With the summer heat and humidity increasing every weekend at a steady rate, I knew I only had another trip or two to send something hard (for me) before it got too slimy. I went down solo this past weekend to climb with some friends and have a bro weekend. Gaelyn was a bit tired and burnt out and wanted to take the weekend off. We were planning a long day at Endless Wall on Saturday. A…
After this past weekend down at the New, I think I can safely say summer is here to stay. We spent Saturday down at Sandstonia, a popular area part of Bubba City. Sandstonia has the greatest concentration of high quality, easy rock climbs at the New. No where else will you find 100 ft. bolted 5.8’s that are good!
The Good Book (10a) – This line, on the far right side of Sandstonia,…
Here’s a video review of the Hand X Band. This little piece of gear has really helped reduce forearm and elbow pain due to training for climbing. I would recommend it to anybody with forearm and elbow pain! Do 2-3 sets of approximately 15 reps to start, then build from there.
The Hand X Band Website
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This past weekend, we spent three beautiful days down at the New River Gorge. Typically, by this time of the year it’s getting quite warm. But we were greeted with cool, Fall temperatures and low humidity! It really didn’t feel like the end of May! We made the familiar drive down on Saturday morning to meet our friends at Endless Wall. I had a bit of unfinished business and some new…
Despite the New being my “home crag”, this was my first Rendezvous. When I was in school, the ‘Vous always seemed to fall on finals week, and after school, something always came up (insert lame excuse). Regardless, the ‘Vous this year was a rippin’ good time! I was blown away by the fun, camaraderie, competition, and spirit that the New River Gorge injects into climbers. We arrived…
While I was down at the New River Rendezvous X, I got the chance to demo the new Petzl Sama and Selena harnesses. While out climbing for the day, I was really impressed with the new designs. The harness is lightweight, breathable, and extremely comfortable. Like all Petzl products, the harness is overbuilt and solid. Be sure to check them out! Thanks to Petzl for providing the demo…
I recently won a random drawing over at Cragmama’s site, and the prize was a sample of Giddy salve. Before I won the drawing, I hadn’t heard of Giddy aka Get Giddy aka Giddy Organics. They are seemingly a small company based out of Durham, North Carolina, who distributes their products to a handful of outdoor shops and climbing gyms in the Southeast. A couple weeks later, and I was…
After a forced weekend off due to a Spring sinus infection, the psych was high. The plan for Saturday was Kaymoor. We wanted to get there early so we broke our pattern and went down on Friday evening, ready to wake up early and hit it. A long day was ahead of us, hopefully full of successful sends!
The Green Piece (10b) – I’ve done this one before, and it’s not too hard. I recently…
We’ve been on a roll with great weather and conditions at the New River Gorge these past few weeks. You can’t ask for better! Usually, Spring is plagued with rain, but we’ve had great luck so far on the weekends (knock on lots of wood). After a late start, we made our way to Endless Wall this past Saturday. I had my sights set to get back on S’more Energy and hopefully succeed with a…
My favorite climbing partner and I went down to the New this past weekend and enjoyed the fabulous Spring temperatures. On Saturday we went to The Other Place and climbed:
Hope Pathology (10a) – done this one before
My First Eleven (11b) – Redpoint finally!!!!!
Makes You Tigger (11a) – 1 fall
On Sunday we headed out to Endless Wall and got on:
The Upheaval (9) – done this on…
