Hey, pal, the Doctor has climbed in the Lower AND Upper Gorges as well.
Psh.
are those areas any good??
Totally. Lots of bolts. There are some trad routes nearby, and occasionally some of those trad climber types all a-tangle with slings and breathless with excitement over their latest siege of a 5.8, but otherwise it's pretty rad. Not as rad as the mudpile, of course, but the approach is short and flat, so that's a plus. You can just walk to the top of the crag and drop your pack to the bottom, and scramble down unencumbered, which is good when you're in flip-flops.
and its nice to climb to the sound of wind chimes (from dangling hexes), eh?!
Course havin' to listen to special gettin' romantic w/ his goat/sheep sorta ruins the ambience...