Red River Gorge in November
3 days at the Red with Tucker.
The first day we got our butts kicked trad climbing, ending with my first rappel in the dark after starting some adventure-chimney route near dusk. The start was a small roof where you are hanging from 2 hand jams after scrambling up a little ways, pretty serious for 5.8 I thought.
By the third day we left the trad-rack in the car. (gasp)
All the climbers we met were friendly, the sandstone was solid and varied, and the woods had a welcoming deciduous forest softness to them.
what’s a trad-rack? Sounds important!
Great question Dad! A trad rack is a bunch of expensive jangly metal stuff you clip together on a loop, carry around in a large bag, and then take out and dinker around with at the appropriate time to look cool and impress the ladies.