So where is the fun at?

Post by **Joe Finney** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:52 am

Muscatatuck Park in southern Indiana for bouldering

Post by **ynot** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:56 am

behind that preposition

Post by **marathonmedic** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:28 am

Joe, is there any sort of guide for that place?

Post by **dhoyne** » Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:31 am

Joe Finney wrote:Muscatatuck Park in southern Indiana for bouldering

I went ther a few weeks ago... still have scars. It's alot of fun!

I'm not the bouldering type but I really liked it. Props to RobC for getting me down there.

Post by **Joe Finney** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:33 am

Get ahold of Spoonman. He knows...
www.muscatatuckpark.com

Post by **Wicked Tribe** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:06 pm

For hard bouldering potential the indian Creek watershed is prime. I've found a lot of stuff but I've only climbed up to V4. But I've put up a ton of stuff up to V4. Try something like 200 problems in a couple of years just out bushwhacking by myself. I would definitely have to say the best potential is around Indian Creek and Spaas Creek.

Post by **Alan Evil** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:53 pm

I just don't understand this bouldering thing. From north of Morehead to somewhere deep in Tennessee there is a geographic feature called The Cliffs (it roughly follows the Daniel Boone NF but is wider in the middle). The rock is all the same wonderful stuff you find in the Gorge. Anywhere along there where there are cliff lines there are huge rocks of all shapes laying between the cliff bases and the valley bottom (and in the middle of the woods and sitting in open fields). How in the world could it be hard to find rocks to climb on and how in the world could rocks somewhere else be "better?" Is it better in other places because hundreds of people packing mattresses on their backs have beaten down the undergrowth and other native plants so they can spend hours trying to get on top of a rock the hard way? Or is it "better" in other places because there are crowds of people humping big rocks? Sounds suspiciously pagan to me. Is there something about the quality of the world class RRG rock that makes it bad for bouldering but excellent for climbing on with ropes?

"You know what those white spots are on the rocks, huh Cleavis?"
"No, huh uh, Jeb. What is they?"
"Welp, I hear them hippies is goin' back in the woods and humpin' rocks."
"No!"
"Yep. My little cousin Jimbob done stumbled onto 'em while he was lookin' for Pawpaws. We had to take him to be re-Baptized after that he was so shook up."
"Let's go kill us some hippies, Jeb."
"Shotguns are already in the truck, Cleavis."

Post by **Wes** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:32 pm

Most of the boulders in the red are not nearly as solid as the walls they fell off of. They get weathered much quicker once they are away from the shelter of the capstone at the tops of the clifflines. Much of the best bouldering in the red is on cliff bands, or very near. The open woods boulders are usually pretty chossy, or at the least, covered in moss. There are good problems here and there, but there is no consentration of really good stuff like at rocktown or hp40. Really, you have to go to the other areas some before you can really see the difference.

And that "world class rrg rock" can be pretty damn chossy, esp. when the routes first go up.

Wes

Post by **hashplant5** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:34 pm

Wes- i stopped out at vedauwoo on the way out to the frontrange about 2 weeks ago and it was terrible, i ended up just freesoloing some spire and cheifin a couple, i noticed bolts on the way down

Post by **Wes** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:58 pm

hashplant5 wrote:Wes- i stopped out at vedauwoo on the way out to the frontrange about 2 weeks ago and it was terrible, i ended up just freesoloing some spire and cheifin a couple, i noticed bolts on the way down

You must not like crack and thin face bouldering then. Vedauwoo is everything J-tree is and so much more. With free camping. Might be a bit chilly there this time of year though.

Wes