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The Fortress (north rock)

Missouri > WM: Raven Rocks

Description

The Fortress is exactly what it sounds like: Solid, well protected, and the hardest to siege at RR.

The routes here give the 5.10 and 5.11 climber plenty of options for climbing. Native Tongue and Nevermore have some of the coolest moves and positioning at Raven Rocks. Mostly consists of steep fun opening moves leading to good rests and exciting finishes.

Top-rope access for most routes can be accessed by a short scramble to the summit.

Getting There

Northern most feature

Routes from Left to Right

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 6
Ancient Axe
Sport, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
Warriors
Sport, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 24
Native Tongue
Sport, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 4
Edgar Allen Bro
Sport, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
Nevermore
Sport, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 11
Billy's Holiday
Sport, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 16
Rockabilly
Sport, TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Ancient Axe
 6
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, TR
Warriors
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport, TR
Native Tongue
 24
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, TR
Edgar Allen Bro
 4
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, TR
Nevermore
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport, TR
Billy's Holiday
 11
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, TR
Rockabilly
 16
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport, TR

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The Fortress as viewed from the summit of the Lighthouse
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