2. 2008

Red River Gorge, KY

A week spent in the Red River Gorge yields too many climbing pictures to count. Don't miss the extra pages!
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Kelsey reaches the last section of crack to climb on this 5.9.
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Kelsey reaches the last section of crack to climb on this 5.9.

KentuckyRed River GorgeRock ClimbingKelsey Gray2008

  • Tracy watches from below as Kelsey exercises a few tricks to pull through some crux moves on this 5.10b.
  • Kelsey makes a clip on the blunt arete of this 5.10b.
  • Beautiful fall foliage surrounds Kelsey as he nears the anchor on a 5.10b.
  • Tracy creeps higher on a delicately thin 5.10b.
  • The woods fall away behind Tracy as she slips delicately through the thin moves of this 5.10b.
  • Red River Gorge sandstone creates some beautiful textures and shapes on the walls around us.
  • Small pebbles and flecks of rock are solidly embedded in the rough sandstone of the Red River Gorge.
  • Autumn colors decorate the trees around us fantastically.
  • Kelsey reaches the last section of crack to climb on this 5.9.
  • To finish the day off, we decided to climb <i>Twinkie</i>, a 5.12a reputed to be the steepest 5.12 in the Red. It's overhung some enormous unmeasurable angle and is very intimidating. We took a while deciding who went first. Here, Kelsey follows my lead, moving into the tiring overhang after a very thin start.
  • Kelsey takes to the air on a fall from <i>Twinkie 5.12a</i>.
  • The light was low under the giant roof, but as the rain started falling heavily outside our quiet protected shelter, Kelsey climbed onwards.
  • A blurry Kelsey drops downwards on another fall from <i>Twinkie 512a</i>.
  • Finally the shirt comes off as Kelsey gets warm despite the rainy weather in the gorge this day. The massive overhang keeps him dry on <i>Twinkie 5.12a</i>.
  • Kelsey crawls as far as he can onto a huge ledge for a bit of a rest on <i>Twinkie 5.12a</i>.
  • A ledge takes Kelsey entire forearm, giving him a solid stance to clip from on <i>Twinkie 5.12a</i>.
  • Finally at the anchor of <i>Twinkie 5.12a</i>, Kelsey takes a glance back down at his belayer.
  • Thinning fall foliage obscures the cloudy sky as Kelsey prepares to rappel from <i>Twinkie 5.12a</i>.
  • Another day starts out in the early afternoon with some lower temperatures. Here's Kelsey eying his route, shot through a chimney.
  • Lacking a great vantage point, I shot through the branches of nearby trees as Kelsey climbed this route.
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