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Franklin Gorge Rock Climbing

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Areas in Franklin Gorge

Main Wall 4 / 56 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 59

Riverbend 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

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Access Issue: PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY Details

This cliff line is on private property. If there are "NO TRESPASSING" signs up, and you choose to climb there, that's a personal choice. Attempts have been made to contact the landowner by the local climbing organization, but thus far, there has been no progress.

Description

***Access here is uncertain. Attempts have been made to access the land owners with no success. If you see no trespassing signs, please don't remove them, and if you choose to climb here with those signs up, do so knowing that you could be permanently jeopardizing access. Climb at your own risk. Use good judgement.***

Getting There

There is at least one published guidebook to the area with the location listed there. The specific directions aren't published here because of the tenuous access issue.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Franklin Gorge

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 78 ● First Aid Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 88 ● Castaways Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 53 ● Jump Start Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 77 ● Aloha Sport Main Wall > Contact Zone
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 50 ● Shipwrecked Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 116 ● Blood, Sweat and Chalk Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 37 ● Aqualung Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 38 ● Bircham's Beach Sport Main Wall > Contact Zone
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 28 ● Decompression Sickness Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Wish I Were a Fisherman Sport Riverbend
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 61 ● Barnacle Bill Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 7 ● The Bends Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 29 ● Dynosaurus Sport Main Wall > Contact Zone
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 16 ● Davey Jones' Locker Sport Main Wall > Impact Zone
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 6 ● Sizzle Sport Main Wall > Contact Zone