Category Archives: Climbing

Posts about…you guessed it – climbing! Trip reports, anecdotes, and musings about my favorite recreational pasttime.

Cragbaby Crushes -“Up the Down”(V0-)

Mar 05 2012

Just because I’m stuck in a boot and restricted to three-limbed toproping doesn’t mean Cragbaby is taking it easy. In fact, this past Saturday he’s taken his projecting to a whole new level! C had been working on the down climb from the free-standing boulder at Inner Peaks off and on for a while now, but at best his motivation could be considered sporadic. His usual modus operandi was to get a couple of feet off the ground and then announce that he was “All Done.” He would then go back to his other favorite climbing gym activities – brushing off holds,…Read the rest of this entry →

Tales of a Broken Talus – Update #2

Feb 29 2012

It’s been an interesting week, less emotional than the first one, and with an end goal in sight that I can live with. Day 10: Being that it was President’s Day, Steve had the day off. Being that it was a clear, gorgeous day without a cloud in sight, the big boys all went climbing. Of course Cragbaby incorrectly assumed that meant him too – he got really excited when he saw all the backpacks and climbing gear come out, and enthusiastically helped his Daddy load the car. But when everyone said good bye and hopped in the car without…Read the rest of this entry →

No Send Saturday (aka How I Scored a Sexy Black Boot)

Feb 16 2012

At the risk of spoiling the suspense, I’m just gonna go ahead and tell you that this story doesn’t have a happy ending. What started off as a jovial weekend with good friends ended pretty abruptly for me with a hard smack against the wall and searing pain in my left foot. The bad news kept rolling in over the next few days as my foot expanded to almost elephantitis status, and several X-rays showed a small fracture on my talar dome (or in layman’s terms, the pointy top part of my ankle bone that meets up with my lower…Read the rest of this entry →

A Sunny Corner in the Linville Gorge (and GIVEAWAY from CLIF!)

Feb 01 2012

We’d originally planned on spending our Saturday climbing in Boone, but when we got the offer for a grand tour of a newly developed area in the Linville Gorge, we jumped at the chance. The stomach bug had made a couple of passes through our house last week so we were more than psyched to get out and enjoy some fresh, new scenery. After a pre-dawn start, our posse convened just outside of town and made our way to the crag. After taking in some gorgeous views along the ridge on our approach, we arrived at our destination a little…Read the rest of this entry →

A Mid-Week Respite at Crowder’s

Jan 24 2012

One of the perks of having local rock is the ability to get out mid-week, so whenever any of my climbing partners can arrange to get out on a weekday, Cragbaby and I try our best to join in on the party. I was pretty psyched to be able to get out two days in a row last week, especially since by the time the weekend rolled around the unseasonably warm fair weather had turned frigid and rainy. We spent our first day at Hidden Wall, and our second at Crowder’s Main Wall. Oh…and sorry for the lack of pictures,…Read the rest of this entry →

“Not all who wander are lost.” —JRR TOLKIEN