West virginia

May 28, 2018August 28, 2018

New River Gorge: Jeff and Katie Wedding, Bridge Tour

On Memorial Day Weekend we headed up to the New River Gorge to celebrate the marriage of Jeff and Katie. We also got a little bit of climbing in as well. The big surprise was the neat experience of walking underneath on the scaffolding of the bridge.
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October 25, 2017August 30, 2018

2 Weekends at the New – Muggy Fall

October in WV, and I expected crisp and cool days climbing bullet hard sandstone. Oh, how the weather can change on a dime, and make it a completely different experience.
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March 31, 2016August 31, 2018

New River, West Virginia: Spring 2016

No more prior obligations or events let me start to kick off climbing season again for the year. I was able to sync up with KC and Sam to catch a ride up to Fayetteville, WV. I was luckily enough to met and make friend with Caleb, a local who live in the town. He let me crash on his floor, for which I was very grateful.

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March 11, 2015August 31, 2018

West Virginia: Lower Meadow (Go Fish Luck)

Get Down to Get Up

It was time for a try-hard weekend, despite conflicts and weird weather. I piled the Jeep up with gear, and drove partner-less Friday night, time dragging on slowly with podcasts and Sheetz food. As the latitude rose, the snow on the ground got deeper and my thoughts wavered. Nevertheless, I committed to meeting Alex and Austin at the ACC campground and I do not bail. While pulling into the campground and seeing the 5-6 inches of snowy-icyiness packed on the ground, I knew Lady Luck would hold all the good cards this weekend and make or break it. The question was would she call out, “Go Fish” or hand us a set?

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