Family Friendly Bouldering

[Rotarypwr345704]

[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?

[whatahutch]

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?

[THB]

Not a ton of different routes or beta available (like HP40 and the like)

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.

[KD]

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]

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.

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.

[goodguy]

Check out Jackson Falls in Southern Illinois. Really great bouldering and TR options everywhere.

[THB]

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.

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.

Ohh! I get what you are saying now!! Haha, my bad... I misread your post when I was reading through this thread.

Carry on, crisis averted!

Cheers!