I am setting up to rap off of Ralph and Bob's on a hot Kentucky evening. Photo: Ian Lewis

A striking line at Long wall at RRG. Route to first set of anchors is an absolute blast. The 10a section is past that, but fairly short. First set of achors was missing a bolt.

This is a photo of the little bit past the first anchor on Rock wars. The second anchors are just past the ledge.

My climbing partner took this picture of me following him up Rock Wars at Red River Gorge. Beautiful sandstone!

Christian said this climb was hard for 10a, probably because it is dirty. This climb takes wide gear at the bottom and the top. Pulling the roof looked like the pump crux. Beautiful line, needs to be climbed more.

Finger tip layback for about 60 feet or so and then hand size to the anchors. One of the best lines in the Red.

Matt Hauser onsights Rock Wars. Here he is laying it back and smearing between placing aliens.

"Matt, you need to place a piece!" Calmly, Matt says, "The crack is too wide, I think I'll just clip the anchors." Fun layback at the bottom, with steep hands at the top. Christian took this photo while I was belaying.

Christian aka "Tyrome Biggims" is walking up Autumn with style. Placing 3 cams where as Matt placed zero.

Rock Wars is the best crack that I have ever been on. The rock looks like Indian Creek combine with the New. Incredibly beautiful rock. Christian made this climb look so easy. He just flowed up the rock.

chad working his way up rock wars, december 2004. super classic rrg line. photo by mcernie.

Rock Wars is the best 10a trad route at Red River Gorge in my opinion. Talk about perfect fingers in a dihedral. Great protection too.

Steve-O sticks with it and demonstrates faith in microcams.

This photo was shot in a downpour but you'd never know it because the overhanging rock above us acted as an umbrella.

The aiders were brought up because he had hoped to aid the large roof above Autumn over to the ledge on the right, downclimb some and rap off the Rock Wars anchors. Never happened because the second thought it would be suicide, so that project has been postponed indefinately and probably for good reason. I just liked the colorful rack!

Thomas McConnel flashing the exquisit Rock Wars (10a), Long Wall, Red River Gorge, Kentucky

Thomas McConnel flashing the exquisit Rock Wars (10a), Long Wall, Red River Gorge, Kentucky

Me on Rock Wars in Kentucky. The crux is the whole climb! My first 10a crack climb and have done many more since. Though this one has to be the best one yet! Photo taken by Hoppinbig

This is me leading Autum this summer at Long Wall. Amazing climb but lots of flies on the 1st ledge.

This is me leading Autum this summer at Long Wall. Amazing climb but lots of flies on the 1st ledge. Notice that i left my spare gear right before the crux.

Got to put my microcams to good use on the first pitch. The second pitch although rated harder than the first seemed easier to me. The 2nd is short, but has a commiting move to get over to the anchors. This was a great climb to break into the 5.10 trad range. A beatiful section of wall and a must do - or must aspire to - climb!

Jason Burton took this photo of me while we were running solo laps on the last pitch of BC. I've climbed this route 30+ times.

This route was top roped a week prior to the FFA. We called it Backyard Bar-B-Q. Dave Chenault jumped on it on lead after a quick preview on rappel and sent it first try. It felt 5.10 but we called it 5.9+ in the finest old school tradition. This route has some very intense exposure for RRG.

Once again I was inspired by a pic I saw on rc, first time I saw a pic of this route I swore that I would do it. On day 2 of our trip to the Red I dragged everyone to Long Wall... when we came around the corner to this climb everyone understood why were were there. This has to be one of the best cracks I have ever had the pleasure of climbing (this route is actually vertical - looks slabby in the pic for some reason).

Working the first part of Rock Wars. It was a fun Climb.