[quote="whatahutch" I need a bunch of super easy slabs, my son doesn't care for the overhanging stuff yet.[/quote]
So what you're saying is that your son is already a trad daddy?
Family Friendly Bouldering
- Rotarypwr345704
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Re: Family Friendly Bouldering
I fell for the everyone-shut-up-and-ill-donate-money scheme. -Ray Ellington, guidebook gawd
My name is Sam Douglass and I love to pose for photo shoots holding on to a jug with only one hand (and no feet!) with my best friend Ian.
My name is Sam Douglass and I love to pose for photo shoots holding on to a jug with only one hand (and no feet!) with my best friend Ian.
- whatahutch
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Re: Family Friendly Bouldering
Thank you for the help with Dixon Springs. That actually sounds better than HP40. I have a three year old, which means low attention span. The ability to switch from climbing to the playground is a great draw. Is there a decent topo or mini-guide somewhere?
"Come to send, not condescend" - Eddie Vedder
Re: Family Friendly Bouldering
You know there is a full blown printed guide book for HP40, right? There are probably about 500 problems described in the book and it's almost 200 pages long... I'd say that's a good chunk of routes and plenty of beta available. Same thing goes for Rocktown and LRC.jordancolburn wrote:Not a ton of different routes or beta available (like HP40 and the like)
Re: Family Friendly Bouldering
I agree with hp40. Close proxmity to camp and facilities that you need with kids, ease of access with padding if you have to carry everything yourself. Not to mention the great problems to be found all over within the grade you are wanting.
- jordancolburn
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Sorry, poor phrasing on my part, but yes, I've been planning a trip to Chattanooga soon and know that there are tons of guides for those areas (and you could basically watch every climb at those areas from multiple angles just by cruising youtube for a while). What I mean is that Dixon Springs has essentially no beta available (john gill used to climb there and wrote an article about it for climbing magazine way back when, but even he couldn't find an archived copy), but it might be worth looking into if you're out that way with younger kids and looking for no approach, good landings, with some other activities available too.THB wrote: You know there is a full blown printed guide book for HP40, right? There are probably about 500 problems described in the book and it's almost 200 pages long... I'd say that's a good chunk of routes and plenty of beta available. Same thing goes for Rocktown and LRC.
Re: Family Friendly Bouldering
Check out Jackson Falls in Southern Illinois. Really great bouldering and TR options everywhere.
Oh man, he is messing that up. However, he is missing his left leg so that way would probably be harder for him. SCIN, just before spraying some beta for a climber doing a route the WRONG way.
Re: Family Friendly Bouldering
Ohh! I get what you are saying now!! Haha, my bad... I misread your post when I was reading through this thread.jordancolburn wrote:Sorry, poor phrasing on my part, but yes, I've been planning a trip to Chattanooga soon and know that there are tons of guides for those areas (and you could basically watch every climb at those areas from multiple angles just by cruising youtube for a while). What I mean is that Dixon Springs has essentially no beta available (john gill used to climb there and wrote an article about it for climbing magazine way back when, but even he couldn't find an archived copy), but it might be worth looking into if you're out that way with younger kids and looking for no approach, good landings, with some other activities available too.THB wrote: You know there is a full blown printed guide book for HP40, right? There are probably about 500 problems described in the book and it's almost 200 pages long... I'd say that's a good chunk of routes and plenty of beta available. Same thing goes for Rocktown and LRC.
Carry on, crisis averted!
Cheers!