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Classic Climbs for Red River Gorge

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R 283 ● Caver's Route Trad 4 pitches Northern Gorge > Tower Rock
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 142 ● Diamond in the Crack Trad 2 pitches Northern Gorge > Jewel Pinnacle
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 579 ● Bedtime for Bonzo Trad 2 pitches Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 806 ● Eureka Sport Natural Bridge… > Global Village
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 508 ● Roadside Attraction Trad 2 pitches Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 309 ● Party Time Trad 2 pitches Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 201 ● Casual Viewing Trad Natural Bridge… > Global Village
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 232 ● Shock and Awe Trad Muir Valley > Hideout
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 263 ● Whiteout Trad 2 pitches Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 407 ● Cheaper Than a Movie Trad Pendergrass-Mur… > Chica Bonita Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 1,540 ● 27 Years of Climbing Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 488 ● Boilerplate Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Crossroads
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 221 ● The Underling Trad Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 585 ● Autumn Trad Northern Gorge > Long Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 403 ● Little Wing Sport Miller Fork Rec… > Secret Garden
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 809 ● Pogue Ethics Sport Northern Gorge > Phantasia
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 186 ● Crack Attack Trad Northern Gorge > Indian Creek
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 275 ● Hazel Dormouse Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Hazel Hollow
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 590 ● Rock Wars Trad Northern Gorge > Long Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 698 ● Brown Eyed Girl Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Chica Bonita Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 1,165 ● Plate Tectonics Sport Muir Valley > Tectonic Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 718 ● EGBG Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 863 ● To Defy the Laws of Tradition Sport Northern Gorge > Left Flank
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 734 ● Boltergeist Sport Muir Valley > Hideout
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1,000 ● Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky Sport Muir Valley > Tectonic Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1,546 ● A Brief History of Climb Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 432 ● Robotic Thumb Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 278 ● Diamond in the Rough Sport Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 495 ● Pre-emptive Strike Sport Muir Valley > Hideout
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 309 ● Banjolero Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Crossroads
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 462 ● JewJew Fruit Sport Miller Fork Rec… > Fruit Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 631 ● Loompa Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 1,043 ● Breakfast Burrito Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 236 ● Lightning Rod Arete Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Velo Crag
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 502 ● Creep Show Sport Northern Gorge > Phantasia
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 709 ● Return of Manimal Sport Muir Valley > Bruise Brothers Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 672 ● Fire and Brimstone Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 393 ● K.S.B. Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Shire
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 877 ● Whip-Stocking Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 267 ● Super Dario Sport Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 574 ● Monkey in the Middle Sport Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 906 ● Johnny B. Good Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 473 ● Toker Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Bob Marley
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 1,225 ● Air Ride Equipped Sport Muir Valley > Solarium
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 250 ● Two Women Alone Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Bronaugh Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 645 ● Bathtub Mary Sport Muir Valley > Arsenal
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 229 ● The Last Supper Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 683 ● The Preacher's Daughter Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 182 ● Prime Directive Sport Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 767 ● Fuzzy Undercling Sport Northern Gorge > Military Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 303 ● Yellow Brick Road Sport Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 293 ● King Me Sport Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 314 ● Geezers Go Sport Sport Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 277 ● Eye of the Needle Sport Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 701 ● Amarillo Sunset Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > N 40
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 405 ● Random Precision Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 366 ● Hip to the Jive Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 294 ● No Place Like Home Sport Natural Bridge… > Emerald City
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 326 ● Spirit Fingers Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 793 ● Banshee Sport Muir Valley > Solarium
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 438 ● Witness the Citrus Sport Miller Fork Rec… > Fruit Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 199 ● The Return of Chris Snyder Sport Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 191 ● Buddha Hole Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Solar Collector/Gold…
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 245 ● Gold Rush Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 169 ● The Infidel Sport Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 395 ● Snozzberries Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 405 ● Starry Night Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 588 ● Ro Shampo Sport Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 175 ● Too Many Puppies Sport Northern Gorge > Left Flank
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 113 ● The Gift Sport Northern Gorge > Long Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 456 ● Check Your Grip Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 391 ● Hippocrite Sport Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 425 ● Twinkie Sport Northern Gorge > Phantasia
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 211 ● Dogleg Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Bob Marley
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 257 ● Scar Tissue Sport Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 184 ● Supafly Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Solar Collector/Gold…
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 177 ● Break the Scene Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 205 ● Hakuna Matata Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 257 ● Swedish Fish Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 456 ● Super Best Friends Sport Muir Valley > Solarium
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 199 ● Delicatessen Sport Muir Valley > Solarium
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 239 ● Tissue Tiger Sport Northern Gorge > Military Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 212 ● Gung Ho Sport Northern Gorge > Military Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 252 ● Mercy, the Huff Sport Northern Gorge > Left Flank
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 175 ● Ale-8-One Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Motherlode > (5) Undertow Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 215 ● Abiyoyo Sport Muir Valley > Solarium
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 198 ● Last Rites Sport Miller Fork Rec… > Infirmary
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 106 ● Singularity Sport Miller Fork Rec… > Portal
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 113 ● Stain Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Motherlode > (1) Buckeye Buttress
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 245 ● Cell Block Six Sport Muir Valley > Midnight Surf
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 158 ● Orange Juice Sport Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 188 ● Mosaic Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 188 ● Mirage Sport Muir Valley > Solarium
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 115 ● Triple Sec aka Fifty Bucks Sport Muir Valley > Sanctuary
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 207 ● Jesus Wept Sport Muir Valley > Sanctuary
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 68 ● Zen and the Art of Masturbation Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 68 ● Table of Colors Sport Northern Gorge > Left Flank
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 76 ● The Force Sport Pendergrass-Mur… > Dark Side
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 45 ● Appalachian Spring Sport Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 87 ● Snooker Sport Bald Rock Recre… > Motherlode > (3) GMC Wall

● Caver's Route

Northern Gorge > Tower Rock

283

5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R Trad 4 pitches

● Diamond in the Crack

Northern Gorge > Jewel Pinnacle

142

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 2 pitches

● Bedtime for Bonzo

Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall

579

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 2 pitches

● Eureka

Natural Bridge… > Global Village

806

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport

● Roadside Attraction

Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…

508

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches

● Party Time

Northern Gorge > Fortress Wall

309

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches

● Casual Viewing

Natural Bridge… > Global Village

201

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad

● Shock and Awe

Muir Valley > Hideout

232

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad

● Whiteout

Natural Bridge… > Emerald City

263

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches

● Cheaper Than a Movie

Pendergrass-Mur… > Chica Bonita Wall

407

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● 27 Years of Climbing

Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery

1,540

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

● Boilerplate

Pendergrass-Mur… > Crossroads

488

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport

● The Underling

Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge

221

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

● Autumn

Northern Gorge > Long Wall

585

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

● Little Wing

Miller Fork Rec… > Secret Garden

403

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

● Pogue Ethics

Northern Gorge > Phantasia

809

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport

● Crack Attack

Northern Gorge > Indian Creek

186

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad

● Hazel Dormouse

Bald Rock Recre… > Hazel Hollow

275

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport

● Rock Wars

Northern Gorge > Long Wall

590

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

● Brown Eyed Girl

Pendergrass-Mur… > Chica Bonita Wall

698

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● Plate Tectonics

Muir Valley > Tectonic Wall

1,165

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● EGBG

Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory

718

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● To Defy the Laws of Tradition

Northern Gorge > Left Flank

863

5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport

● Boltergeist

Muir Valley > Hideout

734

5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport

● Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky

Muir Valley > Tectonic Wall

1,000

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

● A Brief History of Climb

Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery

1,546

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

● Robotic Thumb

Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory

432

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport

● Diamond in the Rough

Natural Bridge… > Emerald City

278

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport

● Pre-emptive Strike

Muir Valley > Hideout

495

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport

● Banjolero

Pendergrass-Mur… > Crossroads

309

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport

● JewJew Fruit

Miller Fork Rec… > Fruit Wall

462

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport

● Loompa

Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory

631

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport

● Breakfast Burrito

Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag

1,043

5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Lightning Rod Arete

Pendergrass-Mur… > Velo Crag

236

5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Creep Show

Northern Gorge > Phantasia

502

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Return of Manimal

Muir Valley > Bruise Brothers Wall

709

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Fire and Brimstone

Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag

672

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● K.S.B.

Pendergrass-Mur… > Shire

393

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Whip-Stocking

Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag

877

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● Super Dario

Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge

267

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● Monkey in the Middle

Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)

574

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● Johnny B. Good

Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery

906

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● Toker

Pendergrass-Mur… > Bob Marley

473

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● Air Ride Equipped

Muir Valley > Solarium

1,225

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● Two Women Alone

Pendergrass-Mur… > Bronaugh Wall

250

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● Bathtub Mary

Muir Valley > Arsenal

645

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● The Last Supper

Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery

229

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport

● The Preacher's Daughter

Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery

683

5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Prime Directive

Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City

182

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Fuzzy Undercling

Northern Gorge > Military Wall

767

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Yellow Brick Road

Natural Bridge… > Emerald City

303

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● King Me

Northern Gorge > Eastern Sky Bridge Ridge

293

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Geezers Go Sport

Natural Bridge… > Zoo (CLOSED) > Old Zoo (CLOSED)

314

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Eye of the Needle

Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City

277

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Amarillo Sunset

Pendergrass-Mur… > N 40

701

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Random Precision

Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery

405

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● Hip to the Jive

Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory

366

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport

● No Place Like Home

Natural Bridge… > Emerald City

294

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport

● Spirit Fingers

Pendergrass-Mur… > Drive-By Crag

326

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport

● Banshee

Muir Valley > Solarium

793

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport

● Witness the Citrus

Miller Fork Rec… > Fruit Wall

438

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport

● The Return of Chris Snyder

Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…

199

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

● Buddha Hole

Pendergrass-Mur… > Solar Collector/Gold…

191

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

● Gold Rush

Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery

245

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

● The Infidel

Northern Gorge > Funk Rock City

169

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

● Snozzberries

Bald Rock Recre… > Chocolate Factory

395

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

● Starry Night

Pendergrass-Mur… > Gallery

405

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport

● Ro Shampo

Natural Bridge… > Graining Fork Nature…

588