tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81139226067102623972011-04-21T14:30:56.416-07:00RedPointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12256444143410487161noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113922606710262397.post-23729861290739425492007-09-12T20:32:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:57:59.699-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZWFeOdPFaZ8/Ruiwnx0fLRI/AAAAAAAAAAM/57RjebUu75k/s1600-h/l_linville_gorge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109527974686698770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZWFeOdPFaZ8/Ruiwnx0fLRI/AAAAAAAAAAM/57RjebUu75k/s320/l_linville_gorge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Will you be in the </span><a href="http://ncnatural.com/Resources/Adventure/Gorge/Linville-Gorge.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Linville Gorge Area</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> this weekend? Linville Gorge is known as the Grand Canyon of North Carolina and home to many climbers and hikers. </span><a href="http://www.backcountry.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Backcountry.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> is proud to sponsor the outdoor clean up that will be held this Saturday, September 15th.Head on over to the Table Rock Picnic Area at 9am with some tough boots and tools to help renovate the Amphitheater Approach all day.Then later on they will have dinner, a slideshow, raffle off the 'goods', and an Access Fund membership drive. Contact </span><a href="mailto:ron@foxmountainguides.com"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ron Funderburke</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> with questions.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.southeastclimbing.com/images/l_linville_gorge.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.southeastclimbing.com/images/l_linville_gorge.jpg"></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8113922606710262397-2372986129073942549?l=climbredpoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>RedPointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12256444143410487161noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113922606710262397.post-2118440403819109632007-08-19T17:45:00.000-07:002007-08-19T18:05:05.262-07:00<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">"I'm not strong enough to climb." What? Can you move yourself up a flight of stairs? Can you lift your hands above your head? Can you hold an object in your hand? If you said "No" to any of the previous questions, I beg forgiveness, wish you well, and accept your reasoning that you are not strong enough to climb. BUT...if you can do the things I asked, then your excuse is just nonsense and of course you can climb and absolutely you are strong enough.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">We are, or at least were, all climbers. Babies start climbing before they start walking. Toddlers pull themselves up on objects of all shapes and sizes that they get in their grasp. Pull with your arms....push with your legs. You've been doing it since not long after birth! And now you're not strong enough? Walking took practice. Bike riding takes practice. Driving...believe it or not...takes practice. Everything we do well took practice before we got good. Or before we got comfortable. Climbing, too, just takes a little practice. You are strong enough....so says that little toddler you once opened that mighty door for....go practice....get stronger.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8113922606710262397-211844040381910963?l=climbredpoint.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>RedPointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12256444143410487161noreply@blogger.com0