Crag features

The Owens River Gorge contains the highest concentration of sport climbing in the Eastern Sierra. The climbing is varied, though endurance pitches on gently overhanging walls with pockets / flat edges predominate. Highest concentration of routes is in the 5.10-5.12 range, though easier and harder pitches can be found. There are lots of good pitches, though overall the climbing is not really worth a trip from UK / Europe on its own. If you're on the Eastside for bouldering / alpine routes, the gorge can make a good change of pace. It's possible to find sun / shade at any time of the year but conditions are best November - March.

It's worth noting that many of the routes were originally established ground-up with bolts placed from stances, or sometimes from hooks etc. This means that the bolting can sometimes appear somewhat erratic and you may not feel like you're sport climbing. This is particularly true of routes at 5.10 and below. Having said this, there are plenty of routes at all grades which are fully sport-bolted and most of the more recent / harder routes were established top-down.