Rock climbing at the Red
You’ve hit the jackpot! The Red is world-renown as one of the best sport climbing crags anywhere. Climbers from every country make the pilgrimage to this sandstone Mecca to pay homage to some of the safest, longest, pumpiest, and most fun climbing areas ever developed. There are just so many areas and routes that you could spend your whole life at the Red and not even scratch the surface of this amazing area. Read below for many of the “in” places that all the climbers hang out and where to get information on guides, routes, eats and treats of this very special rock climbing heaven.
Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition
The RRGCC values the world class rock climbing opportunities found in and around the Red River Gorge. As a national treasure, the RRG deserves our best efforts to preserve resources for all people to enjoy, experience, and appreciate. They value rock climbing and other forms of human-powered recreation as being good for both body and spirit as well as individuals and local communities.
Get the climbing guidebook!
The Red is a massive climbing area with many guidebooks. Check out links to the other guides in our shop, but this 2 volume book set documents climbing in the Red River Gorge most completely. It contains information on over 1600 climbs in addition to unpublished route information on Muir Valley and the Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve. A masterpiece by local climbing legend Ray Ellington.