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Central Gorge

Submitted By: Tom Helvie on Jul 21, 2006
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North end of the Central Gorge, with the Solarium ...


Description 

Definitely the most popular area of the gorge. The Warm Up wall, the Pub, the Social Platform and the Great Wall of China are all here and almost always crowded. These areas feature tons of well traveled 5.8 - 5.11 sport climbs. The climbs highly concentrated so its possible to knock out tons of pitches in a day. There is a toilet located at the base of the approach trail. Please use it.


Getting There 

Park at the Central area and hike down the steep 2nd and 3rd class gully to the dirt road. Be careful not to knock rocks off since the Pub wall is directly below the upper part of the trail.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Central Gorge:
Babushka   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Warm Up Wall
Heart of the Sun   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Great Wall of China
Child of Light   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Great Wall of China
Humbly, Mumbly, Jumbly   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Warm Up Wall
Orange Peel   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Social Platform
Sendero Luminoso   5.10b R     Sport, 1 pitch, 115 feet   The Solarium
Show Us Your Tits   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Emergency Room
Light Within   5.10c     Sport, 70 feet   The Pub Wall
Yellow Peril   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 105 feet   Great Wall of China
Hardly Wallbanger   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   The Pub Wall
Perched   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Faulty Tower
Love Stinks   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 115 feet   Banana Belt
James Brown   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Negress Wall
Expressway   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Social Platform
Mandarin Orange   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Great Wall of China
Hungover   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   The Pub Wall
From Chocolate to Morphine   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 110 feet   Faulty Tower
Darshan (aka Ripoff)   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Social Platform
Black Hole   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 115 feet   The Solarium
Crybaby   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Faulty Tower
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Does this qualify as posing? This flagrant biological act at the start of the Central Gully approach serves as a reminder to CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR DOG.

Does this qualify as posing? This flagrant biologi...

Heading down the Central Gorge approach gully, Owens River Gorge.

Heading down the Central Gorge approach gully, Owe...