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// Rock climbing · Kentucky

Climbing at Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve (PMRP)

534 routes on 26 walls, 5.0–5.14d. In Kentucky. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Routes

534

Walls

Grades

5.0–5.14d

Rock

Conglomerate

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

March–May · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.0 to 5.14d. Half are between 5.10b and 5.12a.

128

148

107

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Walls face several ways: pick the sector for sun or shade at any hour.

North4 sectorsNortheast2 sectorsEast3 sectorsSoutheast9 sectorsSouth4 sectorsSouthwest1 sectorWest0 sectorsNorthwest3 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

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57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 26 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES

01Drive-By CragSE · 139° · 5.6–5.14a56 routes

02Solar Collector/Gold CoastSW · 240° · 5.4–5.14a52 routes

03The GallerySE · 123° · 5.8–5.14b41 routes

04Chica Bonita WallSE · 129° · 5.5–5.12b38 routes

05Bob MarleySE · 156° · 5.0–5.14d35 routes

06The Dark SideE · 109° · 5.9–5.13d31 routes

07Velo CragNW · 335° · 5.0–5.12c31 routes

08The CrossroadsSE · 126° · 5.6–5.12b28 routes

09Volunteer WallS · 184° · 5.6–5.11c24 routes

10The Bright SideNE · 35° · 5.8–5.13b18 routes

11Bronaugh WallS · 188° · 5.9–5.12c17 routes

12What About Bob WallNW · 320° · 5.6–5.12b17 routes

13CurbsideSE · 117° · 5.10a–5.12c15 routes

14Shady GroveSE · 141° · 5.9–5.13a15 routes

15PurgatoryS · 175° · 5.4–5.14c14 routes

16The ShireN · 345° · 5.7–5.12c13 routes

17The PlaygroundSE · 141° · 5.7–5.11d12 routes

18The ShipyardNE · 24° · 5.8–5.13b12 routes

19Rival WallN · 345° · 5.6–5.12a11 routes

20Far SideE · 69° · 5.10c–5.13a10 routes

21The GetawaySE · 132° · 5.10a–5.12c10 routes

22Left FieldS · 164° · 5.4–5.11a10 routes

23Throwback CragN · 9° · 5.9–5.13a7 routes

24Courtesy WallNW · 333° · 5.10a–5.12a6 routes

25North 40N · 12° · 5.8–5.12b6 routes

26The Mega CaveE · 96° · 5.11a–5.13d5 routes

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01The Motherlode5.9–5.14b · Conglomerate · Sport1 mi · 65 routes 02Bald Rock Fork Recreational Preserve (BRRP)5.6–5.14d · Shale · Sport1 mi · 158 routes 03Hole in the Wall5.8–5.13b · Shale · Sport1 mi · 37 routes 04Southern Region Crags (Miscellaneous)5.10a–5.11d · Shale · Sport2 mi · 7 routes 05Miller Fork Recreational Preserve (MFRP)5.3–5.13d · Sandstone · Sport2 mi · 460 routes 06Cathedral Domain Climbing Area (CDCA)5.4–5.12d · Sandstone · Sport4 mi · 133 routes 07Buzzards Roost5.8–5.10b · Sandstone · Sport4 mi · 7 routes 08Inner Loop Trail5.8–5.11d · Sandstone · Sport4 mi · 10 routes

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.