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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
 359
Babushka
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 199
Child of Light
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 269
Heart of the Sun
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 148
Slip 'n Slide
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 44
Pinkpoint Panther
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 63
Valley 5.8
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 178
Lava Haul
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 208
Dr. Evil
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 143
Machine Gun Jumblies
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 127
Son of Belayer Slayer
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 46
Boom Chakalaka
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 339
Gorgeous
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 181
Sendero Luminoso
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 152
Wacked Scenario
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 54
Pretty in Pink
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 20
Badda Bing, Badda Boom
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 331
Hardly Wallbanger
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 135
Superfly
Sport 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 233
Yellow Peril
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 156
Light Within
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 76
[Redacted]
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 131
Pocket Dance
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 79
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 81
Warning Signs
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 42
Timeless
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 190
Pick Pocket
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 168
O.R.G.asm
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 47
Escapade
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 131
Love Stinks
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 55
Hip Pockets
Trad, Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 59
Morning Wood
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 32
Fear of the Facial
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 81
Over the Top
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 37
Men in Tights
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 20
Steel Reserve/ No Reserves
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 230
Expressway
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 185
Hungover
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 75
Towering Inferno
Sport 5 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 110
Photon Torpedo
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 37
Walk the Yellow Line
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 46
Focus
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 193
Grindrite
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 57
The-Aretical
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 108
C'mon Knucko
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 149
Knucko's Pride of the North
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 57
James Brown
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 43
Wrath of Khan
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 76
Manchurian Candidate
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 66
Still Not A Player
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 49
Caldera
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 41
D.W.P.
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 33
Santana
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 139
Lalaland
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 71
Venom
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 51
Menace to Sobriety
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 76
Living Dead
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 74
Chillin at the Grill
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 51
Tsunami
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 9
Abraxas Finish
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 89
Flex Your Head
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 175
From Chocolate to Morphine
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 39
Dr Claw
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 12
Dead by Dawn
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 47
Klingon
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 56
Thieves in the Temple
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 45
Pumping Groundwater
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 83
Biochemically Compacted Sexual A…
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 30
Godzilla Does the Dizzy Tango
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 29
Hacking & Spitting
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 43
Catch and Release
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 38
Together We're Too Strong
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
Failsafe
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 12
Don't Call it a Comeback
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
Chocolateland Variation
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 28
Honky Special Variation
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 73
Flashflood
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 34
Desert Storm
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 45
Mind Meld
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 66
Enterprise
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 83
Black Hole
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 96
Darshan (aka Ripoff)
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 13
Full Stainless Skivvies
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 49
Sex Packets
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 8
Child's Play
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 13
Mega Meld
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 13
There Goes the Neighborhood
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 23
Gape Index
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 31
Phasers on Stun
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 8
Skin Tight
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 36
Looney Binge
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 22
Flux Capacitor
Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 19
Black Capacitor
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 50
Excelsior
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 46
Crybaby
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 11
Steel Monkey
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 10
Bushfire
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 35
Aurora
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 31
Yellow Streak
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 21
Fight Club
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 14
Holey Wars
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Babushka Central Gorge > Warm Up Wall
 359
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Child of Light Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 199
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Heart of the Sun Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 269
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Slip 'n Slide Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 148
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Pinkpoint Panther Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 44
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Valley 5.8 Lower Gorge > Powerhouse Wall
 63
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Lava Haul Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 178
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Dr. Evil Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 208
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Machine Gun Jumblies Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 143
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Son of Belayer Slayer Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 127
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Sport
Boom Chakalaka Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 46
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Gorgeous Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 339
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Sendero Luminoso Central Gorge > Solarium
 181
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Sport
Wacked Scenario Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 152
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Pretty in Pink Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 54
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Badda Bing, Badda Boom Inner Gorge > McCracken Wall
 20
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Hardly Wallbanger Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 331
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Superfly Upper Gorge > Cracked Towers
 135
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Yellow Peril Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 233
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Light Within Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 156
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
[Redacted] Central Gorge > Emergency Room
 76
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Pocket Dance Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 131
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Inner Gorge > Staying Power Towers
 79
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Warning Signs Lower Gorge > Warning Signs
 81
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
 190
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
O.R.G.asm Upper Gorge > Dihedrals
 168
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Escapade Inner Gorge > Fun House
 47
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Love Stinks Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 131
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Hip Pockets Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 55
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport
Morning Wood Central Gorge > Solarium
 59
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Fear of the Facial Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 32
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Over the Top Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 81
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Men in Tights Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 37
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Steel Reserve/ No Reserves Lower Gorge > O Face
 20
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Expressway Central Gorge > Upper Crust
 230
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hungover Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 185
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Towering Inferno Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 75
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport 5 pitches
Photon Torpedo Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 110
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Walk the Yellow Line Upper Gorge > Upper Elbow Room
 37
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Focus Central Gorge > Solarium
 46
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Grindrite Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 193
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
The-Aretical Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 57
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
C'mon Knucko Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 108
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Knucko's Pride of the North Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 149
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
James Brown Central Gorge > [Redacted]
 57
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Wrath of Khan Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 43
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Manchurian Candidate Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 76
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Still Not A Player Lower Gorge > Diamond Face
 66
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Caldera Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 49
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
D.W.P. Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 41
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Santana Central Gorge > Social Platform
 33
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Lalaland Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 139
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Venom Central Gorge > Solarium
 71
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Menace to Sobriety Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 51
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Living Dead Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 76
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Chillin at the Grill Central Gorge > Social Platform
 74
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tsunami Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 51
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Abraxas Finish Central Gorge > Social Platform
 9
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Flex Your Head Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 89
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
From Chocolate to Morphine Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 175
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dr Claw Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 39
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dead by Dawn Inner Gorge > P.T. Barnum Wall
 12
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Klingon Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 47
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Thieves in the Temple Inner Gorge > Staying Power Towers
 56
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Pumping Groundwater Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 45
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Biochemically Compacted Sex… Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 83
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Godzilla Does the Dizzy Tango Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 30
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Hacking & Spitting Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 29
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Catch and Release Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 43
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Together We're Too Strong Lower Gorge > Diamond Face
 38
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Failsafe Upper Gorge > Failsafe Wall
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Don't Call it a Comeback Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 12
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Chocolateland Variation Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Honky Special Variation Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 28
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Flashflood Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 73
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Desert Storm Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 34
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mind Meld Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 45
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Enterprise Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 66
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Black Hole Central Gorge > Solarium
 83
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Darshan (aka Ripoff) Central Gorge > Upper Crust
 96
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Full Stainless Skivvies Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 13
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Sex Packets Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 49
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Child's Play Upper Gorge > ICBM Tower
 8
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mega Meld Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 13
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
There Goes the Neighborhood Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 13
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Gape Index Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 23
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Phasers on Stun Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 31
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Skin Tight Central Gorge > Riverside Island
 8
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Looney Binge Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 36
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Flux Capacitor Central Gorge > Solarium
 22
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Black Capacitor Central Gorge > Solarium
 19
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport
Excelsior Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 50
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Crybaby Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 46
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Steel Monkey Upper Gorge > Franklin's Tower
 11
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Bushfire Upper Gorge > Dihedrals
 10
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Aurora Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 35
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Yellow Streak Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 31
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Fight Club Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 21
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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