Please correct me if I'm wrong...

Post by **tbwilsonky** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:27 am

when i'm in kentucky i call it the gorge, and - get this - people (climbers and non) know what i'm talking about. it doesnt seem necessary to point out which gorge i'm heading to when one of them is 60 miles from my driveway. but if i happen to be outta town? the red. i don't wanna make climbers bleed out of there eyes trying to sort through some unnecessary geographical mind-bender.

i'm gentle with the rock people.

Post by **Shamis** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:13 am

I hate climbers.

Post by **rhunt** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:02 pm

Being from cbus we have the red river gorge and the new river gorge as equal distance choices, so we always needed to make a distinction- the Red or the New. Although the Red is hardly a "gorge" compared to the New. Can someone tell me where the actual gorge is at the red river gorge?

I hate haters

Post by **gripster** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:12 pm

rhunt wrote:" Can someone tell me where the actual gorge is at the red river gorge?

I thought that this was already established, it's in Muir Valley

Post by **ahab** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:18 pm

as others have already stated, growing up in ky everyone called it "the gorge". i'd like to reference krampus' signature here.
oh, and consider yourself corrected.

Post by JB » Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:02 pm

It's all about: Where you're from - Geographic Name - Popular Name

Examples:
Kentucky/Ohio - Red River Gorge - The Gorge
West Virginia/DC - New River Gorge - The Gorge
Bishop/Reno - Owens River Gorge - The Gorge
Louisville - Pru - The Gorge

Exactly!

Post by **rustyvasectomy** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:37 pm

[quote="rhunt"]Being from cbus we have the red river gorge and the new river gorge as equal distance choices, so we always needed to make a distinction- the Red or the New. Although the Red is hardly a "gorge" compared to the New. Can someone tell me where the actual gorge is at the red river gorge?

I hate haters[/quote
long wall. but i do agree, the red is a pooptastic gorge compared to the new. and no exposure really... unless you hike to a gay trad wall.

Post by **rhunt** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:18 pm

tell me you are not comparing long wall to endless wall...

Post by **gripster** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:43 pm

tell me your not saying the new is better than the red....

Post by **Shamis** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:13 pm

gripster wrote:tell me your not saying the new is better than the red....

The new is pretty damn good.