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Feb 29, 2016 Rest In Peace Cal Swoager. He put up the super classic crack climb Leave it to Jesus and many other classics at the New River Gorge in the 1980s. A true Hardman, an inspir… View Message

Oct 30, 2015 in WV / VA were hunting is an old and established way of life, I always wear some Blaze Orange in the woods during hunting season. mostly out of respect for the hunters, and a… View Message

Sep 17, 2015 quit climbing now or boulder low down. fuck it who cares? View Message

Jan 22, 2015 Penalty Slack and i believe the correct term is "pussy" View Message

Dec 1, 2014 I was at Stone recently and climbed Block Route & No Alternative. Both routes could use some gardening; lots of grass and small trees growing in the crack at the start o… View Message

Mar 18, 2014 Check Stuck in Another Dimension at Junkyard for not really and off-width roofy crack climbin fun 5.11 View Message

Dec 24, 2013 fer fux sake people it's stone mountain NC the rangers will never let climbers legally add a bolt to a route there anyway so give it a rest. these routes were almost all… View Message

Jul 10, 2013 Go to Ireland, you won't ferget it fer fucks sake Me and the wife flew there for our honeymoon and bike toured on the west coast from B&B to B&B with no set plans; i… View Message

May 22, 2013 Eddie Begoon & Mike Artz NRG trad masters. View Message

Feb 22, 2013 the mountain biking around there is at least as good as the climbing; and endless options exsit View Message

Jan 24, 2013 Stone Mountain is where I got into multi-pitch when I was a poor college kid. I had a fistful of stoppers, hand tied slings, some biners and a figure 8. it's runout, sure, bu… View Message

Dec 10, 2012 The more bolts you put in, the more climbers will show up. If you are dealing with a crag on private land that has tenuous access, it is often best to not add bolted sport c… View Message

Dec 6, 2012 Yes I have been trying to post photos that are less than 1 meg. format is JPG. simple stuff, nothing huge or fancy. View Message

Dec 6, 2012 I have been trying to add topo photos to routes and keep getting this error message: The object could not be loaded (invalid id '0'). If you're uploading a photo, the file s… View Message

Nov 13, 2012 Quality film, tradical! View Message

Oct 21, 2012 fer fooks sake people, if you live in NY the moola for a pass if worth it. If you are a visiting climber, it is a high price for a day of climbing. But if you are visiting NY… View Message

Oct 19, 2012 Check out the Spectre on Idol Point. 11c trad route that has some well spaced bolts added to it (by the FA Doug Reed). you can lead it with just draws but most people bring… View Message

Aug 24, 2012 I met David Lee Roth & Steve Vai at the New River Gorge in the 80's climbing at Junkyard Wall. This was when his awful MTV video of him swinging around on a rope had just… View Message

May 23, 2012 I would head up to Stone Mountain for some good ole NC granite slabbin. super classic and lots of routes at your grade as long as you don't mind run-out low angle climbin. It… View Message

May 10, 2012 I like Pro Link in the yellow bottle. available at your favorite LBS (Local Bike Shop). lightweight oil not wax. View Message

Mar 23, 2012 I always just use soap and water to clean mine. My current favorite lube is Pro-link from a bicycle shop, but have also used Tri-flow and Ice Wax over the years. Be very… View Message

Jan 24, 2012 Stunning, really. Bravo! View Message

Jan 11, 2012 check Ebay, coupons are usually available for cheap View Message

Dec 9, 2011 The rock quality in NC tends to be great IMHO The Orange Peel in Asheville also has high quality Rock. Skiing in SLC is in a whole other dimension however. Not much to s… View Message

Nov 28, 2011 I'd like to see some of the Indoor routes! pretty neat piece of architecture...is this in the UK? View Message

Oct 13, 2011 so sorry for your loss, Sam. I lost my dog Geeta to cancer a few years back and she too was a great climbing dog, and was always by my side. So hard to watch her body det… View Message

Sep 28, 2011 climb Jungle Beat, a thrilling 5.9 crack climb. it's a hand crack not fingers though. the 5.8 chimney 1st pitch protects well and then you can run the 2nd & third pit… View Message

Sep 13, 2011 The NRG and all the surrounding crags with its technicolor nutall sandstone is a crack climbing paradise. It seems the best quality cracks fall in the 10 - 11 range, as well a… View Message