catabwa mountain high again

this is the finished version of the map of the Catawba mountain section of the AT.

Winter backpacking at oil Creek PA

 on Jan 16 2011 Karmi james had here 28th birthday. her wish was to spend the weekend of her birth, outdoors in the snow and cold. we decided oil creek pa near oil city. a post industrial  tour of how this land was raped and sucked dry at the turn of the last century. Karmi and i were both surprised at the beauty of this scar on the land scape. as for accommodations the lean to Adirondacks  found at cow run  and  wolkskill  contain 6  comfortable  shelters  with fire places. we and our k9 companions stayed warm thru the cold 2 nights cuddled around the fire Karmi kept the fire all night by blowing on it and making birthday wishes. I hope they all have come true.

 oil creek

 bent nail bridge.

 Funkville ghost town mile 17

AT southern Virginia

from trial head on 311 head north on AT rock on all sides of the trail await you for 11 miles this secction should be a must do for any avid boulderer or thru hiker!

catabwa mountain high

Catawba  mountain  is one of the most traveled  and  easily  accessed  sections of the AT the climbing here is abundant  as is the vistas  if you are in the blacks burg Roanoke area it should not be missed.

Bouldering at Mcafees Knob and other climbing on the Appalatian trail

this is one of the most photographed vistas on the AT  it is also flanked by multiple great boulder problems well worth the 3 mile hike to get here.

two main bouldering zones on either side of the Knob a labyrinth of challenges await  the not so lazy climber.

Akron gorge Metro Park

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The gorge could be a great place to top and boulder if the Metro park open it minds and heart.

doing what ya can fer what ya love in this case climbing in our own back yard.

on November 17th summit county climbers made there presence and intent known.The summit county metro park heard the proposal of local climbers to allow access in the metros. this first step was an important one. the NEOCC and akron bouldering coop teamed up ta get the job done.