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Grade Route Gear style Crag Quality Date
Unknown
5.11a The Grey Matter Unknown Franklin Gorge Average Mon 12th Apr 2010
5.10d ★★ Hello Unknown Franklin Gorge ★★★ Classic Mon 12th Apr 1993
5.10a ★ Burcham's Beach Unknown Franklin Gorge ★★★ Classic Sun 12th Apr 1992
5.9 Hand Job Unknown Franklin Gorge Crap Thu 12th Apr 2012
5.10a ★★★ Iroquois League (Iroquois Lieague) - with George Powell, Melissa Wine Unknown 73m Nelson Rocks ★★★ Mega Classic Fri 12th Aug 1994
Climbed what may have been the second or third ascent with George powell, the man who established the line, and Melissa Wine, the lass who helped me put up routes in Smoke Hole Canyon and Franklin.

  
5.8 ★ Block Party - with Melissa Wine Unknown 14m Seneca Sat 3rd Jul 1993
5.9 ★★ Electric Chair - with Ed Begoon Unknown 21m Seneca ★★★ Classic Thu 28th Jul 1994
5.9 ★★★ Climbin' Punishment - with Melissa Wine Unknown 70m Seneca ★★★ Classic Tue 28th Sep 1993
5.7 ★★ Rhododendron Corner - with Melissa Wine Unknown 30m Seneca ★ Good Wed 6th Oct 1993
5.7 ★★ Gephardt-Dufty Unknown 91m Seneca ★★★ Classic Tue 28th Sep 1993
5.8 ★★ Ye Gods and Little Fishes - with Melissa Wine Unknown 27m Seneca ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 28th Sep 1993
5.4 ★ Humphrey's Head - with Chris Riha Unknown 12m Seneca Sat 24th Dec 1994
Did the route in full conditions; 29 F with snow, 15-25 mph winds, near dark.

  
5.2 ★ Old Ladies' Route Unknown 84m Seneca ★★★ Classic Wed 10th Aug 1994
5.7 ★★ Prune - with Melissa Wine Unknown 94m Seneca ★★ Very Good Wed 21st Aug 1991
5.9 ★★ Bring on the Nubiles - with Michael Gray Unknown 73m Seneca ★★ Very Good Sun 24th Sep 1995
5.5 ★★ Thais - with Hunt Protho, Melissa Wine Unknown 110m Seneca ★★★ Mega Classic Wed 18th May 1994
5.8 ★★ Tomato Unknown 47m Seneca ★★★ Classic Mon 3rd Oct 1994
5.0 Worrell's Thicket Unknown 49m Seneca ★★★ Classic Wed 5th Oct 1994
5.8 ★★ Lichen or Leave It Unknown 30m Seneca ★★ Very Good Wed 14th Oct 1992
5.9 ★★ Streptococcus Unknown 15m Seneca ★★ Very Good Wed 12th Oct 1994
Trad
5.8 ★★ Super Natural - with @drdoom, Cindy Gray Trad 21m Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Wed 23rd Dec 2009
5.9 ★★ New Yosemite - with Melissa Wine Trad 18m New River Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 22nd Sep 1992
5.7 Fat Boy's Pork Palace Trad Franklin Gorge ★ Good Tue 25th Dec 2007
Who decided this route was called "Fat Boy's"? Ed Begoon and Mike Artz put up a route named Fat Boys several decades ago, and this is NOT it. If you don't know the name, DON'T make one up... you only reveal your ignorance regarding local climbing history.

  
5.7 Fat Boy's Pork Palace Trad Franklin Gorge ★ Good Thu 12th Apr 2012
This AIN'T Fat Boys Pork Palace. That name was given to another route over a decade before this line was climbed by anyone on this site, at least one of whom whoud know better. The line was dubbed "Franklin Traditions" by the guy who installed the anchor; yours truly. No FA info is available, but the founders of this crag (John Burcham, Eric Anderson, Ed Begoon, Mike Artz, George Powell, etc) had no knowledge of the routes existance or any personal ascents on the line.

  
5.9 ★★★ Jake the Snake (unknown #9) Trad 13m Franklin Gorge ★★★ Classic Tue 10th Jan 2012
5.5 5.5 R Mama Said Trad 12m Reed's Creek Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.8 Ann's Revenge - with Melissa Wine Trad 18m New River Gorge Don't Bother Tue 22nd Sep 1992
5.9 ★★★ Four Sheets To The Wind - with Melissa Wine Trad 21m New River Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 22nd Sep 1992
5.7 Jumpin' Jack Flash - with Melissa Wine Trad 15m New River Gorge ★★★ Classic Tue 22nd Sep 1992
5.7 ★★ New River Gunks Trad 20m New River Gorge ★★★ Classic Wed 23rd Sep 1992
5.9 ★ The Contortionist Trad 18m New River Gorge ★★★ Classic Wed 23rd Sep 1992
5.10a ★★ The Entertainer Trad 21m New River Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Wed 23rd Sep 1992
5.7 ★★★ Ecstasy - with Melissa Wine Trad 69m Seneca Fri 28th Oct 1994
5.8 ★★ The Burn - with Melissa Wine Trad 29m Seneca ★★★ Mega Classic Sun 3rd Oct 1993
5.8 ★★★ Triple S - with Melissa Wine Trad 27m Seneca Tue 28th Sep 1993
5.9 ★★ Marshall's Madness - with Melissa Wine Trad 50m Seneca ★★★ Mega Classic Mon 4th Oct 1993
Tricky, challenging, nerve-wracking and worth every second.

  
5.10a ★★★ Crack of Dawn Trad 49m Seneca ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 26th Sep 1995
5.4 ★★ Le Gourmet Trad 75m Seneca ★★★ Classic Mon 16th Oct 1995
5.6 ★ Front C Trad 14m Seneca Mon 12th Aug 1991
5.2 ★ Old Man's Route Trad 98m Seneca ★★★ Classic Fri 29th Sep 1995
5.7 ★ Traffic Jam Trad 12m Seneca Tue 23rd Aug 1994
5.6 ★★ Critter Crack Trad 14m Seneca ★★ Very Good Tue 22nd Sep 1992
5.7 ★★ Crispy Critter Trad 15m Seneca ★★ Very Good Tue 22nd Sep 1992
5.3 ★★ Conn's West Trad 41m Seneca ★★★ Classic Thu 27th Aug 1992
5.7 ★★★ West Pole Trad 41m Seneca ★★★ Mega Classic Wed 27th Sep 1995
5.7 ★★★ Green Wall - with Chris Riha Trad 69m Seneca Wed 18th Oct 1995
Led the route in darkness, without headlamp, because I wasn't going to wait four to six hours for the full moon to come over the top.

  
5.3 ★★ Gunsight to South Peak - with Melissa Wine Trad 30m Seneca ★★★ Classic Thu 12th Aug 1993
Melissa's first trad lead. she would go on to onsight 5.11s on bolts, and put up 5.9s on trad, ground up.

  
Sport
5.11d 5.11c/d ★★★ Chineese Aritmetic Sport 27m, 11 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.9 ★★ Second Fiddle Sport 26m, 10 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.9 ★★ Blood, Sweat, & Chalk Sport 9 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Fri 15th Sep 1995
5.11b ★★★ Barnacle Bill Sport 21m, 9 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Thu 12th Apr 2012
5.9 ★★ Stop The Presses Sport 22m, 9 Reed's Creek Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.6 ★ Second Rule Sport 21m, 9 Reed's Creek Thu 14th Oct 2010
5.10c ★ Break the Chain Sport 18m, 8 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Mon 12th Apr 1993
5.9 ★★ The Last Laugh Sport 23m, 8 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Tue 12th Jun 2007
5.10 5.10 A - B ★★ Still Laughing - with @drdoom Sport 18m, 8 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Thu 14th Aug 2008
5.10 ★★ Still Laughing Sport 18m, 8 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Wed 14th Oct 2009
5.10a 5.10c ★ Apophis Sport 21m, 8 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Mon 11th Jul 2011
5.10a ★ Block Magic Sport 18m, 8 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Tue 29th Oct 2013
5.10c ★ One Page at a Time Sport 19m, 8 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Mon 7th Sep 2009
5.8 ★★★ Winter Harvest - with Cindy Gray Sport 19m, 8 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Tue 23rd Nov 2010
5.10a ★ Squeal Like A Pig Sport 17m, 7 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Sun 1st Apr 2012
5.12a ★★ Dynosaurus Sport 18m, 7 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Fri 12th Apr 1991
5.9 ★ Aloha Sport 15m, 7 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Mon 12th Apr 1993
5.10a ★ Franklinstein Sport 19m, 7 Franklin Gorge Average Sun 12th Apr 1998
5.10c ★★ Decompression Sickness Sport 7 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Thu 12th Apr 2012
5.11b ★★ Walk The Plank Sport 7 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Thu 12th Apr 2012
5.9 ★★★ Shipwrecked Sport 23m, 7 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Classic Fri 22nd Sep 1995
5.10c ★ Golden Horseshoe Sport 19m, 7 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Tue 6th Jul 2010
5.11d ★★ Hunter's Moon Sport 19m, 7 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.8 ★★ Theives In The Temple - with @drdoom, Cindy Gray Sport 21m, 7 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Wed 14th Oct 2009
5.10c ★★★ El Machina - with @drdoom, Cindy Gray Sport 19m, 7 Reed's Creek ★★★ Mega Classic Sat 14th Nov 2015
5.11b ★★★ Disorientation 101 - with Cindy Gray Sport 16m, 7 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Wed 14th Oct 2009
Established and worked the line on lead and TR until shoulder failed. Made it through but could never link the moves without falling.

Then the Renovator, Ryan Eubank, crushed the moves and sent the first free ascent after a full day of trail work and a beer at the first Reed Creek Trail Daze and Send-a-thon.

  
5.8 ★★ Internal Dialogue Sport 16m, 7 Reed's Creek ★★★ Mega Classic Mon 4th May 2009
5.10d ★ Route of All Evil Sport 7 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Classic Mon 16th Aug 2010
5.10c ★★ Two Blind Mice Sport 19m, 6 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Classic Sun 1st Apr 2012
5.6 ★ Sticks & Stones Sport 18m, 6 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Sat 12th Apr 2008
5.10c ★★★ Moment Of Clarity Sport 20m, 6 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Classic Sat 12th Apr 2008
5.9 ★★ Wintermute Sport 20m, 6 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Thu 12th Apr 2007
5.10 ★★★ Reaching Conclusions - with @drdoom Sport 19m, 6 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Sun 23rd Aug 2009
5.10 ★★★ Reaching Conclusions Sport 19m, 6 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.9 ★ Little Purple Flowers Sport 17m, 6 Reed's Creek Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.9 ★ Gypsies - with Cindy Gray Sport 15m, 6 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Fri 17th Jun 2011
First line bolted on this wall.

A bit sandy to start, nothing wrong with a stick clip for the first bolt, or leaving a 'biner to bail.

Gear is cheap, broken bones expensive.

  
5.10- ★★ Dangerous Freedoms - with @drdoom Sport 19m, 6 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Sat 29th Aug 2009
5.10- ★★ Dangerous Freedoms - with @drdoom Sport 19m, 6 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Sun 14th Nov 2010
5.10a ★★ Bridgeburners - with Ryan Eubank Sport 17m, 6 Reed's Creek ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 14th Sep 2010
5.10 ★★★ Angelfire - with @drdoom Sport 6 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Fri 21st May 2010
From such crumbly beginnings, a great route emerges.

  
5.11a ★ Catfish Stanglehold Sport 16m, 6 Reed's Creek Sat 9th Nov 2013
5.10a Odysseus Sport 16m, 5 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Sun 1st Apr 2012
5.10b ★★ Potential Energy Sport 15m, 5 Franklin Gorge ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 12th Apr 1994
5.10c ★ Eddie's 10c Roof Sport 5 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Sun 12th Apr 1992
5.10 ★ Almost Heaven Sport 5 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Tue 12th Jun 2007
5.10d ★★ Super Amazing Sea Monkeys Sport 10m, 5 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Tue 12th Apr 1994
5.8 ★ Belly of The Whale Sport 10m, 5 Franklin Gorge ★★ Very Good Fri 25th Dec 1992
The first route I bolted at Franklin. Originally a bit contrived, I never stemmed or touched the arete to the right... but you can climb it any way you like and enjoy!

  
5.10a ★★ Room with a View (unknown #6) Sport 12m, 5 Franklin Gorge ★ Good Fri 21st Jun 1991
5.8 ★★ Buckaroo Sport 18m, 5 Reed's Creek Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.9 ★ Rain Sport 16m, 5 Reed's Creek Don't Bother Fri 14th Oct 2016
5.9 ★ Shaved Scamper - with Cindy Gray Sport 15m, 5 Reed's Creek ★★★ Classic Sun 6th Feb 2011
5.8 ★★ Little Khumbu - with Cindy Gray Sport 15m, 5 Reed's Creek ★★ Very Good Sun 22nd Jun 2014
5.7 Roll The Dice - with @drdoom Sport 16m, 5 Reed's Creek Fri 14th Oct 2011

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