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WM: Cliff Drive Climbing

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Areas in WM: Cliff Drive

Big and Small Crack Areas "AKA Lefty Wall" 11

Cliff Drive's Backside 8

Fun Wall "AKA The Book" 8

Overhang, The 12

Oz Wall 2

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Elevation:	884 ft	269 m
GPS:	39.1171, -94.549 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Climbing can be found almost in the heart of Kansas City? Too good to be true? Nope, it's there!

Along an old scenic byway, right off the road, limestone can be found. The rock tends to be smooth, forcing harder grips and improved foot technique. Perfect for training.

Summer can be hot and buggy and winter can be cold.

Getting There

From I-70, head north on Paseo. After some stoplights, the road splits. Left goes to I-29 and right becomes Cliff Drive. Follow this around a right curve and head through the gates. Veer left at the split. The cliffs are encountered on the right just before the sharp right curve.

Park across from the cliffs at one of the small pulloffs.

UPDATE:

As of March 2022, Cliff Drive (the road itself) is blocked off to vehicles - However, the climbing area can still be accessed from the top. Navigate to "Cliff Drive Climbing - Alternate Parking for Rappel" in Google maps and park on top of the hill. Make your way down a gully to the southeast of the Google Maps pin, through the disc golf course, and end up on Cliff Drive. Walk north around the bend on Cliff drive and end up at the base of the climbs! ~5 minutes.

Alternatively, from the pin, make your way into the woods to the northeast to gain access to the top of the cliffs for rappelling/TRs.

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Classic Climbing Routes at WM: Cliff Drive

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 21 ● Across the Choss Sport Big & Small Crack Are…
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 7 ● Charmander Sport, TR Cliff Drive's B… > Tag Crag
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 40 ● Five Times Fast Sport, TR Big & Small Crack Are…
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 51 ● Lefty Sport Big & Small Crack Are…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 47 ● Chomping the Bit Sport Overhang
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 8 ● Blimp Sport Fun Wall "AKA The Book"
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 18 ● Malarious Sport Overhang
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 20 ● Tattoo Sport Overhang
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 12 ● Bovine Direct Sport Overhang
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 8 ● Sea of Cheez Sport Overhang
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 28 ● Malaria Sport Overhang
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 9 ● The Bolt Route Sport Overhang
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 8 ● Subtle Caress Sport Overhang
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 4 ● Malarial Caress Sport Overhang