Day 1

A week up packing and preparation was finally completed as Alex and I pulled out from the farm in his 98 Nissan Altima. Family farewells and last glimpses of home disappeared in the dust cloud our tires threw up after improperly digesting my windy dirt driveway. What a free feeling it was to finally be on our way to somewhere.
We decided to spend Memorial Day weekend in the West Virginia's "wild and wonderful" New River Gorge to climb some East Coast crags; but not before our first hiccup, a speeding citation from Officer Burden. The irony. We left this sour taste behind us along with the poor Pennsylvania road system.
After a four hour drive, we arrived at the New River Gorge where we browsed a bit at the visitor's center and the Bridge Buttress before finally gearing up to climb at the Junkyard. We top-roped Who Cares? (5.7) to warm up then onsighted a classic 5.9 offwidth crack named V-slot, pictured.
It was a great opening day to the trip which ended at Roger's Rocky Top Retreat near the Kaymoor climbing area. The climbing scenesters were out in full force in their expensive yet earthy ensembles. I'm posting this blog from inside our tent (the biggest one in the whole campsite) with a wireless signal from who knows where. Hopefully things continue to be this prosperous!