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All Routes Trad Sport Boulder Ice / Mixed
V1 5
 172
● Merlin
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Middle > Skywalker Area
V1+ 5
 87
● Night Fever
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
V2 5+
 28
● Long Shot
Boulder
Moss Rock Preserve > Ozzy Area
V2 5+
 58
● Slippery When Wet
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
V3 6A
 142
● Genesis
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Middle > Skywalker Area
V3 6A
 142
● Earth Wind & Fire
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
V3 6A
 72
● Grooverider
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Turtle Rock Area/ Nat…
V3 6A
 331
● [Redacted]
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Supa Coola Area/ Mill…
V3 6A
 42
● Hero
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Lower Area
V3+ 6A+
 16
● The Thespian
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Turtle Rock Area/ Sma…
V4 6B
 61
● Red Arrow
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Rdside Boulders/Cadil…
V4 6B
 43
● Man With The Slow Hand
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Rdside Boulders/Cadil…
V4 6B
 29
● Mortal Kombat
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Mortal Combat Area/ M…
V4 6B
 85
● Centerpede
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Supa Coola Area/ Mill…
V4 6B
 33
● Honky Tonkin'
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Flat Roof Boulder
V4 6B
 14
● Don't Look Back
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
V4 6B
 11
● [Redacted]
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
V4 6B
 13
● The Nautilus
Boulder
Citadel > Nautilus Boulder
V4+ 6B+
 12
● Fun Dip
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Mortal Combat Area/ L…
V5- 6C
 25
● Boogey Wonderland
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
V5 6C
 11
● Reed's Eliminate
Boulder
Cherokee Rock V… > Sand Rock Bould… > Fireplace Rock
V5 6C
 158
● Hammerhead
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
V5 6C
 86
● Popeye
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Ten Pins Area
V5 6C
 106
● Cuts Like a Knife
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Slider Boulders > Slider Boulder
V5 6C
 62
● Millipede
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Supa Coola Area/ Mill…
V5 6C
 53
● Mystified
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Eddie Area
V5 6C
 48
● Vertical Cartography
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
V5 6C
 24
● The Snail
Boulder
Citadel > Snail Boulders
V6 7A
 13
● Trick or Treat
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Middle > Skywalker Area
V6 7A
 89
● Redneck
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Point Boulders (Redne…
V6 7A
 47
● Mulletino
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Mulletino Boulder.
V6 7A
 14
● Boomslang
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Slider Boulders > Slider Boulder
V6 7A
 63
● No Parking on the Dance Floor
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Eddie Area
V6 7A
 27
● Scarecrow
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Lower Area
V6 7A
 18
● Hanging Arete
Boulder
Citadel > Big Poppa Boulder
V6+ 7A
 12
● Moon Arete
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Middle/ Flow Area
V7 7A+
 13
● Chattanooga Plow
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
V7 7A+
 17
● Step Child
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
V7 7A+
 26
● Great White
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > HP Canyon
V7 7A+
 13
● The Flow
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Middle/ Flow Area
V9 7C
 14
● Slider
Boulder
Horse Pens 40 > Slider Boulders > Slider Boulder
V10- 7C+
 13
● Desperado
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
V10 7C+
 27
● Hustle and Flow
Boulder
Hospital Boulders > Eddie Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 135
● Comfortably Numb
Trad, TR
Cherokee Rock V… > Pinnacle
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 71
● Lucifer's Revenge
Sport
Yellow Bluff > Right Side Cliff
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 53
● Knife Crack
Trad
Griffin Falls
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 30
● Pumpkin Patches
Trad
Jamestown > Harvest Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 73
● Gravy Train
Trad
Cherokee Rock V… > Holiday Block
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 12
● Overhanging Jamcrack
Trad
Cherokee Rock V… > Sun Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 19
● Night of the climbing dead
TR
Palisades Park
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 11
● Autumn Sonata
Trad
Jamestown > White Wall
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 401
● Misty
Sport
Cherokee Rock V… > Sun Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 11
● Bishop of Krunk
Trad
Jamestown > White Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 25
● Orange Crush
Trad, TR
Yellow Bluff > Right Side Cliff
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 25
● Ruhama
Sport
Little River Ca… > Ninja Wall
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 56
● Bitless
Sport
Little River Ca… > Crazy House
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 83
● Never Believe
Sport
Cherokee Rock V… > Holiday Block
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 28
● Tilt-a-Whirl
Sport
Yellow Bluff > Right Side Cliff
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 41
● Rocktoberfest
Sport
Little River Ca… > Crazy House
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 19
● Hairdressers on Fire
Sport
Jamestown > Winter Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 190
● Dreamscape
Sport
Cherokee Rock V… > Sun Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 17
● Twinkle Toes
Sport
Cherokee Rock V… > Turtle Rock
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 11
● Welcome to Little River
Sport
Little River Ca… > Brandnewbia
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 50
● Rotten Pillar
Sport
Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 32
● Fight Club
Sport
Little River Ca… > Toomsuba
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 41
● Rave
Sport
Cherokee Rock V… > Sun Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 47
● Toomsuba
Sport
Little River Ca… > Toomsuba
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 72
● Cardboard Cowboy
Sport
Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 11
● Tangerine
Sport
Little River Ca… > Wave Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 12
● Grace
Sport
Little River Ca… > Grace Falls
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
● Steel Magnolia
Sport
Little River Ca… > Brandnewbia
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 35
● Lion
Sport
Little River Ca… > Jungle Gym/Grey Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 60
● Robyn's Route
Sport
Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 15
● Troubadour
Sport
Little River Ca… > Grace Falls
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 30
● Movie Star
Sport
Little River Ca… > Unshackled
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 19
● Vicious
Sport
Cherokee Rock V… > Hole
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 37
● Majosha
Sport
Little River Ca… > Toomsuba
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 18
● Rumble in the Jungle
Sport
Little River Ca… > Jungle Gym/Grey Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 35
● Distorto
Sport
Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 29
● Short Doug
Sport
Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 21
● Permatorque
Sport
Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 28
● Long Doug
Sport
Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 18
● Hang Me
Sport
Little River Ca… > Toomsuba
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 25
● Silverback
Sport
Little River Ca… > Concave
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 31
● Word
Sport
Little River Ca… > Concave
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 24
● Hooligans
Sport
Little River Ca… > Concave
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 12
● Showboat
Sport
Little River Ca… > Concave
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 17
● Caliban
Sport
Little River Ca… > Spider Wall
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 16
● Unshackled
Sport
Little River Ca… > Unshackled
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Merlin Horse Pens 40 > Middle > Skywalker Area
 172
V1 5 Boulder
● Night Fever Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
 87
V1+ 5 Boulder
● Long Shot Moss Rock Preserve > Ozzy Area
 28
V2 5+ Boulder
● Slippery When Wet Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
 58
V2 5+ Boulder
● Genesis Horse Pens 40 > Middle > Skywalker Area
 142
V3 6A Boulder
● Earth Wind & Fire Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
 142
V3 6A Boulder
● Grooverider Horse Pens 40 > Turtle Rock Area/ Nat…
 72
V3 6A Boulder
● [Redacted] Horse Pens 40 > Supa Coola Area/ Mill…
 331
V3 6A Boulder
● Hero Hospital Boulders > Lower Area
 42
V3 6A Boulder
● The Thespian Horse Pens 40 > Turtle Rock Area/ Sma…
 16
V3+ 6A+ Boulder
● Red Arrow Horse Pens 40 > Rdside Boulders/Cadil…
 61
V4 6B Boulder
● Man With The Slow Hand Horse Pens 40 > Rdside Boulders/Cadil…
 43
V4 6B Boulder
● Mortal Kombat Horse Pens 40 > Mortal Combat Area/ M…
 29
V4 6B Boulder
● Centerpede Horse Pens 40 > Supa Coola Area/ Mill…
 85
V4 6B Boulder
● Honky Tonkin' Horse Pens 40 > Flat Roof Boulder
 33
V4 6B Boulder
● Don't Look Back Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
 14
V4 6B Boulder
● [Redacted] Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
 11
V4 6B Boulder
● The Nautilus Citadel > Nautilus Boulder
 13
V4 6B Boulder
● Fun Dip Horse Pens 40 > Mortal Combat Area/ L…
 12
V4+ 6B+ Boulder
● Boogey Wonderland Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
 25
V5- 6C Boulder
● Reed's Eliminate Cherokee Rock V… > Sand Rock Bould… > Fireplace Rock
 11
V5 6C Boulder
● Hammerhead Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
 158
V5 6C Boulder
● Popeye Horse Pens 40 > Ten Pins Area
 86
V5 6C Boulder
● Cuts Like a Knife Horse Pens 40 > Slider Boulders > Slider Boulder
 106
V5 6C Boulder
● Millipede Horse Pens 40 > Supa Coola Area/ Mill…
 62
V5 6C Boulder
● Mystified Hospital Boulders > Eddie Area
 53
V5 6C Boulder
● Vertical Cartography Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
 48
V5 6C Boulder
● The Snail Citadel > Snail Boulders
 24
V5 6C Boulder
● Trick or Treat Horse Pens 40 > Middle > Skywalker Area
 13
V6 7A Boulder
● Redneck Horse Pens 40 > Point Boulders (Redne…
 89
V6 7A Boulder
● Mulletino Horse Pens 40 > Mulletino Boulder.
 47
V6 7A Boulder
● Boomslang Horse Pens 40 > Slider Boulders > Slider Boulder
 14
V6 7A Boulder
● No Parking on the Dance Floor Hospital Boulders > Eddie Area
 63
V6 7A Boulder
● Scarecrow Hospital Boulders > Lower Area
 27
V6 7A Boulder
● Hanging Arete Citadel > Big Poppa Boulder
 18
V6 7A Boulder
● Moon Arete Horse Pens 40 > Middle/ Flow Area
 12
V6+ 7A Boulder
● Chattanooga Plow Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
 13
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Step Child Horse Pens 40 > Deck Area/Front Slabs
 17
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Great White Horse Pens 40 > HP Canyon
 26
V7 7A+ Boulder
● The Flow Horse Pens 40 > Middle/ Flow Area
 13
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Slider Horse Pens 40 > Slider Boulders > Slider Boulder
 14
V9 7C Boulder
● Desperado Hospital Boulders > Barn Area
 13
V10- 7C+ Boulder
● Hustle and Flow Hospital Boulders > Eddie Area
 27
V10 7C+ Boulder
● Comfortably Numb Cherokee Rock V… > Pinnacle
 135
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
● Lucifer's Revenge Yellow Bluff > Right Side Cliff
 71
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Knife Crack Griffin Falls
 53
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Pumpkin Patches Jamestown > Harvest Wall
 30
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Gravy Train Cherokee Rock V… > Holiday Block
 73
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Overhanging Jamcrack Cherokee Rock V… > Sun Wall
 12
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Night of the climbing dead Palisades Park
 19
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b TR
● Autumn Sonata Jamestown > White Wall
 11
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Misty Cherokee Rock V… > Sun Wall
 401
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Bishop of Krunk Jamestown > White Wall
 11
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
● Orange Crush Yellow Bluff > Right Side Cliff
 25
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
● Ruhama Little River Ca… > Ninja Wall
 25
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Bitless Little River Ca… > Crazy House
 56
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Never Believe Cherokee Rock V… > Holiday Block
 83
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Tilt-a-Whirl Yellow Bluff > Right Side Cliff
 28
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Rocktoberfest Little River Ca… > Crazy House
 41
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Hairdressers on Fire Jamestown > Winter Wall
 19
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Dreamscape Cherokee Rock V… > Sun Wall
 190
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Twinkle Toes Cherokee Rock V… > Turtle Rock
 17
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Welcome to Little River Little River Ca… > Brandnewbia
 11
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Sport
● Rotten Pillar Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
 50
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Fight Club Little River Ca… > Toomsuba
 32
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Rave Cherokee Rock V… > Sun Wall
 41
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Toomsuba Little River Ca… > Toomsuba
 47
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Cardboard Cowboy Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
 72
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Tangerine Little River Ca… > Wave Wall
 11
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Grace Little River Ca… > Grace Falls
 12
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Steel Magnolia Little River Ca… > Brandnewbia
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Lion Little River Ca… > Jungle Gym/Grey Wall
 35
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Robyn's Route Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
 60
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Troubadour Little River Ca… > Grace Falls
 15
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Movie Star Little River Ca… > Unshackled
 30
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Vicious Cherokee Rock V… > Hole
 19
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Majosha Little River Ca… > Toomsuba
 37
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Rumble in the Jungle Little River Ca… > Jungle Gym/Grey Wall
 18
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Distorto Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
 35
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Short Doug Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
 29
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Permatorque Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
 21
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Long Doug Little River Ca… > Lizard Wall
 28
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Hang Me Little River Ca… > Toomsuba
 18
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Silverback Little River Ca… > Concave
 25
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Word Little River Ca… > Concave
 31
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Hooligans Little River Ca… > Concave
 24
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Showboat Little River Ca… > Concave
 12
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Caliban Little River Ca… > Spider Wall
 17
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Unshackled Little River Ca… > Unshackled
 16
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport

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