Mountain Project Logo

Classic Climbs for Owens River Gorge

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 283
Heart of the Sun
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 169
Slip 'n Slide
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 50
Pinkpoint Panther
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 68
Valley 5.8
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 189
Lava Haul
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 220
Dr. Evil
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 140
Son of Belayer Slayer
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 50
Boom Chakalaka
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 129
Makayla
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 365
Gorgeous
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 192
Sendero Luminoso
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 165
Wacked Scenario
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 58
Pretty in Pink
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 21
Badda Bing, Badda Boom
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 352
Hardly Wallbanger
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 142
Superfly
Sport 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 244
Yellow Peril
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 166
Light Within
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 84
[Redacted]
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 136
Pocket Dance
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 85
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 83
Warning Signs
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 42
Timeless
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 204
Pick Pocket
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 179
O.R.G.asm
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 55
Escapade
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 139
Love Stinks
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 60
Hip Pockets
Trad, Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 67
Morning Wood
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 57
Static Cling
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 94
Over the Top
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 41
Men in Tights
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 236
Expressway
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 194
Hungover
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 79
Towering Inferno
Sport 5 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 118
Photon Torpedo
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 38
Walk the Yellow Line
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 50
Focus
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 207
Grindrite
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 61
The-Aretical
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 115
C'mon Knucko
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 162
Knucko's Pride of the North
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 63
James Brown
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 43
Fear of the Facial
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 46
Wrath of Khan (extension)
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 84
Manchurian Candidate
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 72
Still Not A Player
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 9
Wakanda Forever
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 54
Caldera
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 41
D.W.P.
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 36
Santana
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 152
Lalaland
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 77
Venom
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 55
Menace to Sobriety
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 88
Living Dead
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 76
Chillin at the Grill
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 53
Tsunami
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 10
Abraxas Finish
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 98
Flex Your Head
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 187
From Chocolate to Morphine
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 44
Dr Claw
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 8
Inner City Youth
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 15
Dead by Dawn
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 49
Klingon
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 61
Thieves in the Temple
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 48
Pumping Groundwater
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 93
Biochemically Compacted Sexual A…
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 31
Hacking & Spitting
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 53
Catch and Release
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 41
Together We're Too Strong
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 18
Failsafe
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 20
Chocolateland Variation
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 36
Honky Special Variation
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 17
Stinkfist
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 11
Spiral Out
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 76
Flashflood
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 37
Desert Storm
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 47
Mind Meld
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 72
Enterprise
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 93
Black Hole
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 98
Darshan (aka Ripoff)
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 55
Sex Packets
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 8
Child's Play
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 16
Mega Meld
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 23
There Goes the Neighborhood
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 24
Gape Index
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 34
Phasers on Stun
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 41
Looney Binge
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 24
Flux Capacitor
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 9
Wings
Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 19
Black Capacitor
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 50
Crybaby
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 13
Steel Monkey
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 9
Fight or Flight
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 57
Excelsior
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 39
Aurora
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 32
Yellow Streak
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 8
Borealis
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 25
Fight Club
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 14
Holey Wars
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Heart of the Sun Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 283
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Slip 'n Slide Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 169
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Pinkpoint Panther Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 50
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Valley 5.8 Lower Gorge > Powerhouse Wall
 68
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Lava Haul Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 189
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Dr. Evil Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 220
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Son of Belayer Slayer Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 140
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Sport
Boom Chakalaka Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 50
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Makayla Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 129
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Gorgeous Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 365
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Sendero Luminoso Central Gorge > Solarium
 192
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Sport
Wacked Scenario Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 165
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Pretty in Pink Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 58
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Badda Bing, Badda Boom Inner Gorge > McCracken Wall
 21
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Hardly Wallbanger Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 352
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Superfly Upper Gorge > Cracked Towers
 142
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Yellow Peril Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 244
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Light Within Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 166
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
[Redacted] Central Gorge > Emergency Room
 84
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Pocket Dance Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 136
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Inner Gorge > Staying Power Towers
 85
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Warning Signs Lower Gorge > Warning Signs
 83
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Timeless Lower Gorge > Warning Signs
 42
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Pick Pocket Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 204
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
O.R.G.asm Upper Gorge > Dihedrals
 179
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Escapade Inner Gorge > Fun House
 55
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Love Stinks Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 139
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Hip Pockets Central Gorge > Banana Belt
 60
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport
Morning Wood Central Gorge > Solarium
 67
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Static Cling Central Gorge > Solarium
 57
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Over the Top Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 94
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Men in Tights Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 41
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Expressway Central Gorge > Upper Crust
 236
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hungover Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 194
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Towering Inferno Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 79
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport 5 pitches
Photon Torpedo Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 118
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Walk the Yellow Line Upper Gorge > Upper Elbow Room
 38
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Focus Central Gorge > Solarium
 50
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Grindrite Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 207
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
The-Aretical Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 61
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
C'mon Knucko Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 115
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Knucko's Pride of the North Upper Gorge > Gorgeous Towers
 162
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
James Brown Central Gorge > Soul Power Wall (rena…
 63
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Fear of the Facial Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 43
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Wrath of Khan (extension) Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 46
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Manchurian Candidate Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 84
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Still Not A Player Lower Gorge > Diamond Face
 72
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Wakanda Forever Central Gorge > Soul Power Wall (rena…
 9
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Caldera Upper Gorge > Flavin Haven
 54
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
D.W.P. Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 41
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Santana Central Gorge > Social Platform
 36
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Lalaland Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 152
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Venom Central Gorge > Solarium
 77
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Menace to Sobriety Central Gorge > Pub Wall
 55
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Living Dead Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 88
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Chillin at the Grill Central Gorge > Social Platform
 76
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Tsunami Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 53
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Abraxas Finish Central Gorge > Social Platform
 10
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Flex Your Head Upper Gorge > Gotham City
 98
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
From Chocolate to Morphine Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 187
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dr Claw Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 44
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Inner City Youth Central Gorge > Soul Power Wall (rena…
 8
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dead by Dawn Inner Gorge > P.T. Barnum Wall
 15
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Klingon Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 49
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Thieves in the Temple Inner Gorge > Staying Power Towers
 61
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Pumping Groundwater Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 48
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Biochemically Compacted Sex… Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 93
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Hacking & Spitting Inner Gorge > Supreme Wizard Formation
 31
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Catch and Release Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 53
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Together We're Too Strong Lower Gorge > Diamond Face
 41
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Failsafe Upper Gorge > Failsafe Wall
 18
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Chocolateland Variation Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 20
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Honky Special Variation Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 36
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Stinkfist Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 17
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Spiral Out Upper Gorge > Triple Play Cliff
 11
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Flashflood Lower Gorge > Penstock Rock
 76
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Desert Storm Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 37
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mind Meld Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 47
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Enterprise Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 72
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Black Hole Central Gorge > Solarium
 93
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Darshan (aka Ripoff) Central Gorge > Upper Crust
 98
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Sex Packets Upper Gorge > Holy Trinity
 55
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Child's Play Upper Gorge > ICBM Tower
 8
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mega Meld Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 16
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
There Goes the Neighborhood Inner Gorge > Monkey to Monk Cliff
 23
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Gape Index Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 24
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Phasers on Stun Inner Gorge > Dilithium Crystal
 34
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Looney Binge Inner Gorge > Eldorado Roof
 41
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Flux Capacitor Central Gorge > Solarium
 24
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Wings Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 9
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Black Capacitor Central Gorge > Solarium
 19
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport
Crybaby Central Gorge > Faulty Tower
 50
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Steel Monkey Upper Gorge > Franklin's Tower
 13
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Fight or Flight Upper Gorge > Lower Elbow Room
 9
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Excelsior Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 57
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Aurora Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 39
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Yellow Streak Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 32
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Borealis Central Gorge > Great Wall of China
 8
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Fight Club Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 25
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Holey Wars Inner Gorge > Mothership Cliff
 14
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport

Browse Classics

California (44,637)
Eastern Sierra (6,572)
Bishop Area (3,337)
Inner Gorge (266)
Lower Gorge (162)
Sub Gorge (33)
Upper Gorge (286)
Welcome

Join the Community! It's FREE

Already have an account? Login to close this notice.