Plans Do Change

So, for those of you who didn't read my blog a while back. I plan on going to the New River Gorge for some serious sport climbing action this coming June. I will be going down there either Thursday the 19th or Friday the 20th. I will be staying at the New so long as I have a partner to belay me. Originally my plans were to continue to hang around there and find random partners, but I had a better idea last night (when my trip to the Gunks w/ Gordon this weekend was canceled) . When everyone leaves me for their destinations of choice, I will be leaving for my own adventures.

My first stop will be a small town just on the outskirts of Chattanooga, TN. I will be spending several nights here (at least 3) to boulder at Suck Creek Canyon and Pot Point. Two boulder areas within about 20 miles of each other and the camping that has my favorite 4 letter "F" word (FREE for those who don't know me).

When I have had my fill of these two places I'm headed south, and sorta east, to hit up Rockcity in northwest Georgia. after a day or two hanging out here I'm out like last year......

Headed to Alabama; here I will indulge in two smaller sandstone boulder paradises. The first will be Dakota State Park (yes, I realize this is Alabama, but they do not). Second, will be Sandrock boulder area. Both of these again have that wonderful thing called FREE CAMPING. After a few days beating myself up at these sandpaper-paradises, I'm off for The-One, The-Only Horse Pens 40. I plan to spend 2 wonderful days tearing the flesh from my fingers (if I have any left at this point) before I start to make my trek back northward.

On my drive home (trust me it is not going to be one 11-Hour bang in the rattle-trap I call a vehicle. I will be stopping off at MaCfee's Knob which is located just outside of Roanoke, VA. This again is free camping (Horse Pens 40 is 10 bucks a night). I will boulder here till I can't take it anymore (or outta food). Then I will continue my short drive home through the back hills of West Virginia. Possibly stopping at 2nd Ridge boulder area just outside of Harrisonburg, WV.

Now, this seems like an ugly mess of information, which I did give a lot of, but there is a reason. By myself it will cost me $302 in gas by myself driving my jeep getting 18 mpg. If someone is interested in joining me for some serious bouldering (even if only for a little) I am very interested in this. I'm talking to you Ben S. I know you're down here in the south.

So these are my new plans, and they can easily change if someone wanted to go sport climbing at the Red or OBED for a few days. Just throwing out some ideas that I'm gonna do if no one has a better plan.

Train Hard to Climb Sick.