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Classic Climbs for Red River Gorge

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R
 309
Caver's Route
Trad 4 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 630
Bedtime for Bonzo
Trad 2 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 902
Eureka
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 547
Roadside Attraction
Trad 2 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 335
Party Time
Trad 2 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 224
Casual Viewing
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 262
Shock and Awe
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 285
Whiteout
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 442
Cheaper Than a Movie
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 1,664
27 Years of Climbing
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 557
Boilerplate
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 241
The Underling
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 617
Autumn
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 452
Little Wing
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 878
Pogue Ethics
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 193
Crack Attack
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 346
Hazel Dormouse
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 621
Rock Wars
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 785
Brown Eyed Girl
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 1,248
Plate Tectonics
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 832
EGBG
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 228
Motor Booty Pimp Affair
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 922
To Defy the Laws of Tradition
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 811
Boltergeist
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 1,051
Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 1,691
A Brief History of Climb
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 499
Robotic Thumb
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 314
Diamond in the Rough
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 538
Pre-emptive Strike
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 363
Banjolero
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 521
Juju Fruit
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 242
Fairweather Friend
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 774
Return of Manimal
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 1,155
Breakfast Burrito
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 701
Loompa
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 262
Lightning Rod Arete
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 550
Creep Show
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 743
Fire and Brimstone
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 451
K.S.B.
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 212
Tesseract
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 235
Holy Grail
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 984
Whip-Stocking
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 315
Super Dario
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 580
Monkey in the Middle
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 1,009
Johnny B. Good
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 539
Toker
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 1,368
Air Ride Equipped
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 289
Two Women Alone
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 723
Bathtub Mary
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 274
The Last Supper
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 779
The Preacher's Daughter
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 202
Prime Directive
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 336
Yellow Brick Road
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 331
King Me
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 315
Geezers Go Sport
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 304
Eye of the Needle
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 767
Amarillo Sunset
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 452
Random Precision
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 428
Hip to the Jive
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c V4 6B
 806
Fuzzy Undercling
Sport, Boulder
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 233
Magic Bed
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
 330
No Place Like Home
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 370
Spirit Fingers
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 900
Banshee
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 500
Witness the Citrus
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 213
The Return of Chris Snyder
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 202
Buddha Hole
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 281
Gold Rush
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 186
The Infidel
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 477
Snozzberries
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 453
Starry Night
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 632
Ro Shampo
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 525
Check Your Grip
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 396
Hippocrite
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 477
Twinkie
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 230
Dogleg
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 258
Scar Tissue
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 209
Supafly
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 198
Break the Scene
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 239
Hakuna Matata
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 303
Swedish Fish
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 159
Plague Doctor
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 188
Too Many Puppies
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 515
Super Best Friends
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 232
Delicatessen
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 253
Tissue Tiger
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 224
Gung Ho
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 281
Mercy, the Huff
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 198
Ale-8-One
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 171
Far From God
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 238
Abiyoyo
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 223
Last Rites
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 272
Cell Block Six
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 168
Orange Juice
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 216
Mosaic
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 209
Mirage
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 123
Triple Sec aka Fifty Bucks
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 227
Jesus Wept
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 89
Zen and the Art of Masturbation
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 88
The Force
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Caver's Route Northern Gorge > Tower Rock
 309
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R Trad 4 pitches
Bedtime for Bonzo Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall
 630
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 2 pitches
Eureka Natural Bridge… > Global Village
 902
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Roadside Attraction Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…
 547
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches
Party Time Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall
 335
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches
Casual Viewing Natural Bridge… > Global Village
 224
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Shock and Awe Muir Valley > Hideout
 262
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Whiteout Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
 285
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Cheaper Than a Movie (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Chica Bonita Wall
 442
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
27 Years of Climbing (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 1,664
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Boilerplate (PMRP) Pendergr… > Coal Bank Hollow > Crossroads
 557
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
The Underling Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge
 241
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Autumn Northern Gorge > Long Wall
 617
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Little Wing (MFRP) Miller F… > Secret Garden
 452
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Pogue Ethics Northern Gorge > Phantasia
 878
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Crack Attack Northern Gorge > Indian Creek
 193
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Hazel Dormouse (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Hazel Hollow
 346
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Rock Wars Northern Gorge > Long Wall
 621
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Brown Eyed Girl (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Chica Bonita Wall
 785
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Plate Tectonics Muir Valley > Tectonic Wall
 1,248
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
EGBG (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Chocolate Factory
 832
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Motor Booty Pimp Affair (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Chica Bonita Wall
 228
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
To Defy the Laws of Tradition Northern Gorge > Left Flank
 922
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Boltergeist Muir Valley > Hideout
 811
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky Muir Valley > Tectonic Wall
 1,051
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
A Brief History of Climb (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 1,691
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Robotic Thumb (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Chocolate Factory
 499
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Diamond in the Rough Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
 314
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Pre-emptive Strike Muir Valley > Hideout
 538
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Banjolero (PMRP) Pendergr… > Coal Bank Hollow > Crossroads
 363
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Juju Fruit (MFRP) Miller F… > Fruit Wall
 521
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Fairweather Friend (PMRP) Pendergr… > Coal Bank Hollow > Crossroads
 242
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Return of Manimal Muir Valley > Bruise Brothers Wall
 774
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Breakfast Burrito (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
 1,155
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Loompa (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Chocolate Factory
 701
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Lightning Rod Arete (PMRP) Pendergr… > Flat Hollow > Velo Crag
 262
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Creep Show Northern Gorge > Phantasia
 550
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Fire and Brimstone (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
 743
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
K.S.B. (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Shire
 451
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Tesseract (MFRP) Miller F… > Portal
 212
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Holy Grail (MFRP) Miller F… > Camelot
 235
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Whip-Stocking (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
 984
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Super Dario Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge
 315
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Monkey in the Middle Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)
 580
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Johnny B. Good (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 1,009
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Toker (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Bob Marley
 539
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Air Ride Equipped Muir Valley > Solarium
 1,368
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Two Women Alone (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Bronaugh Wall
 289
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Bathtub Mary Muir Valley > Arsenal
 723
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
The Last Supper (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 274
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
The Preacher's Daughter (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 779
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Prime Directive Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
 202
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Yellow Brick Road Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
 336
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
King Me Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge
 331
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Geezers Go Sport Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)
 315
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Eye of the Needle Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
 304
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Amarillo Sunset (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > N 40
 767
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Random Precision (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 452
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hip to the Jive (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Chocolate Factory
 428
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Fuzzy Undercling Northern Gorge > Military Wall
 806
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c V4 6B Sport, Boulder
Magic Bed (MFRP) Miller F… > Infirmary
 233
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
No Place Like Home Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
 330
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Sport
Spirit Fingers (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
 370
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Banshee Muir Valley > Solarium
 900
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Witness the Citrus (MFRP) Miller F… > Fruit Wall
 500
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
The Return of Chris Snyder Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…
 213
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Buddha Hole (PMRP) Pendergr… > Coal Bank Hollow > Solar Collector
 202
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Gold Rush (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 281
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
The Infidel Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
 186
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Snozzberries (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Chocolate Factory
 477
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Starry Night (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 453
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Ro Shampo Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…
 632
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Check Your Grip (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
 525
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Hippocrite Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)
 396
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Twinkie Northern Gorge > Phantasia
 477
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Dogleg (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Bob Marley
 230
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Scar Tissue Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)
 258
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Supafly (PMRP) Pendergr… > Coal Bank Hollow > Solar Collector
 209
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Break the Scene (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 198
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Hakuna Matata (PMRP) Pendergr… > Drive-Bob Parking > Drive-By Crag
 239
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Swedish Fish (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Chocolate Factory
 303
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Plague Doctor (MFRP) Miller F… > Infirmary
 159
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Too Many Puppies Northern Gorge > Left Flank
 188
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Super Best Friends Muir Valley > Solarium
 515
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Delicatessen Muir Valley > Solarium
 232
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Tissue Tiger Northern Gorge > Military Wall
 253
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Gung Ho Northern Gorge > Military Wall
 224
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mercy, the Huff Northern Gorge > Left Flank
 281
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Ale-8-One (BRRP) Bald Roc… > Motherlode > (5) Undertow Wall
 198
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Far From God (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Shady Grove
 171
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Abiyoyo Muir Valley > Solarium
 238
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Last Rites (MFRP) Miller F… > Infirmary
 223
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Cell Block Six Muir Valley > Midnight Surf
 272
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Orange Juice Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
 168
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Mosaic (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 216
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Mirage Muir Valley > Solarium
 209
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Triple Sec aka Fifty Bucks Muir Valley > Sanctuary
 123
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Jesus Wept Muir Valley > Sanctuary
 227
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Zen and the Art of Masturba… (PMRP) Pendergr… > Sore Heel Hollow > Gallery
 89
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
The Force (PMRP) Pendergr… > Coal Bank Hollow > Dark Side
 88
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
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