Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:56 am
Supposedly there is an estimated 3,000 miles of cliffline in eastern Kentucky. I wonder how many miles of that contain quality climbable rock and have been developed.
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:24 am
Not enough!
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:41 pm
8)Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:53 pm
The Red is part of a geological feature called "The Cliffs" that runs from above Morehead down into Tennessee. There is high quality rock all down through there.
Check Bee Rock down in the Dan'l Boone as well as Blue Heron for developed areas that see almost no traffic. Go to topozone, find Bee Rock, then track the Rockcastle up or down and look at the cliffs. Some appear to be around 300 feet tall or taller. I'm getting really psyched on the idea of bushwacking and adventure climbing down through there. My only warning is that the ticks are horrible in the DB so coat your shoes, socks, and legs or pantlegs with Off or other deet product or risk Lyme disease. I forgot one time when hiking down by Dog Slaughter Falls (some neat opportunities to climb some little stuff over water) and my waist line was loaded with seed ticks (oh the misery).
Hey Rick, is it possible to top out somewhere along Roadside and then hike over and rap into Muir? That would be AWESOME... well, as long as it was possible to go back.
Check Bee Rock down in the Dan'l Boone as well as Blue Heron for developed areas that see almost no traffic. Go to topozone, find Bee Rock, then track the Rockcastle up or down and look at the cliffs. Some appear to be around 300 feet tall or taller. I'm getting really psyched on the idea of bushwacking and adventure climbing down through there. My only warning is that the ticks are horrible in the DB so coat your shoes, socks, and legs or pantlegs with Off or other deet product or risk Lyme disease. I forgot one time when hiking down by Dog Slaughter Falls (some neat opportunities to climb some little stuff over water) and my waist line was loaded with seed ticks (oh the misery).
Hey Rick, is it possible to top out somewhere along Roadside and then hike over and rap into Muir? That would be AWESOME... well, as long as it was possible to go back.
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:25 pm
The Bee rock area is not so hot. I grew up around there and have walked much of the rock in the rockastle gorge. It's consistently chossier than anything in the red. There are a few good buttresses with routes and more potential, but it's no gold mine. Nothing even close to 300' PM me if you want more details.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:04 am
i have walked alot of rock north of the red and found that about 10-15 full days of hiking might produce one good crag. while, there is a butt load of rock around here most of it sucks ass, that 16th day makes every minute of it worth it though!
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:47 pm
Scott Hammon
James
Jake
and the number one! JOE HAINES for real.
James
Jake
and the number one! JOE HAINES for real.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:24 pm
Yeah, but what about the women of the Red?
Don't they count for anything?
Kathy Brown - impressive stuff.
Shannon - bolting, later sending with total grace.
Kendra - my kid - hummm - only a few more years...
Don't they count for anything?
Kathy Brown - impressive stuff.
Shannon - bolting, later sending with total grace.
Kendra - my kid - hummm - only a few more years...
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:07 pm
who's Kathy Brown?
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:21 pm
I think he meant to type Katie...lost in translation 