Join us this Saturday May 10th for our club trip to Starr Mountain, TN. While not a major destination, Starr Mountain holds some nice rock in a great and usually less crowded setting. Typical of other Tennessee climbing areas, a river has cut a canyon exposing cliffs high on its [...]
Join us next Saturday March 15th for our club trip to Leda, TN. Leda is a good place for aspiring leaders with climbs like University Route (5.6), Fanfair (5.7), and Speedway Boogie (5.7+) and also has routes such as Cracked Actor (5.10a) and (Jody’s Route 5.10c/d) that will challenge more [...]
The next club trip will be to Steele, AL on Saturday, February 8. Steele offers a number of single pitch trad and sport routes on quality southern sandstone. Because it’s a south facing crag, it makes for a good winter climbing destination. We will be carpooling from the Thornton Road [...]
Our first trip of the year will be to Tennessee Wall (otherwise known as T-wall) on January 11. T-wall is home to a multitude of traditional routes on high quality sandstone that will offer a challenge to any level of climber. The crag’s southern exposure generally makes for great conditions during [...]
Because of all the rain lately, we’re changing locations to somewhere warmer and drier. The December club trip will be to Currahee Mountain in northeast Georgia. Currahee offers sport, trad and top-roping on granite rock. The main wall faces south and stays nice and toasty on those cold winter days. [...]
Because of all the rain, we’re postponing our December trip until next Saturday, Dec. 14. We’ll post more details next week.
This Saturday we’ll be going to Sunset Park in Tennessee. Located on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Sunset Park provides great traditional climbing on southern sandstone. We’ll be meeting at the Marietta Park and Ride at 7:30am to carpool. Parking at the crag is limited, so carpooling is recommended. For those [...]
For our October trip, we’ll be headed to Kentucky for Rocktoberfest at the Red River Gorge. The Red is the premier destination for sandstone climbing east of the Rockies. Although most famous for its steep and pumpy sport climbs, an abundance of trad climbing can be had as well. The [...]
Summer break is over, and it’s time to get back on the rock! The weekend of September 14-15 will be our trip to Linville Gorge, North Carolina. Situated northwest of Morganton, NC, Linville Gorge provides an abundant range of multi-pitch traditional climbs in a beautiful setting. The easiest approaches and [...]
This Sunday will be our club trip to Tallulah Gorge. Please note that due to weather our trip is on Sunday this weekend, and not Saturday. Located in the northeast corner of Georgia, Tallulah Gorge is home to some spectacular multi-pitch traditional climbing. The area is not without its difficulties, [...]