Roadside Attraction

Posted September 10, 2007 at 6:19 am · Comments { 8 } ·

Over the Labor Day weekend, I was fortunate enough to be able to climb one of the more classic trad routes at the Red River Gorge, Roadside Attraction.

 

 

 

 
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8 Responses to Roadside Attraction

  1. Tom Markiewicz September 10, 2007 at 11:57 am #

    Wow, that is a sweet looking line. I’m planning a trip to the Red later this Fall. What’s the grade of this?

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  2. Climbing Narcissist September 10, 2007 at 12:05 pm #

    5.7 and it would seem as though some would argue that it is even easier than that. I have basically 0 crack climbing skills and it didn’t seem too bad.

    Either way it is a super fun route that most people do in 2 pitches which adds even more fun to the experience. The last picture is me standing at the first belay. You can do the route in 1 100′ pitch but I think that most people do 2 shorter pitches. Not that I have much experience in this but I would definitely recommend this route if you are going to be at the Red.

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  3. Tom Markiewicz September 10, 2007 at 12:50 pm #

    Thanks for the beta! I’ll be adding it to my tick list for our upcoming trip.

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  4. JE September 10, 2007 at 3:58 pm #

    JE down rates Kingpin, P-rob downrates Freaks of the Industry and now the climbingnarc drops the hammer down on Roadside Attraction.

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  5. Climbing Narcissist September 10, 2007 at 4:00 pm #

    I only downrate problems once a year to lessen the impact on the ego of others…

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  6. Craig B September 10, 2007 at 8:12 pm #

    good to see old school has taught you well with bandana.

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  7. JE September 10, 2007 at 8:53 pm #

    very funny

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  8. bj sbarra September 11, 2007 at 11:46 am #

    great climb, that was the first one I did when I visited the Red years ago. Lots of people always talked about the sport routes there, but I thought the cracks were awesome!

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