4 days of Rock Climbing @ Horse Pens 40

[merock]

So back in the beginning of April John, Ralph, Rick and I took a roadtrip to the dirty souf. We spent 7 days climbing in a row. These images are takin at a place called Horsepens 40 in Alabama. Lots of history to this area and it is known to be one of the top 5 bouldering destinations in the US. The rock is sandstone, so there aren't really holds per say, more of texture and contact strength. These were the first four days of our trip:

1. Classic climb called Bum Boy. These features are very unique and specific to this area.



2. John attempting Skywalker



3. Ralph climbing Green Lantern



4. John on Man With the Slow Hand



5. Rick at the end of day one on Cuts Like a Knife (nice name for a climb huh?)



6. Me on Mulletino (photo by John)



7. John on Ghetto Superstar



8. One of the Yocals



9.John trying out Slider



10. Me with a Balero. I think Rick holds the record for 23 consecutive catches.(photo by Ralph)



11. Sequence of John on Great White



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14. Rick on Centerpede



15. We stayed in this trappers cabin because we didn't have tents and there was a real bad storm on the third night that we there. Luckly it didn't flood as we probably would have been swept away off the side of the mountain that we were on.



16. John on Boomslang



17. Rick on Red Arrow



18. Me on Redneck (photo by Ralph)



19.Rick on Redneck



20.John on Redneck


After four days here, our shoulders and hands hurt, so we decided to check out another area called Rocktown which was only about an hour and a half away. I'll post more images of the trip later. Hope you enjoy these.

[Detonate]

Excellent shots.

You guys are nuts with all that free climbing!

I did a free climb ONE time to setup a top rope.

I got to a point where I was going to have take weight off of my feet to reach the next hand hold towards the top of the climb. It was the type of move where you either hit it, or you fall.

Scared the crap out of me.

[rose]

Looks fun
Great shots too,
8 is a competitive little climber>?

[merock]

Originally Posted by rose

Looks fun
Great shots too,
8 is a competitive little climber>?

Way better then I'll ever be.....

[rose]

hehe...you look like you picked up a few things from the little fella.
you guys all looked like you knew your stuff.