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Classic Climbs for Owens River Gorge

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 43
Supersweet(Sweetie 2.0)
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 193
Slip 'n Slide
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 71
Valley 5.8
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 209
Lava Haul
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 242
Dr. Evil
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 167
Machine Gun Jumblies
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 166
Son of Belayer Slayer
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 95
Director's Cut
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 58
Pinkpoint Panther
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 62
Boom Chakalaka
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 148
Makayla
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 95
Honey Badger Don't Care
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 414
Gorgeous
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 203
Sendero Luminoso
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 190
Wacked Scenario
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 63
Pretty in Pink
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 25
Badda Bing, Badda Boom
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 382
Hardly Wallbanger
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 145
Superfly
Sport 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 256
Yellow Peril
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 178
Light Within
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 87
Emergency Room | 1150
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 146
Pocket Dance
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 88
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 69
Bone Up
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 87
Warning Signs
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 42
Timeless
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 219
Pick Pocket
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 193
O.R.G.asm
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 57
Escapade
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 146
Love Stinks
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 68
Hip Pockets
Trad, Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 73
Morning Wood
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 60
Static Cling
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 107
Over the Top
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 106
Spinal Fracture
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 45
Men in Tights
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 248
Expressway
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 215
Hungover
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 81
Towering Inferno
Sport 5 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 130
Photon Torpedo
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 40
Walk the Yellow Line
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 54
Focus
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 224
Grindrite
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 65
The-Aretical
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 129
C'mon Knucko
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 182
Knucko's Pride of the North
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 66
James Brown
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 56
Fear of the Facial
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 48
Wrath of Khan (extension)
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 96
Manchurian Candidate
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 89
Still Not A Player
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 57
Caldera
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 45
D.W.P.
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 36
Santana
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 165
Lalaland
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 83
Venom
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 63
Menace to Sobriety
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 108
Living Dead
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 83
Chillin at the Grill
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 59
Tsunami
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 103
Flex Your Head
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 197
From Chocolate to Morphine
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 45
Dr Claw
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 20
Dead by Dawn
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 55
Klingon
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 65
Thieves in the Temple
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 52
Pumping Groundwater
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 102
Biochemically Compacted Sexual A…
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 33
Hacking & Spitting
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 55
Catch and Release
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 48
Together We're Too Strong
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 23
Failsafe
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 23
Chocolateland Variation
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 40
Honky Special Variation
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 24
Stinkfist
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 20
Spiral Out
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 82
Flashflood
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 38
Desert Storm
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 52
Mind Meld
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 76
Enterprise
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 101
Black Hole
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 108
Darshan (aka Ripoff)
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 65
Sex Packets
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 24
Mega Meld
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 30
There Goes the Neighborhood
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 8
Bongo Fury AKA FZMB
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 26
Gape Index
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 40
Phasers on Stun
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 42
Looney Binge
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 14
Wings
Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 19
Black Capacitor
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 52
Crybaby
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 17
Steel Monkey
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 13
Fight or Flight
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 62
Excelsior
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 43
Aurora
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 34
Yellow Streak
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 26
Fight Club
Sport
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 20
Holey Wars
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Supersweet(Sweetie 2.0) Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 43
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Slip 'n Slide Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 193
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Valley 5.8 Lower Gorge > Powerhouse Wall
 71
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Lava Haul Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 209
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Dr. Evil Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 242
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Machine Gun Jumblies Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 167
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Son of Belayer Slayer Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 166
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Sport
Director's Cut Lower Gorge > Big Tower
 95
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Pinkpoint Panther Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 58
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Boom Chakalaka Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 62
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Makayla Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 148
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Honey Badger Don't Care Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 95
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Gorgeous Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 414
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Sendero Luminoso Central Gorge > Solarium
 203
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Sport
Wacked Scenario Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 190
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Pretty in Pink Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 63
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Badda Bing, Badda Boom Inner Gorge > McCracken Wall
 25
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Hardly Wallbanger Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 382
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Superfly Upper Gorge > Cracked Towers
 145
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Yellow Peril Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 256
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Light Within Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 178
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Emergency Room | 1150 Central Gorge > Emergency Room
 87
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Pocket Dance Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 146
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Inner Gorge > Staying Power Towers
 88
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Bone Up Central Gorge > Social Platform
 69
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Warning Signs Lower Gorge > Warning Signs
 87
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Timeless Lower Gorge > Warning Signs
 42
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Pick Pocket Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 219
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
O.R.G.asm Upper Gorge > Dihedrals
 193
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Escapade Inner Gorge > Fun House
 57
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Love Stinks Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 146
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Hip Pockets Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 68
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport
Morning Wood Central Gorge > Solarium
 73
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Static Cling Central Gorge > Solarium
 60
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Over the Top Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 107
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Spinal Fracture Central Gorge > Social Platform
 106
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Men in Tights Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 45
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Expressway Central Gorge > Upper Crust
 248
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hungover Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 215
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Towering Inferno Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 81
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport 5 pitches
Photon Torpedo Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 130
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Walk the Yellow Line Upper Gorge > Upper Elbow Room
 40
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Focus Central Gorge > Solarium
 54
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Grindrite Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 224
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
The-Aretical Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 65
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
C'mon Knucko Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 129
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Knucko's Pride of the North Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 182
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
James Brown Central Gorge > Soul Power Wall (rena…
 66
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Fear of the Facial Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 56
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Wrath of Khan (extension) Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 48
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Manchurian Candidate Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 96
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Still Not A Player Lower Gorge > Diamond Face
 89
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Caldera Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 57
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
D.W.P. Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 45
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Santana Central Gorge > Social Platform
 36
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Lalaland Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 165
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Venom Central Gorge > Solarium
 83
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Menace to Sobriety Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 63
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Living Dead Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 108
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Chillin at the Grill Central Gorge > Social Platform
 83
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tsunami Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 59
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Flex Your Head Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 103
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
From Chocolate to Morphine Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 197
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dr Claw Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 45
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dead by Dawn Inner Gorge > P.T. Barnum Wall
 20
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Klingon Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 55
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Thieves in the Temple Inner Gorge > Staying Power Towers
 65
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Pumping Groundwater Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 52
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Biochemically Compacted Sex… Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 102
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Hacking & Spitting Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 33
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Catch and Release Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 55
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Together We're Too Strong Lower Gorge > Diamond Face
 48
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Failsafe Upper Gorge > Failsafe Wall
 23
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Chocolateland Variation Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 23
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Honky Special Variation Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 40
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Stinkfist Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 24
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Spiral Out Upper Gorge > Triple Play Cliff
 20
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Flashflood Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 82
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Desert Storm Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 38
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mind Meld Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 52
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Enterprise Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 76
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Black Hole Central Gorge > Solarium
 101
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Darshan (aka Ripoff) Central Gorge > Upper Crust
 108
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Sex Packets Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 65
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mega Meld Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 24
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
There Goes the Neighborhood Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 30
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Bongo Fury AKA FZMB Upper Gorge > Joe's Garage
 8
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Sport
Gape Index Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 26
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Phasers on Stun Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 40
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Looney Binge Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 42
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Wings Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 14
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Black Capacitor Central Gorge > Solarium
 19
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport
Crybaby Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 52
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Steel Monkey Upper Gorge > Franklin's Tower
 17
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Fight or Flight Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 13
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Excelsior Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 62
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Aurora Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 43
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Yellow Streak Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 34
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Fight Club Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 26
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Holey Wars Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 20
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c Sport

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