Archive for the Rock Category

There was absolutely zero chance we were going to drive completely through Wyoming without stopping to climb Devils Tower. Seeing this 800-foot plug of rock sticking out of an otherwise nearly flat landscape is pretty

Before we left South Dakota, Jen and I hit up one last climbing area for a few more pitches. We only spent a single day in Spearfish, but we were pretty stoked on it. The

I have wanted to climb in Needles, South Dakota for as long as I have been a climber. I saw photos of impossibly skinny spires and heard stories about John Gill sending the Thimble when

The best part of Mt Rushmore National Memorial is that there happens to be quite a lot of climbing there. Honestly, of all the climbing areas we visited in South Dakota, it was probably the

There’s not a lot of climbing between the New and South Dakota, but Devil’s Lake split the difference in Wisconsin. Was it awesome? No. Not really. But the scenery was beautiful and the people were

More than any other place, the New River Gorge was the one that got our friends excited. There were a lot of statements like “best cragging in the country” and other glowing compliments. When we

The Red River George is a very unique climbing area know for big, steep, pocket-filled caves with hard endurance routes. It’s as close to an outdoor gym as I’ve ever seen, and that was exactly

The T Wall is awesome! Technically, it’s sandstone, but it’s hard as granite and climbing like granite as well. I didn’t really look into this place much before coming here, and I was stoked to

After our circuitous trip through Southern Utah, we found ourselves once again in Red Rocks. Given the season, it seemed like a good place to get back into rock climbing shape after a winter of