the central or the upper approach depending on where you want to climb. The upper approach is best for the Narrows and areas North, while the Central is best for Dilithium, Eldorado, and Mothership.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Inner Gorge

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 86 ● Extreme Caffeine Sport Dilithium Crystal
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 43 ● Melts in your Mouth Sport Fun House
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 62 ● Blood Sugar Sex Magik Sport Staying Power Towers
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 43 ● Escapade Sport Fun House
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 65 ● Towering Inferno Sport 5 pitches Eldorado Roof
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 92 ● Photon Torpedo Sport Dilithium Crystal
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 60 ● Living Dead Sport Mothership Cliff
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 35 ● Dr Claw Sport Dilithium Crystal
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 37 ● Klingon Sport Dilithium Crystal
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 47 ● Thieves in the Temple Sport Staying Power Towers
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 34 ● Mind Meld Sport Dilithium Crystal
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 57 ● Enterprise Sport Dilithium Crystal
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 29 ● Phasers on Stun Sport Dilithium Crystal
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 30 ● Looney Binge Sport Eldorado Roof
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 32 ● Excelsior Sport Mothership Cliff