News & Notes - 11/7/07
I realize lately that I have been spending too much time blogging about myself and not enough time talking about all the action going down elsewhere so here goes nothing: During hi...
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2007
3rd Ascent of Fifty Words For Pump (5.14c)
3 weeks ago, Fifty Words for Pump was a project at the Red River Gorge that nobody had been able to do over the course of 10 years. 3 weeks later it now has 3 ascents thanks to Mik...
2 5.14c's Repeated at the RRG
While 2 5.14c's being climbed in one weekend at the Red River Gorge in KY is definitely a first, this is a sign of things to come this fall at the Red. First it was Sean McColl rep...
Petzl Roc Trip Brief
I am back from the Gunks and still unwinding. Check out Petzl's Blog to catch up on what went down at this weekend's Roctrip. More on the Gunks and the Roctrip this wee...
Purgatory
Over the Labor Day weekend I had an opportunity to check out the crag Purgatory at the Red River Gorge. I had always wanted to go there pre-injury so I could check out the hyper cl...
Roadside Attraction
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 .
Creature Feature
For the Labor Day weekend, Amy and I took some friends of ours down to the Red River Gorge. On Friday we headed to Phantasia and did the classic route Creature Feature (5.9). I mad...
Pulldown & Hoedown - RRG '07
I am just about recovered from last weekend's trip to the Red. Also, I am slowly getting everything in order with this new site and so far I am liking it a lot better. ...
Summertime At The Red
The hike into Muir Valley My old shoes still getting it done Trail to the Whittleton Arch Whittleton Arch Natural Bridge State Park, KY
More News & Notes - 7/30/2007
I really dropped the ball this morning when I failed to mention a few more tidbits to check out: An updated version of the already phenomenal guidebook to sport climbing at the Red...
More Muir Valley Drama
Those of you that read this that have never been to the Red River Gorge probably don't find these Muir Valley updates that interesting but among people that climb at the Red MV see...
Muir Valley Access News
If you ever climb at the Red River Gorge, you are going to have think twice about bringing your dog into Muir Valley : Effective January 1, 2008, dogs will no longer be permitted i...
Blink Of An Eye
That seems to be a good way to describe how long it seems to take for any climbing trip to be over. It seems like 5 minutes ago that I was fighting insane traffic in Chicago wonder...
News & Notes - 4/30/2007
This will be an all Red River Gorge news week out of respect for the fire at Red River Outdoors : There is a nice writeup about what might have happened at climbing.com . There are...
Red River Outdoors Fire
Tragedy has struck the well known Red River Outdoors outfit at the Red River Gorge. Apparently a fire has burned down the entire building claiming the life of their dog River. The...
Spring Break
I guess it’s not really called “Spring Break” any more for me now that I work for a living, but nevertheless this past weekend/week served as our Spring Break trip for the year. I...
Perspective
Suddenly my ailments seem a lot less severe
Triple Sec
The route Triple Sec (Fifty Bucks) at the RRG is now open for business. One less thing for me to complain about....Scott
What’s with the ads?
Just so people aren't getting the wrong impression, I am fully intending to donate any ad revenue generated by the ads on this site to climbing access. For now my intent is to dona...
Torrent Falls at Red River Gorge has been sold!
Late last year, the access situation at Torrent Falls at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky got ugly . I talked with the landownder Mark about it several times and I can't say that I...
Petzl Roctrip Coming to the Red River Gorge!
I'd say this qualifies as a big freaking deal. The Petzl Roctrip is coming to the Red River Gorge . The event will be during the annual Rocktoberfest celebration that was already p...
News & Notes - 3/5/2007
As I noted in my review of the "climbing" movie Specimen, the movie is not that great. Turns out Rock & Ice was even less generous in their latest issue. They give the movie 1.5 St...
2008
Joe Kinder Adds A New 5.14c To The Red River Gorge
Joe Kinder has opened a new 5.14c called Southern Smoke at Kentucky's Red River Gorge.
Fifty Words For Chump
A couple of weeks back, there was a minor controversy at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky where two of the bolt hangers on Fifty Words For Pump (5.14c) were flattened by Adam Taylor...
Kentucky’s Bridge To Nowhere
Proposed road improvements could negatively impact access to Kentucky's Muir Valley climbing area.
“Fifty Words...” & Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Sneak Peak
Fifty Words For… …Get A Life?? …A Job?? I'm not really sure what to make of the mini-melodrama that took place at the Red this weekend. Here is a brief synopsis for those intereste...
News & Notes – 10/29/2008
News from Kevin Jorgeson, James Webb, Daniel Woods and Justin Alarcon. Notes on DPM, RRG Accidents and more.
Rockstar Watch At The Red River Gorge: Chris Sharma Sends 2 5.14s, 5.15 On The Horizon??
When Nate called me last weekend to let me know he saw Chris Sharma down at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, I knew it wouldn’t be long before the news of hard sends started to trickle...
How Do You Think Our Trip To Rocktoberfest Went?
This past weekend I made the trip to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky with Mrs. Narc, Kevlar and Sarah. We all had high hopes of climbing well and having a good time at the Rocktobe...
More Details On 8th Annual Red River Gorge Rocktoberfest
Pre-Registration for the festivities at this weekend’s 8th Annual Rocktoberfest in the Red River Gorge of Kentucky is closing soon. The event promises to have plenty of music, food...
News & Notes - 10/1/2008
Rocktoberfest is coming soon to the Red River Gorge, Ty Landman repeats Sharma's Practice Of The Wild, James Pearson climbs E12, the Colorado Bouldering guidebook controversy and m...
A Few Annoyances Observed At The Red River Gorge This Weekend
It’s been awhile since I’ve spent any amount of time at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky and even longer since I’ve stayed at the local hangout Miguel’s. This past weekend I had the...
I Can’t Believe I Am Alive To Write This Trip Report
You will never believe what happened to us during our recent drive to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky...
Muir Valley
Muir Valley, for those that don't know, is a sport climbing area in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. However, calling it a sub-area of the RRG is somewhat misleading as it is actually...
RRGCC Donation
Thanks to everyone who has visited this site and supported my sponsors. Thanks to you I was recently able to make a donation in the amount of $100 to the Red River Gorge Climbers'...
2009
Photo Friday: Hueco Tanks & RRG
A few photos from Hueco Tanks and the Red River Gorge
Not A Bad Ticklist…For A Lifetime
Jonathan Siegrist's ticklist at the Red River Gorge continues to grow
Adam Taylor Punches Golden Ticket At The Red
Adam Taylor opens perhaps the most difficult line at the Red River Gorge
Jonathan Siegrist Is Motivated, Sends Lucifer (5.14c) With Quickness
Jonathan Siegrist rolls into the Red River Gorge in Kentucky and promptly sends one of the area's hardest sport climbs
News & Notes – 10/06/2009
News & Notes from Dave Graham, Tommy Caldwell, the Hubers, Adam Ondra and much more...
News & Notes – 08/28/2009
Sport climbing news from France and Colorado and a slew of notes...
Update On Kentucky’s Bridge To Nowhere
Just a quick post to update everyone on a situation that was brewing last year. You’ll remember that there was some talk about building a bridge through one of the Red River Gorge’...
News & Notes: 1/6/2009
News & Notes from Shawn Diamond, Alex Johnson, Matt Segal, Matt Wilder, Tim Clifford and much more...
2010
News & Notes - 11/29/2010
Feast on the latest edition of News & Notes with news about several repeats of Dave Graham V15s in Europe, a tragic accident in Red Rocks, a lesson about the importance of helmets...
Jonathan Siegrist Does FA Of Twenty Four Karats (5.14c) At Red River Gorge
Jonathan Siegrist cleans up another longstanding 5.14 project at Kentucky's Red River Gorge
Productive Weekend At The Red River Gorge For Siegrist & Pringle
It was a busy weekend for hard sending at the Red River Gorge's Chocolate Factory with Jonathan Siegrist and Ethan Pringle both sending hard 5.14s
News & Notes - 11/03/2010
News & Notes from Rifle, the Red River Gorge, Switzerland, the Petzl Roc Trip and more...
Rocktoberfest 2010 & Updated Red River Gorge Guidebook
Rocktoberfest hits Kentucky's Red River Gorge next weekend. What better time to put your new guidebook to use??
News & Notes - 08/16/2010
Youth seems to be the theme of this edition of News & Notes...
Popular Posts & Videos For May 2010
A brief recap of a Memorial Day weekend spent at the Red River Gorge and Popular posts and videos for May of 2010
News & Notes – 05/05/2010
A special Access edition of News & Notes with additional news from Adam Ondra, Jimmy Webb, Dai Koyamada and more...
Free Preview Of Red River Gorge iPhone App Now Available
A lite version of the upcoming Red River Gorge Guidebook for iPhone/iPod Touch is now available for free download
News & Notes - 4/14/2010
News & Notes from Daniel Woods, Chuck Fryberger, Paul Robinson, the Teva Mountain Games and more...
News & Notes - 3/4/2010
News & Notes from Chris Sharma, Daila Ojeda, Chris Webb Parsons, Hueco Rock Rodeo Results and much more...
2011
Adam Taylor Brings 5.15 To The Red River Gorge
Red River Gorge local Adam Taylor ushers in the era of 5.15 at the Red
5.14c Repeats By Spannuth & Zachariash
A pair of climbers continue their rapid rise up the grading scale
Pure Imagination (5.14d) Repeated By Sasha DiGiulian
Sasha DiGiulian continues to amaze, this time repeating a 5.14d in the Red River Gorge
New & Updated Guidebooks For Joe's Valley, Yosemite Big Walls, Joshua Tree, Summersville Lake, RRG & The Obed
A look at a some new guidebooks that have come out recently for Joe's Valley bouldering, Yosemite big walls, Joshua Tree, the Red River Gorge, Summersville Lake and Gauley River an...
News & Notes - 6/1/2011
News & Notes from Ethan Pringle, Nina Caprez, Carlo Traversi, Jimmy Webb, potential problems with the GriGri 2 and much more...
More Thoughts On RRG And Access Situations In General
In the wake of yesterday's news of the closure of Roadside at the Red River Gorge many people took to Facebook and message boards to register their displeasure with the news. Emoti...
Access News From The Red River Gorge
The extended Memorial Day weekend will be here in short order and for many climbers the 3-day weekend affords us the opportunity to hit the road to our favorite climbing destinatio...
News & Notes Bonus Edition - 4/29/2011
A few bonus News & Notes from Emily Harrington, Dorothea Karalus, Enzo Oddo and more...
More News From Kentucky UPDATED
More hard sends going down at the Red River Gorge. UPDATED
5.14a Onsight By Sasha DiGiulian In The Red River Gorge
Sasha DiGiulian is having a pretty good week in Kentucky's Red River Gorge sending Southern Smoke (5.14c) on Saturday and now, according to her Facebook profile, onsighting the 130...
Southern Smoke (5.14c) FFA By Sasha DiGiulian
Today at Bob Marley in the Red River Gorge I bore witness to Sasha DiGiulian making an impressive send of Joe Kinder's Southern Smoke (5.14c) for the route's first female ascent. M...
