I was fortunate enough to work with a great group of people this weekend for a Rock Intro Class. We had great weather and a fantastic day climbing and enjoying the fall color. Everyone experienced a rappel and climbing in the Pisgah Forest. The blue skies and fall color made the views fantastic. The real [...]
Last weekend I had the privilege of working with two outstanding people, Mike and Charlotte. They joined me for a great weekend of climbing cracks and learning the ropes at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. Charlotte wanted to focus on efficiency so she and her daughter could do more climbing together. The two had [...]
Bruce and his daughter had never climbed multi-pitch, so we began the day by going over protection: how different protection works, how to remove it & how to organize it while cleaning the pitch. The morning was looking good so we climbed the Nose to the Parking Lot. A storm came in from the North [...]
Today I was enjoying working with Elaina at the New for an SPI exam. The weather was fantastic and I wish I had more time to climb and enjoy the place. However, the people on the exam were great today and I had fun working with them. Tomorrow we will be heading to the bridge [...]
Ice climbing with Michael Day two
Today Jim joined us for some more ice climbing with the Michael duo. Jim loves working with kids and was excited to take MJ up Chia. We met at Peaches for breakfast and then headed to the amphitheater for some fine ice climbing.
Michael and I warmed up on Bobs Delight, [...]
Snow, Snow and more Snow. Climbing in NH with Craig and David.
David and Craig wanted to experience alpine style routes while in New Hampshire. The conditions were ideal in that since as there was 18” to 24” inches of fresh powder covering the area. We had planned on climbing Willy’s slide as a warm up [...]
January 22nd was blessed by great ice climbing conditions, great help, and a group of 18 individuals who enjoyed climbing ice for the first time. This event was a fund raiser for the Carolina Climbers’ Coalition. The event was sponsored by Appalachian Mountain Institute, Black Dome Mountain Sports, Looking Glass Outfitters, E-Climbs Ice Axes, Bracken [...]
E-Climbs: The Hardware Revolution
A few years ago, I got to try an ice axe that I had not heard of before. It was an E-Climbs. I was very impressed with it at the time. Recently, I have been privileged to work in closer with E-climbs. Appalachian Mountain Institute is now the Eastern US representative for [...]
Ice climbing Saturday
Today I was fortunate enough to get to climb with Michael Egues and his family. His son was able to quickly get the hang of it and soon was climbing well.
The ice conditions were in great shape on 215. There were several routes in and most has a rope hung on it. Everyone [...]
I spent the New Year ringing in a new training. I was fortunate enough to be able to go to Colorado for some avalanche training. Getting there was a challenge as the east coast storm made havoc on the flights. After delays I made it to Colorado for the training.
We spent the first day in [...]
