Unseasonably warm temperatures had me heading to the New last weekend. Any time the forecast is 60 degrees and sunny during February, decisions to go climbing are quickly made. We spent the weekend at Long Point, a section of Summersville Lake. I’ve actually never been to Long Point before, but with the new New guidebook outlining many freshly bolted routes, I was psyched to check…
In the above video, I go through the Advanced Hangboard Workout routine I have been using the past several months with great success. This protocol comes from the Anderson brothers’ article, “Making of a Rockprodigy”. I would only suggest you start hangboarding when you can climb in the 5.11 range. If you are still working 5.9’s and 5.10’s, you should work on your technique and log mor…
In this video, I review the Climb On! Bar, Climb On! Bar for Men, Climb On! Creme, and crossFIXE Hands Bar made by SKINourisment. All of the products are outstanding and heal damaged skin super fast! All SKINourisment products are 100% food grade, so don’t worry about putting nasty chemicals on your skin.
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It was just a few days before Christmas, but the temps were unseasonably warm, so I made the journey down to the New with plans to head to the Cirque. The Cirque is a section of Endless Wall and one of the most beautiful at the New. The stone is perfect, and the routes are steep and long, upwards of 110 feet. The forecast was calling for rain, so Chris and I would be in search of…
In this video, I review the amazing crossFIXE Muscle Paste, made by SKINourisment. This muscle paste promotes circulation and healing when your rub it onto a sore muscle. I am amazed at the power and effectiveness of this stuff! It really works! All SKINourisment products are 100% food grade, so don’t worry about putting nasty chemicals on your skin. This stuff is truly a gam…
This past weekend was quite interesting to say the least. I went from one end of the spectrum of rock climbing to the other within two days. You can’t get much more polar opposite from bouldering to long, run out, multi-pitch slab climbing. I drove down solo Friday, as Gaelyn was out of town. It was the perfect opportunity to sample Stone Mountain in North Carolina with Chris. We wok…
Coming off an amazing weekend at the New a couple weeks ago, the stoke was high as we drove down Saturday morning ready for a repeat. About half way down, the roads were wet, a mist was in the air, and the humidity was high. What happened down here? At home in Pittsburgh, it was dry as a bone. We later learned that Southern West Virginia got pounded by rain on Friday night. Bummer!
What a weekend! The stoke is super high after a weekend at the New with perfect Fall temps, a day at Endless Wall, and a day bouldering at Hawks Nest. Due to the short days now that the time has changed, we went down Friday night so we could get an early start at Endless. The temps were as stellar as can be. I had my sights set on a couple 11’s that I have been working on. Wit…
Out of all the years we’ve been going to the New River Gorge, we never went down for Bridge Day. We had heard that it was crowded, hard to get into town due to the bridge being shutdown, and overall a madhouse. We usually retreated this time of year to the Red River Gorge, but this year we decided to check out Bridge Day at the New. What a great decision that was! We took a…
The other week, vcialis 40mg Gaelyn and I took a long, sildenafil weekend and headed out west for an anniversary trip. We enjoyed Zion National Park, medical even though it was technically shutdown, we mountain biked on the famous Southern Utah trails another day, but a highlight of our trip was climbing for a day and a half in the Utah Hills, south of St. George. We had the privilege of…
