Tag Archives: West Virginia

New River Gorge: The SEND Train has left the station…

Sep 26 2012

And I managed to hop on it this time. (It’s about time…) SEND TRAIN: The extreme sending phenomenon that occurs when a group of climbers are projecting together and one person finally has a breakthrough – the rest of the crew feeds off of that psych, and all of a sudden everyone is crushing left and right. In last week’s trip report I alluded to the fact that I had felt like I had been in somewhat of a climbing slump for the past few weeks. It seemed like no matter how hard I tried, I was always coming up…Read the rest of this entry →

The NRG Craggin’ Classic…

Sep 20 2012

This weekend marked an exciting milestone for the American Alpine Club, as well as any climber frequenting the New River Gorge (which is probably the majority of us in the Southeast…) The “Craggin’ Classic” event gave climbers a chance to get a sneak peek at the latest progress on the new AAC climbers’ campground. It’s pretty bare bones right now, but from the sounds of it, it has the makings to become a staple part of the NRG! The crowd was small, but the camaraderie was high, and it seemed as though everyone was relieved to finally see some fall temps again!…Read the rest of this entry →

Back to the New River Gorge

Aug 15 2012

My affair with Ten Sleep Canyon sure was great while it lasted, but like so many good things, it had to come to an end. Lucky for me I had the world-class climbing of the New River Gorge to come back to. And this weekend was not just any old weekend at the New – one of our partners in climb just moved up there a couple of weeks ago, and our crew descended upon his new digs in full force. Day 1: Endless WallOrdinarily Endless Wall would not be what I would consider a “go-to” area for summer,…Read the rest of this entry →

Say It Loud! The New Doesn’t Get Old.

Jun 11 2012

But I do. And it sucks. Not sure why, but this weekend made me feel old. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I twisted my ankle (the one that I used to consider my “bad” ankle until I broke the other one…) just hiking into the crag on Day 1. Thankfully it seems to be nothing more than a minor inconvenience, along with an annoying, rainbow-colored reminder that my Earth-Suit ain’t what it used to be. Or it could possibly be related to the fact that I realized that not one but several of my climbing…Read the rest of this entry →

A New Season at the New River Gorge

Apr 10 2012

As we packed up our climbing and camping gear as a family on Thursday afternoon, I realized that it had been quite a while since we’d done this. Our last family camping trip had been at the New last October, our last day multi-day climbing trip had been at the Red just before Thanksgiving, and our last day trip at the crag as a family had been at Hidden Wall 8 weeks prior when I fractured my ankle. To be honest, I was feeling a bit rusty. Family Packing Hour used to work like a well-oiled machine – but this time…Read the rest of this entry →

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