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Re: [IPissonurproj] Climbing Accident Manchester Bridge: Richmond, VA 4/28/12:
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ricclimbr
May 9, 2012, 7:24 PM
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There are many reasons to climb at the Manchester Wall area: 1) Convenience--there is no real "rock" to be found if you live anywhere east of Richmond and the nearest area is in Charlottesville, an hour west of Richmond. 2) It's better than the local climbing gyms. 3) If you want to practice trad climbing, pillars 1-12 offer trad routes. [Note: James River water levels usually prevent easy access to Pillars 4-12.] And 4) Ratings range from 5.4 to 5.11d, so there's something for just about everyone. As far as route descriptions/guide books go, Mr. Michael Greeby is a "liberator". He stole word for word the route descriptions of two local climbers and authors of the only true guide to the area. Greeby's "MO" is to travel to climbing areas around the US, spend one day at said area and then within weeks a "guidebook" appears on the internet. The copyright infringement by Mr. Greeby makes him as welcomed to the Manchester climbing area as a bleeding hemorrhoid
(This post was edited by ricclimbr on May 9, 2012, 8:10 PM)
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