mid-america climbing stops?

Post by **toad857** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:04 am

will be traveling across the country, and i could use some beta--where are your favorite places to boulder/climb between KY and Arizona?

Post by **Jay** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:46 am

Jackson Falls, IL- sick sport, lots o' bouldering, beautiful setting, and amazingly cordial rednecks. After that, you're pretty much screwed until you hit the Rockies...

Post by **jordancolburn** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:11 am

theres also drapers bluff in so. ill if you're into nice trad and mixed lines, a few good tall boulder problems but nothing like jackson falls. I think theres a good so. Ill boulder guide on some free topo website. Or the guidebook by Eric Ulner, vertical heartland.

Post by **pigsteak** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:46 am

screwed til the rockies? guess no one from KY has ventured west of the mississippi? try arkansas for hundreds if not thousands of routes.

Post by **jordancolburn** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:57 am

If you end up going up I-70 through Missouri and Kansas on your way to colorado, you could always stop here: http://www.spadout.com/wiki/index.php/R ... Bouldering , never been there, though it looks a little lame, but trust me, if you're on your way through kansas, anything not flat is a godsend.

*edit to make link work*

Post by **Jay** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:22 pm

Oh yeah, I guess there is the whole Arkansas thing- I guess I was thinking of Kansas when I wrote that...

Post by **tbwilsonky** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:00 pm

having just done the ky to az thing recently, i worked it like this:

day 1 - drive to horseshoe canyon ranch. it's a bit out of the way, but it's mostly worth it.
day 2 - drive to texarkana; sleep in sketchy ass hotel.
day 3 - drive to midland, tx; sleep in sketchy wal-mart parking lot.
day 4 - hueco; it's too hot to climb hard, so you can sit around and explain how you woulda pulled terremer if "the temps wernt so harsh brah".
day 5 - tucson; i have a project at silverbell. you should go do it.

Post by **anticlmber** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:03 pm

rockcity in salina KS is DOPE!! not only can you rock climb in KS but they boulders are really cool and an anomoly for sure. no need for a pad as all the landings are flat and soft. good place to spend an hour or two for lunch and a leg stretch.

Post by **schwagpad** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:40 pm

I agree with anticlimber. It's worth checking out rock city just to break up kansas and see a bunch of spherical boulders. Not far out of the way at all.

Post by **toad857** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:42 pm

good call..thanks for all the advice... keep it coming!