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Outdoor Rock Climbing Weekend
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October 16-18th
This is Team Green’s last big Climbing Weekend of the year. So far we’ve been to Red River Gorge, Kings Bluff, and Foster Falls. This is our first year heading to East Tennessee along the Obed River. It’s known for being one of the best climbing areas in Tennessee, especially for intermediate climbers (5.9 routes and up).
We’ll camp at one of two locations. Our first option is a back woods camp area about a mile in. Along the way are numerous rock walls and bouldering sites. In fact, at the campground are several boulders, so you can literally climb sun up to sun down without worrying about getting back to camp before dark.
Our second option is at Del & Marte’s. Del, Marte, and their family, have opened their property to the climbing community, carving out camp sites just off their long driveway. Del and Marte live “Off the Grid,” meaning that all of their power, food, and water come directly from their land, not through government infrastructure or commercial production. They have build two house on their property using materials from that property, equipped with rain water harvesting, solar energy, composting toilets, and wood burning stoves. For the climbing community they have also built outhouses, fire rings, a pavilion, rope swings, and a “hill-billy hot tub” (an elevated feeding trough heated by a small wood fire underneath)! Less than a half mile away is a wonderful swimming hole and hiking trails.
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PLEASE know that I’m in for this trip! Can’t wait to register. Had a great climbing experience this past weekend at Foster Falls. THANK YOU, Adam and everyone at Becknology – it was a full day of climbing and good conversation! -nerissa
For those of you who attended the Foster Falls trip, the climbing at Obed is similar.
There are a few easier routes here that we are hoping to get on. Here is our tentative tick-list for this trip.
Coco Puffs 5.7
Comic Relief 5.8
Shadowhawk 5.9
Super Ego 5.9
It 5.10a
Pet Semetary 5.11a
Thinner 5.7 (trad)
Christine 5.10
Final Curtain 5.8 (trad)
Cheap Seats 5.10a
Best Seat In The House 5.9+
Alpine Dihedral 5.8+ (trad)
Acquiessence 5.11b
Don’t be scared of the high numbers. But don’t let the 5.8s fool you either! For those of you who have been on past trips, you know that weather, popularity, and location can often dictate which routes we climb. Nevertheless, this will undoubtedly be a fun and adventurous three days!
-Adam