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That sounds like the recipe for success.

I am heading to the Red late Friday and I am planning on climbing on Saturday. The 2 people coming with me do not know how to lead belay. I was wondering if anybody might want to meet up and give me a belay? I, of course, would return the favor. Hey, there might even be a couple beers in it for you.

Im thinking about heading down on May 27th and coming back on May 30th. I will be heading down from Mid Michigan if anyone would like to hitch a ride and split gas.

Well, if your are staying at miguels your can will be right next to the camp site. bring a tent, obviously, gets prett cold at night this time of year so a 35 degree bag would probably be ok but 20 or 15 would be prime. you wont need food, miguels has all the pizza and omlettes you could ask for. hi...

my local shop has about 5 the last i checked. if you guys need one throw me a pm and ill see if i can ship them.

this turned out to be a intresting thread. and thanks for the info, to the people that did give any. to others, keep it goin.

thanks for the advice paw. i know i dont know what im talking about when it comes to climbing outside. im planning on meeting some people there and learning before i even start. there is no where around here so i figured i go and learn from some guys out there.

i didnt mean to ask a dumb question. just wanted to know if my 12 quickdraws would be enough and if there were any stores around in case i need more. i dont see what the problem is.

its been a while since i've been down but Miguel's carries basic gear so you should be able to buy what you need there. if you're going to be sport climbing a dozen draws and a rope should be plenty of gear. just be careful, not to be rude but you sound rather inexperienced and that scares me. dont...

Hi, me and a couple friends are coming down for our first trip next week. I was wondering how far away the nearest store to buy biners, ropes, ect.? this being our first trip we dont know how much stuff we need. thanks in advance and see you next week.