The Albino Bowler heads to Starr Mountain
April 16, 2009 Category: Albino Bowler 1 Comment »
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Over the long Easter weekend, fellow thealbinobowler.com contributor Zac Mckinney and I decided to drive down to Starr Mountain to do some rock climbing. Starr Mountain, which is just outside of Etowah, Tennessee, is home to some AWESOME climbs and is also just a beautiful place to hang out… always makes for an enjoyable day. The cliffs themselves are very exposed, so while the start of the climb may just be 60 feet or so below you, the Hiwasee river valley is directly behind you making it feel like you’re hundreds of feet up. That takes a little getting used to, but luckily you’ve got a 5.6 climb (read: very easy) called “Pleasing to the Touch” to get warmed up on. It feels epically huge while you’re on it, but the generously placed monster holds will have you feeling right at home in no time. |
| After a little warm up session; me, Zac, and the Albino Bowler decided to focus our attention on a climb we had been eye-balling last time we were there called “Men Without Hats”. This particular climb is rated a 5.10 b/c (read: amateurs need not apply) and is the perfect crack climb. The fun / tricky part about the climb is that the rock bulges out you about half way up and makes for some interesting lay backs. Good stuff! All in all it was a great day, save for a sun burnt head… that’ll happen though. |
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Oh yeah… I almost forgot. I had been telling Zac for about a week or so about my trials and tribulations with a new ping pong table my wife and I had purchased. It’s not so much that there is something wrong with the table… but that my wife keeps beating me! Zac decided he wanted to challange her and proved to be a worthy opponent; he beat her two games to one. I guess I’m just not that good at ping pong. 
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April 16th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Thanks for sharing … love the Hiwasee River, we had a very enjoyable “funyak” trip down it once.
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