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Solar Collector/Gold Coast Rock Climbing
Routes in Solar Collector/Gold Coast
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100 Ounces of Gold S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a |
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24 Karats S 5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b |
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7-11 S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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All Gold Everything S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Amelia's Birthday S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Black Gold S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Blue Eyed Honkey Jesus S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Brambly Downslide S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Brilliant Orange S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Broken Chicken Wing T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Brouwer Power S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Buddha Hole S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Buttsweat & Tears S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Chester Fried Chicken T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Chicken Boy S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Chrysopoeia S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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David and Goliath S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Decline of Western Civilization S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Erik's First 5.6 T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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Erik's Second 5.6 T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Ethics Police S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Explanatory Gap S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Forgive Me Amy, For I Have Sent TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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From the Ashes T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
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Fubar T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Futuristic Testpiece T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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God's Own Stone S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a |
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Gold Nugget S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Golden Boy S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Golden Shower S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Goldilocks S 5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b |
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Green Horn S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Green Tea T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Herd Mentality S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Highway Turtle S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Hot Pursuit T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Lucky Duck Soup S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Mona Lisa Overdrive S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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No Fluff S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Norway On My Mind S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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On the Prowl S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Peer Review S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Perfect Pint, The T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Psychochicken T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R |
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Psychopathy S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Pyrite S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Rebar T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Red Shift S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Riptide Ride T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Slow Jack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Smoothie Nut T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Space Junk S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Sunny the Boxer S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Suns Out Guns Out S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Supafly S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Super Pinch S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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True Love S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a |
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Yakuza T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Zone of Silence S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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| Elevation: | 1,139 ft |
| GPS: |
37.6775, -83.73409 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 130,502 total · 652/month |
| Shared By: | LeeAB Brinckerhoff on Oct 16, 2006 · Updates |
| Admins: | Shirtless Mike, Billy Simek, saxfiend, DrRockso RRG, Luke Cornejo |
Description
As you approach the cliff you come to the Solar Collector first. An east-facing wall that gets taller as you move to the right. The routes start at 5.10+ and progress to 5.12 as the wall grows and the lines get longer. The tops of these route will get wet in the rain as the routes go right to the top of the wall.
The next main section of cliff after you pass through a cave and a few slabby routes in black rock that look nice, is the Gold Coast which faces south. This wall is pretty amazing to behold. Route on the main section of wall range from 5.13 to project. The climbing is on holds that are smaller than your typical Red River Gorge fair. Many of the routes follow streaks and will likely be wet if it has been raining a bunch, but they do not go to the top of the wall so should stay dry for the most part except for Black Gold which is in a drainage.
Further right most of the routes are traditional lines of more moderate grades.
The next main section of cliff after you pass through a cave and a few slabby routes in black rock that look nice, is the Gold Coast which faces south. This wall is pretty amazing to behold. Route on the main section of wall range from 5.13 to project. The climbing is on holds that are smaller than your typical Red River Gorge fair. Many of the routes follow streaks and will likely be wet if it has been raining a bunch, but they do not go to the top of the wall so should stay dry for the most part except for Black Gold which is in a drainage.
Further right most of the routes are traditional lines of more moderate grades.
Getting There
Take the Fixer Rd turn off to the right near a sign for Lee County. Make your first left and follow the paved road which eventually turns to dirt/gravel. About a mile after the road turns to dirt look for a big gas tank on the left that has been painted to look like some sort of creature, turn right here and follow the road to the end at a RRGCC kiosk.
[EDIT: 01 June 2018] If you are like me and cannot tell that the big gas tank looks like some sort of creature, look for the small wooden sign on the right hand-side when you are about a mile down the road in the dirt section. It is very obvious and just past the creature. Turn right at the sign then follow the dirt road up the hill to the area parking lot. If you come up to a fork in the road after 2-3 miles with a large black tank, you have gone too far.
Pick up the trail to the right of the kiosk and follow it through a ravine and across some logs through a marshy area. You will see a trail signed "Gold Coast" on the right, this trail will take you to the far right side of the cliff which is mostly traditional climbing. The next signed trail you see to the right will be for the "Solar Collector" This trail accesses the two main sections of the wall.
[EDIT: 01 June 2018] If you are like me and cannot tell that the big gas tank looks like some sort of creature, look for the small wooden sign on the right hand-side when you are about a mile down the road in the dirt section. It is very obvious and just past the creature. Turn right at the sign then follow the dirt road up the hill to the area parking lot. If you come up to a fork in the road after 2-3 miles with a large black tank, you have gone too far.
Pick up the trail to the right of the kiosk and follow it through a ravine and across some logs through a marshy area. You will see a trail signed "Gold Coast" on the right, this trail will take you to the far right side of the cliff which is mostly traditional climbing. The next signed trail you see to the right will be for the "Solar Collector" This trail accesses the two main sections of the wall.
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