Hey everybody. If you follow
the blog at all, you may be aware that rock climbing exercises make
up a large part of my exercise routine. I've talked about it plenty
of times, and I just wanted to quickly relate my recent adventures:
Bouldering in Grayson Highlands State Park, in Virginia.
I spent 2 days up there
recently with a climbing buddy, camping, drinking, and having a great
time. If you're ever in the area, check it out. The park is actually
the first place to recognize bouldering as a sport, which is great
headway for the "activity" (as it's usually called, and not
the prestigious "sport").
A few highlights from the
trip:
Massie Gap
While we were up there the
moon was only a few days away from being full, which gave us a lot of
light for a midnight bouldering excursion up Massie Gap, near the
Rhodedendron Trail, which connects to the Appalachian Trail. The view
was incredible, the problems were intense, and hey, we saw some wild
ponies! So that was pretty sweet.
Listening Rock Trail Loop
(LRT)
The top part of this 1.4
mile trail is lined with some of the best bouldering spots on the
mountain. We spent the entire day there, so unfortunately didn't have
time to check out any of the other trails, such as the Boneyard,
which I hear has fantastic spots.
Here's a video of Aaron
Parlier bouldering it up in Grayson Highlands:
Parlier's Project from Dan Caudill on Vimeo.
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