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An unknown climber wrote this comment on an old post of mine. I think he or she has a really good point. Climbed at Moores Wall, NC last week and there must have been 10 people waiting to rap down the sentinel anchor. There were two people on Zoo View, two on Air Show and at [...] I recently headed up to New River Gorge to do some rock climbing. Considering I had never been there it seemed like something I should do before I move from the east coast to the PNW. Planning is not my M.O. but I was meeting a bunch of my brother’s friends at New River [...] I am down for anything once. Life is too short to pass up on experiences just because they are scary, unknown or taboo. This attitude has gotten me in a lot of trouble in the past but it has also exposed me to the “fringe” and that is where the action is at. I mention this [...] Quick, what’s the worst thing that can happen to your climbing partner? A busted face? A busted leg? I contend that the worst thing that can happen to a climbing partner is catching a nasty case of girlfrienditis. Not only is he not climbing with you but you know he is physically able to and [...] I’m still trying to figure out what I want to say about the most widely known climb in North Carolina. The Nose at Looking Glass deserves a well thought out trip report but in the mean time I’m going to post some pictures of when Ben, Ben’s girlfriend Tonia and I climbed it. BTW, the [...] I don’t remember the first time I tied a figure eight and roped up to tackle the vertical world. I don’t remember my first multipitch route. I don’t remember the first time I picked up a trad rack to lead a clean line but I will remember my first Grade III climb because on Groover [...] BlueRidgeOutdoors.com recently posted a Happy Trails article showcasing Crowders Mountain. (link) The only reason I mention it is because I got to play my little part by contributing a photo of my buddy Mike TRing on David’s Castle. I like local flavor. While you can probably get some of this info off rockclimbing.com or some other mega rock climbing website, I think local is the way to go and I want to showcase this great website. BooneBoulders.com Red Lantern is most definitely a burly route that requires a little bit of lunacy to climb. It got its name from a very random rusted out red lantern near the start of the climb. I have no idea how it got there but I do wonder who brings an ancient lantern out to [...] While there will be some controversy about bolts being put on Everest, I think that often in the bolt vs trad argument people forget that the entire point of pro is to protect the climber and cams, nuts, pitons, ice screws and bolts are all part of a climber’s arsenal to safely get up a [...] |
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