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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
 37
Supersweet(Sweetie 2.0)
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 291
Heart of the Sun
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 179
Slip 'n Slide
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 52
Pinkpoint Panther
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 70
Valley 5.8
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 196
Lava Haul
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 232
Dr. Evil
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 159
Machine Gun Jumblies
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 156
Son of Belayer Slayer
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 56
Boom Chakalaka
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 139
Makayla
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 90
Honey Badger Don't Care
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 398
Gorgeous
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 198
Sendero Luminoso
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 180
Wacked Scenario
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 60
Pretty in Pink
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 23
Badda Bing, Badda Boom
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 369
Hardly Wallbanger
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 143
Superfly
Sport 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 247
Yellow Peril
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 170
Light Within
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 87
Emergency Room | 1150
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 139
Pocket Dance
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 86
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 86
Warning Signs
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 42
Timeless
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 212
Pick Pocket
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 189
O.R.G.asm
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 56
Escapade
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 142
Love Stinks
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 65
Hip Pockets
Trad, Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 70
Morning Wood
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 57
Static Cling
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 103
Over the Top
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 98
Spinal Fracture
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 43
Men in Tights
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 242
Expressway
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 207
Hungover
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 79
Towering Inferno
Sport 5 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 128
Photon Torpedo
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 38
Walk the Yellow Line
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 51
Focus
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 217
Grindrite
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 62
The-Aretical
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 124
C'mon Knucko
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 170
Knucko's Pride of the North
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 65
James Brown
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 49
Fear of the Facial
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 47
Wrath of Khan (extension)
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 90
Manchurian Candidate
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 78
Still Not A Player
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 56
Caldera
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 44
D.W.P.
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 36
Santana
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 156
Lalaland
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 80
Venom
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 59
Menace to Sobriety
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 100
Living Dead
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 79
Chillin at the Grill
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 54
Tsunami
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 100
Flex Your Head
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 189
From Chocolate to Morphine
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 44
Dr Claw
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 17
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
 50
Pumping Groundwater
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 99
Biochemically Compacted Sexual A…
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 33
Godzilla Does the Dizzy Tango
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 33
Hacking & Spitting
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 54
Catch and Release
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 44
Together We're Too Strong
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 19
Failsafe
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 20
Chocolateland Variation
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 39
Honky Special Variation
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 22
Stinkfist
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 15
Spiral Out
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 79
Flashflood
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 37
Desert Storm
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 50
Mind Meld
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 76
Enterprise
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 97
Black Hole
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 103
Darshan (aka Ripoff)
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 59
Sex Packets
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 20
Mega Meld
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 27
There Goes the Neighborhood
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 24
Gape Index
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 39
Phasers on Stun
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 41
Looney Binge
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 24
Flux Capacitor
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 11
Wings
Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 19
Black Capacitor
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 50
Crybaby
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 15
Steel Monkey
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 11
Fight or Flight
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 59
Excelsior
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 40
Aurora
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 32
Yellow Streak
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 26
Fight Club
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 14
Holey Wars
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Supersweet(Sweetie 2.0) Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 37
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Heart of the Sun Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 291
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Slip 'n Slide Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 179
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Pinkpoint Panther Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 52
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Valley 5.8 Lower Gorge > Powerhouse Wall
 70
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Lava Haul Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 196
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Dr. Evil Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 232
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Machine Gun Jumblies Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 159
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Son of Belayer Slayer Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 156
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Sport
Boom Chakalaka Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 56
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Makayla Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 139
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Honey Badger Don't Care Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 90
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Gorgeous Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 398
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Sendero Luminoso Central Gorge > Solarium
 198
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Sport
Wacked Scenario Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 180
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Pretty in Pink Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 60
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Badda Bing, Badda Boom Inner Gorge > McCracken Wall
 23
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Hardly Wallbanger Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 369
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Superfly Upper Gorge > Cracked Towers
 143
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Yellow Peril Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 247
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Light Within Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 170
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
 139
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Inner Gorge > Staying Power Towers
 86
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Warning Signs Lower Gorge > Warning Signs
 86
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
 212
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
O.R.G.asm Upper Gorge > Dihedrals
 189
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Escapade Inner Gorge > Fun House
 56
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Love Stinks Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 142
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Hip Pockets Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 65
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport
Morning Wood Central Gorge > Solarium
 70
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Static Cling Central Gorge > Solarium
 57
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Over the Top Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 103
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Spinal Fracture Central Gorge > Social Platform
 98
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Men in Tights Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 43
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Expressway Central Gorge > Upper Crust
 242
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hungover Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 207
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Towering Inferno Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 79
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport 5 pitches
Photon Torpedo Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 128
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Walk the Yellow Line Upper Gorge > Upper Elbow Room
 38
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Focus Central Gorge > Solarium
 51
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Grindrite Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 217
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
The-Aretical Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 62
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
C'mon Knucko Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 124
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Knucko's Pride of the North Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 170
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
James Brown Central Gorge > Soul Power Wall (rena…
 65
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Fear of the Facial Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 49
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Wrath of Khan (extension) Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 47
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Manchurian Candidate Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 90
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Still Not A Player Lower Gorge > Diamond Face
 78
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Caldera Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 56
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
D.W.P. Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 44
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
 156
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Venom Central Gorge > Solarium
 80
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Menace to Sobriety Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 59
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Living Dead Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 100
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Chillin at the Grill Central Gorge > Social Platform
 79
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tsunami Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 54
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Flex Your Head Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 100
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
From Chocolate to Morphine Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 189
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dr Claw Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 44
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dead by Dawn Inner Gorge > P.T. Barnum Wall
 17
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
 50
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Biochemically Compacted Sex… Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 99
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Godzilla Does the Dizzy Tango Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 33
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
 54
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Together We're Too Strong Lower Gorge > Diamond Face
 44
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Failsafe Upper Gorge > Failsafe Wall
 19
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Chocolateland Variation Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 20
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Honky Special Variation Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 39
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Stinkfist Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 22
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Spiral Out Upper Gorge > Triple Play Cliff
 15
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Flashflood Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 79
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Desert Storm Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 37
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mind Meld Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 50
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
 97
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Darshan (aka Ripoff) Central Gorge > Upper Crust
 103
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Sex Packets Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 59
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mega Meld Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 20
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
There Goes the Neighborhood Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 27
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Gape Index Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 24
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Phasers on Stun Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 39
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Looney Binge Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 41
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Flux Capacitor Central Gorge > Solarium
 24
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Wings Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 11
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
 50
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Steel Monkey Upper Gorge > Franklin's Tower
 15
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Fight or Flight Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 11
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Excelsior Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 59
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Aurora Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 40
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Yellow Streak Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 32
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
 14
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport

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