Bruisebrothers Wall
Muir Valley Nature Preserve and Climbing Arena
Muir Valley, LLC is a nature preserve and rock climbing area owned and maintained by Rick and Liz Weber. The Valley is approximately 400 acres in size and walled in by over seven miles of majestic cliffs of hard Corbin Sandstone that range in height from 20 feet to over 200 feet. Waterfalls cascading off the cliffs abound, as do caves and stone bottom creeks. Mountain laurel, rhododendron, and many other species of wildflowers and plants grace the valley floor and hillsides. Muir Valley is indeed one of the prettiest little places of natural beauty to be found anywhere.
Although privately owned, Muir Valley may be freely enjoyed by all.hikers, climbers, and folks just sauntering through taking in the spectacular beauty of the valley. No admission fees are charged. As such, the Valley falls under the provisions of Kentucky.s Recreational Use Laws.
Because there is no outside funding or revenue stream, we appreciate your time and efforts in helping us maintain the land and its trails. You may climb, hike, and enjoy the natural beauty as our guests, but at your own risk.
Rules for Visitors to Muir Valley
You must fill out a waiver on muirvalley.org before climbing in this region.
1. You must read and understand the documents .Warnings to Visitors to Muir Valley. and the Kentucky Recreational Use Statute. Your presence in Muir Valley signifies that you agree that you have been adequately warned by Muir Valley Nature Preserve, LLC (MVNP) of hazards that may exist in Muir Valley and that you consider MVNP in full compliance with the provisions of this statute.
2. You must notify MVNP as soon as reasonably possible of any unusual dangerous condition or hazard in the Valley,of which you may become aware.
3. To rock climb in Muir Valley, you must first submit and have accepted the Muir Valley Release Form. You must either fill out and submit this form on line at www.muirvalley.com or do so on a temporary paper form, good for three days, available at the kiosk at the main Muir Valley parking lot.
4. You must be eighteen years of age or older or be accompanied by your parent, your legal guardian, or responsible adult to enter this property. Those minors climbing with a responsible adult, such as a professional rock climbing guide, must have had the Muir Valley Release Form completed and submitted on-line on their behalf by their parent or legal guardian before entering Muir Valley. Climbers under age 18, who can demonstrate a proficiency in rock climbing, will be permitted to climb in Muir Valley on a case-by-case basis and only with special permission of the MVNP.
5. Persons under the age of eighteen years (minors) must be supervised by their parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult and remain in the presence of that parent or guardian 100% of the time that the minor spends in Muir Valley.
6. These activities are permitted in Muir Valley: rock climbing, hiking, trail running, and enjoying nature.
7. These activities are NOT permitted in Muir Valley: sport rappelling, bungee jumping, rope jumping, taking long intentional falls (sometimes referred to as .victory whippers.), mountain biking, shooting firearms, hunting, trapping, camping, campfires, or operating motorized vehicles.
8. Climbing of a type known as free soloing or highballing, which is done without proper and adequate protection in the form of rope belaying, spotting, or using bouldering pads, is unnecessarily dangerous and not permitted in Muir Valley. The only three forms of rock climbing permitted in Muir Valley are sport climbing, wherein the climber utilizes hanger brackets bolted to the rock faces, for protection, trad climbing, wherein the climber provides and temporarily affixes his/her own passive and active gear to the rock faces for protection, and bouldering, wherein the climber, sans rope, climbs routes that remain close to the ground and uses bouldering pads to provide a safer landing. Aid climbing is not permitted in Muir Valley.
9. Do not climb above the anchors or top out on any climb in Muir Valley.
10. Do not toprope through the anchor chains (or rings). This means do not run your rope from the belayer up and through the anchor hardware and back down to the climber. This produces unnecessary wear on the anchor hardware and may increase risk to you or climbers who use this hardware subsequent to your use of it. Instead, attach quickdraws or carabiners and slings to the anchor system and run your toprope through them.
11. Unintentional falling is part of responsible rock climbing. Rock climbers are expected to be experienced and skilled in the technique of taking falls, and belayers are expected to be experienced and skilled in safely arresting the falls of the climbers they are belaying.
12. No rock climbing routes of any kind may be put up in MVNP without the written permission of MVNP. If you wish to put up a climbing route, FIRST contact the owners with your ideas PRIOR to starting the project and they can help you get started. We are keeping a database of route setting projects in the valley. All new routes must have a database ID and be approved buy the owners (or their representatives). This is necessary to prevent overbolting and inappropriate setting of routes. No hardware of any kind may be permanently affixed to any rock in Muir Valley without the written permission of the MVNP.
13. Please pack out all trash, especially non-biodegradable trash and toilet paper. Please do not throw cigarette butts on the ground. And, thank you for carrying out trash left by others!
14. Dogs are not allowed in Muir Valley. This includes the parking lot. Leaving your dog tied to your car or, worse yet, shut in your car puts you dog at unreasonable risk of injury or death by overheating.
15. Harvesting of plants or plant specimens is to be done only with the expressed specific permission of MVNP owners.
16. Please do not damage trees and vegetation. Stay on existing trails. The Valley has been recently lightly logged. In time, the land cut by the more severe logging trails will be restored to its natural state. New footpaths may be established only with prior approval of the Muir Valley Owners.
17. Absolutely no digging for and/or removal of relics will be permitted in caves, rock shelters, or anywhere else in Muir Valley.
18. Please respect our neighbors' property and privacy. Drive slowly on the approach road. Children are often present. Park only on Muir Valley land in areas designated for parking.
19. Illegal drugs and alcoholic beverages are NOT permitted anywhere in Muir Valley. Period.
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Directions to Bruisebrothers Wall
The following routes are located on the private property of Liz and Rick Weber. Please visit www.muirvalley.com for complete details pertaining to the location of the property. Please respect the landowners' rules by completing a release form available at www.muirvalley.com/release.html before climbing on the land. The directions below begin from the parking area for Muir Valley. The directions to the parking area have been left out to promote a visit to www.muirvalley.com to understand the details of climbing on the property. To reach the routes located at Rebel Branch Hollow, turn right into the first parking area. Follow a steep foot path to the valley floor. Cross the creek and go past the first trail on the left (which goes to Joe Ponder Branch Hollow) and continue on to the next obvious trail to the left. The first wall you come up to at Rebel Branch Hollow is the Bruise Bros Wall. To get to Sunnyside: About 50 yards up the hill to Rebel Branch locate a trail branching across the valley to the right. Follow this for ~300 ft then it will drop down into the clearing. From here veer left over a log bridge then up a short hill. Next follow the obvious path right along the cliff. "Route #24 "Rat Stew" is the last route on the Bruisebrothers Wall (for now), the rest of the routes are on the other side of the hollow at Sunnyside. There are now signs that mark the trail to Sunnyside." --J-Rock. Routes are listed from left to right.Wall Sun: All day
Route | Spray | Name | Type | Grade | Quality | User Stars | Length | Picture |
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0
1 |
-1 | Dirt in Eye | Trad | 8 5.7 |
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1.33 (9) | 40 40ft | 0 |
1
2 |
-1 | Pine Needle Shuffle | Trad | 6 5.6 |
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1.60 (5) | 50 50ft | 0 |
2
3 |
-1 | Redriveroutdoors.com | Sport | 17 5.10a |
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2.63 (60) | 40 40ft | 1 |
3
4 |
-1 | Redeye Brew | Sport | 11 5.8 |
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2.66 (80) | 45 45ft | 1 |
4
5 |
-1 | Flutterby Blue | Sport | 14 5.9 |
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3.07 (119) | 40 40ft | 1 |
5
6 |
-1 | Tomthievery (aka The Sultan Returns) | Trad | 11 5.8 |
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2.25 (24) | 40 40ft | 0 |
6
6a |
-1 | Stay Off the Radio Jeff! | Sport | 15 5.9+ |
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2.81 (63) | 50 50ft | 1 |
7
6b |
-1 | The Bee's Business | Sport | 8 5.7 |
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2.80 (56) | 50 50ft | 1 |
8
7 |
-1 | Sweet Jane | Mixed | 10 5.8- |
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2.72 (86) | 50 50ft | 1 |
9
7a |
-1 | Trundling Kentucky | Sport | 8 5.7 |
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2.44 (52) | 50 50ft | 1 |
10
8 |
-1 | Hey There, Fancy Pants | Sport | 20 5.10c |
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3.62 (93) | 55 55ft | 1 |
11
9 |
-1 | Jungle Trundler | Sport | 24 5.11a |
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3.79 (101) | 60 60ft | 0 |
12
10 |
-1 | Little Viper | Sport | 18 5.10b |
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3.44 (107) | 50 50ft | 0 |
13
11 |
-1 | CH4 | Sport | 10 5.8- |
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2.60 (144) | 25 25ft | 1 |
14
12 |
-1 | Rising | Sport | 24 5.11a |
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3.19 (73) | 30 30ft | 1 |
15
13 |
-1 | A-Beano | Sport | 8 5.7 |
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2.71 (120) | 25 25ft | 1 |
16
14 |
-1 | Immodium AD | Trad | 8 5.7 |
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2.09 (33) | 30 30ft | 1 |
17
15 |
-1 | Don't Take Yer Guns to Town | Sport | 20 5.10c |
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2.99 (84) | 50 50ft | 1 |
18
16 |
-1 | The Offering | Sport | 8 5.7 |
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3.58 (144) | 45 45ft | 1 |
19
17 |
-1 | The P. Heist Rockway to Heaven | Trad | 6 5.6 |
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1.92 (13) | 60 60ft | 0 |
20
18 |
-1 | Put the Best Foot Forward | Mixed | 10 5.8- |
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3.15 (47) | 55 55ft | 1 |
21
19 |
-1 | Get on the Good Foot | Trad | 8 5.7 |
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3.13 (24) | 60 60ft | 1 |
22
20 |
-1 | Send Me On My Way | Sport | 13 5.9- |
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4.06 (156) | 75 75ft | 1 |
23
20a |
-1 | Ohio Climbing | Sport | 11 5.8 |
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3.11 (56) | 55 55ft | 1 |
24
21 |
-1 | Workin' for the Weekend | Sport | 20 5.10c |
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3.74 (126) | 70 70ft | 1 |
25
22 |
-1 | Return of Manimal | Sport | 21 5.10d |
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4.13 (128) | 85 85ft | 1 |
26
23 |
-1 | Critters on the Cliff | Sport | 21 5.10d |
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3.90 (119) | 75 75ft | 1 |
27
24 |
-1 | Rat Stew | Sport | 17 5.10a |
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4.19 (167) | 75 75ft | 1 |
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