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Hello everyone,
There
was a decent response from people wanting to go on this trip. I spoke
with Katie today and she says if you want to go to attend this week’s
meeting to sign up. It is too late to get it sponsored by the club so
we will have to pay for gas, but other than that everything is free as nature
intended. Gas shouldn’t be much at all.
This
will be a car camping trip, you can bring all the fresh water you want. I
have a raggedy old tent that sleeps 6 but we will need another one. Bring
clothes you don’t mind ruining in the cave. A headlamp is not a
must but you will benefit from it. Also, bring a powerful
flashlight. The walls of this cave reflect almost zero light so it stays
very dark. There are plenty of places to climb where we are going.
The difficulty ranges from 2-5.10 on the YDS, or in layman’s terms:
insanely easy to high difficulty. If anyone is an experienced climber we
should hit this up. There are also more trails on top of Pigeon Mountain
than I can think of, but we’ll figure that out when we get
there. Also, since it has been raining all year I’m sure the
falls are beautiful.
Here is a link to a documented trip: http://www.southeastclimbing.com/trip_reports/tr_ga_11-6-99_rocktown.htm
It is older but I don’t think the rocks have changed much since
then.
Here is other general information regarding the area: http://www.parkmaps.com/USA/Georgia/State/Crockford_Pigeon_Mt-ga/detailspage.htm
Itinerary:
Friday: Leave Knoxville whenever you can.
I will leave earlier to get a good camping spot, they will probably all be open
but I’m territorial like that.
Saturday: Rock Climbing and Hiking, Waterfall sightseeing
Sunday: Caving and a trip to the Shinbone Rd. Rifle
Range (optional), Depart to Chattanooga at approximately 4 pm.
Chattanooga: Dinner at Asia Buffett, 1.50 long necks and all you can eat
sushi and steak for 9$. Arrive in Knoxville at approximately 7 pm.
Those of you that contacted me, please
go to meeting this Wednesday to sign up if you are interested. I will
be in attendance to answer any questions and to recruit more souls. The
mountain opens up for hunting on the 20th and will be closed
throughout most of the year so this is our window. Compared to the
Cumberland Gap trip, this will be at least 5X as awesome.
See you then,
Isaac Bosley 615.519.0853