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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
Child of Light   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Great Wall of China
Heart of the Sun   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Great Wall of China
Sendero Luminoso   5.10b R     Sport, 1 pitch, 115 feet   Solarium
Show Us Your Tits   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Emergency Room
Light Within   5.10c     Sport, 70 feet   Pub Wall
Yellow Peril   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 105 feet   Great Wall of China
Hardly Wallbanger   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Pub Wall
Perched   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Faulty Tower
Focus   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Solarium
Love Stinks   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 115 feet   Banana Belt
James Brown   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Negress Wall
Mandarin Orange   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Great Wall of China
Expressway   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Social Platform
Hungover   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Pub Wall
Venom   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Solarium
Santana   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch, 150 feet   Social Platform
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
Crybaby   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Faulty Tower
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The route goes up the face just to the right of the right-facing corner.

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Warm Up Wall

Warm Up Wall

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...

owens

owens

A perfect end to the day in December. <br /> <br />[Thank you to whomever did this!!!]

A perfect end to the day in December.

[Thank you ...



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By trying hard
From: East side Sierra
Sep 9, 2010

Descent has been upgraded with incredible stone stairways thanks to some hard working individuals. This speeds the hike up and is much safer. (11.1.12) Some amazing classics lie down in the central. Enterprise, choclate to morphine and expressway just to name a few.