new routes

Post by **pogue** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:00 pm

The bolts sound good. The trash bolted to the cliff sounds like someone's bad idea of an avant garde art project. Abingdon looks like it's a little too far for a day trip from Lexington. Guess I'll just have to settle for the "overbolted choss" in the gorge - besides, they probably don't have Ale-8 in Abingdon. My experience is that what passes for choss in the gorge is like Yosemite granite compared to a lot of the highly fractured basalt that folks climb on in the Pacific northwest - and they love it. I guess no one told them they shouldn't. Adios, I'm off on the long drive to Kentucky via City of Rocks and Vedauwoo.

Post by **Zspider** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:11 pm

WAHOOO! Yeah! Good to hear from you! I climbed for a buncha years and then gave it up for about 5 years and just got back into it again. After climbing on a small garage wall for a few months, I traveled down to the gorge and the first sport route I got on was your Creature Feature. I've always been nervous up above the last clip and Creature Feature gave me a well-needed shot of confidence.Thanks for a great route.

Back in my former climbing life I seem to recall doing a fun 4th classer called Pogue's Path, too.

ZSpider

Post by **Johnny** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:45 pm

Post by **captain static** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:51 pm

I dunno Johnny whether it is arrogance or just ignorance? For a history lesson on Mr. Pogue the arrog-ignor/ant might want to check out: http://people.whitman.edu/~pogue/routes.html

Post by **Horatio Felacio** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:10 pm

abingdon is pretty cool for about one visit. it's WAY better than choster falls, tn.