Wow! What can we say that hasn't been said? The Gorge is the premier sport climbing area east of the Mississippi, if not the entire nation. Click on the following links for guide services, maps, and camping information. Climb for a day, a week, a month, a year, several years. The climbing is fairly unlimited. Trad, sport, bouldering, and face routes make the overhanging sandstone a real joy to climb.