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Music City/The 5.9 Area Rock Climbing

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Routes in 15. Music City/The 5.9 Area

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	Crash Into Me S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lay Lady Lay S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Elephant Ears S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sweet Surrender S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Katana S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Feet don't fail me now S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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Access Issue: Daily online climbing registration required for TN State Park areas Details

Daily online climbing registration required for TN State Park areas. tnstateparks.com/activities…. This includes Cumberland Trail State Park (Deep Creek, Big Soddy, Buzzard Point, Laurel Falls, Dayton Pocket, Black Mountain and other areas within the park); South Cumberland State Park (Foster Falls and Denny Cove); Fall Creek Falls State Park; and Rocky Fork State Park Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with your unique registration number, site rules, and other helpful info. Please keep the registration number with you while climbing. At some locations, you may be asked to leave a piece of paper with your registration number on your car dashboard. Groups of 10 or more, please call the park prior to filling out a registration.

Description

Wide range of quality routes.

Routes from right to left.
All the Way to Heaven/ Feet Don't Fail Me Now 11a/b
Katana 12a
Sweet Surrender 8
Elephant Ears 10b
Lay Lady Lay 10a
Crash into Me 11b
Hips Don't Lie 11c (trad)

Getting There

The next section past Red Light District. Walk for several minutes along the cliff through a seasonal waterfall and the routes start on the left side of the falls.

6 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Music City/The 5.9 Area

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 107 ● Sweet Surrender Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 11 ● Lay Lady Lay Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 14 ● Elephant Ears Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 12 ● Crash Into Me Sport