Enchanted Rock Climbing – A Granite Playground in Texas

Everything’s bigger in Texas, and the huge granite dome of Enchanted Rock is no exception! In fact, it is one of the largest pink granite batholiths in the country at over 640 acres. Climbers flock to “E-Rock,” as the locals call it, for a variety of climbing...
The Granite Gripper climbing competition at Enchanted Rock

The Granite Gripper climbing competition at Enchanted Rock

The nut blew and it was like watching something in slow motion as the climber came to stop next to me and then slid down the 5.3 Smorgasborg route to my left. The belay anchor came tight against my harness, a factor 2 fall and we weren’t even multipitch climbing. Well...
The Many Styles of Camping

The Many Styles of Camping

  There are many ways to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. From adventure explorers to the weekend casual walk around the blockers, it seems if you want to get out, you can find something you enjoy. The same is true for camping. Whether you want to get out...
Five Tips for Getting Into Climbing

Five Tips for Getting Into Climbing

“I want to learn how to climb!” “That’s so great that you climb, I wish I could too.” “I want to come climbing with you sometime.” All of these are things I’ve heard when talking about climbing. Climbing is picking up popularity these days. More and more people are...