Invisible Rocking Chair

Post by **Yasmeen** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 6:17 am

Is there a route by this name somewhere in the Mid-West? I looked through the Dixie Cragger's Atlas and couldn't find it. Perhaps Loren is smoking crack again?

Post by **Yasmeen** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 6:19 am

Also, if anyone has any beta of areas farther south than Kentucky with overhanging cracks that would stay dry in the forecasted upcoming rain, it would be much appreciated. T-Wall doesn't stay very dry, does it?

Post by **SCIN** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:18 am

I think Loren is referring to the unrepeated Celestial Mechanics at T-Wall. His memory of "The Invisible Rocking Chair" probably comes from the Jeff Achey article in Rock and Ice a few years back in which it shows a climber posed in the "Invisible Rocking Chair" rest in the middle of the route. It is considered the "King of Roof Cracks" and from what Arno has told me hasn't seen a second ascent since Rob Robinson's in 1985. Probably because it is often wet and intimidating as shit.

Post by **andy_lemon** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:29 am

At Dawson Bluffs there is one 70 footer that stays dry. "skeltar" 5.11+, used to be R rated until the safety bolt was installed. That stays dry and a couple of short 5.10 sport routes... not really worth the drive though, if you know its going to rain in eastern Kentucky. There are quite a few cracks that are overhanging there... but come when its dry, they all have seapage.

Post by **loren** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:28 pm

Ha! I told you that I wasn't smoking crack, or at least that it didn't affect my memory.

there's a picture of that move on a poster at our gym. However, the poster says at a crag near t-wall and talked about a bunch of roof cracks. We were wondering which crag this is, hopeing for a roof to keep things dry. Any ideas?