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My bro and I will be stopping at the Red River Gorge in a few weeks, but only have one day to climb.

We know there is a lifetime of climbing here, so we want to get the most out of our one day visit.

We are not familiar with the area, so does anyone have a recommendation for a spot we should hit in our only day in the Red?

Thanks!!

What grade do you and your "bro" climb at and do you have a 4 wheel drive with at least drive clearance Clarence?

Southern Region tour, Sore Heal Holler for the softer stuff (although there is a lot of hard stuff there too), and Motherload/Drive-By/Bob Marley for the hard. All in the same area.

Or go classic and hit the Gray's Branch Area with Left Flank and Military Wall. I opine that this is the place to hit for a day because the hikes in are way more beautiful than most of the stuff in the southern region. The climbing is classic, and the drive there is even cooler because you have Nada Tunnel to drive through. And if it is a hot day, I trust dipping my bandana in the streams there compared to the streams in the Southern Region. It wasn't but a decade or so ago there were no fish or frogs living in the southern region streams because of the runoff from the crude oil wells.

Go Gray's Branch, forget my first suggestion.

plan a back up crag if it's raining

Bluegrass Bouldering in Lex is for brahs.....

Thanks for the speedy reply guys! Grays Branch looks like the winner, although I imagine it will be pretty toasty and humid in August.