Earlier this month the RRGCC   (Red River Gorge Climber's Coalition) and Petzl joined forces to organize what was one of the largest outdoor climbing events since Konstein.  Huh?

Yeah, that's right, I said it- Konstein.  Most of you will not remember the event where the American climber John Bachar wowed Europeans by soloing their projects...



Emily Harrington on No Redemption, 8a/8a+
photo by Pete McDermott




Said Belhaj: master of rock, purveyor of Funk
photo by Pete McDermott

Anyways, the Rocktoberfest featured some of the best North American and European climbers working together to crack the enigma of some of the long standing projects in the Red...and party. About 1200 people attended the event's main party, and from the looks of things it could only had been funner if Edu himself were there. 




This Kentuco-european dance party lasted longer and rocked harder than the Wiemar Republic
photo by Pete McDermott




Sean McColl on the FA of MILF Money, 8a+
photo by Pete McDermott


The event raised over $32,000 dollars towards the mortgage payment for the Murry-Pendergrass Preserve, a tract of land purchased by the RRGCC that contains about 40% of the climbing in the Red, with potential for more. 




Daniel Woods getting diggy down down on the infamous Dogleg, 7b.
photo by Pete McDermott



'Now I gets back the very next week/ only to learn the trick was turned like a Technique/ twelve hun'ed- last thing in the world that I wanted/ was my girl going out every night gettin blunted...'
photo by Pete McDermott

Special thanks to Pete McDermott for being so beautiful that the author dreams about him at night, a cowboy silhouette in the light of a Miggie's campfire.  And also for the pics.




The Compound: Miguel's Pizza as seen from the god like perch on the bumper of Pete's truck, god is that thing big. that's what all the girls say.
photo by Pete McDermott