Craggin’ Classic

Tara and I spent last weekend enjoying the perfect autumn weather camping and climbing at the New River Gorge, and hanging out at the Craggin’ Classic. While my hands were busy during the day clinging to rocks, I managed to snap a few shots in the morning and evening.

Craggin’ Classic at NRG

Here’s a small highlight real of the event…

Hosted by The American Alpine Club, and sponsored by a whole host of supporters: Outdoor Research, Salewa, C.A.M.P., Five Ten, Cliff Bar, Tenaya, Misty Mountain, La Sportiva Evolv, NRAC, Vertical Medicine Resources, Waterstonia, Mountain Hardwear, Appalachian Climbing School, Seneca Rocks Climbing School…to name a few

Saturday Morning at the AAC New River Gorge Campground, right before the clinics began.

Saturday evening, after an epic dinner, came the games! The table climb was awesome…it quite the feat of flexibility and strength.

Matt Carpenter cruises through head first, only to be thwarted at the end of the challenge. The feet first ending knocked out all of the male competitors but one.

The dyno comp was pretty awesome!  There were so many good competitors…

There was a dance party after the comp, but I ended up going to bed before that kicked off. After a full day of climbing, tasty dinner, great local beer, and competitive games (I got a 1 min 53 second time on the cobra challenge, and hurdled over a dog in the process), I was off to bed.