So I had a choice to either climb at a local rock gym or go bouldering next to railroad tracks...the decision wasy easy...the railroad of course! While visiting one of my best friends in Pittsburg, her climbing friend suggest a local spot where he trains. We walked maybe 200 feet on the railroad track and then next to it was a 25ft wall of stone. I can best describe it as one of those walls they set up to mitigate the noise levels of traffic or in this case an oncoming train. When I asked how he found the place, he stated that a climbing buddy of his had been riding his bike around town and saw it as a fun thing to climb. He spent a few weekends cutting away all the weeds and overgrowth surrounding the wall. Then made it into a secret spot for him and his friends to use as practice near their homes. They were only stopped a few times by police questioning what they were doing on the tracks....oh and they mentioned something about government property. Oh wellz...
While we were there, only one train passed by us and the conducter tooted his horn and waved. The climb was pretty technically difficult due to the few and far apart holds in the wall as well has minimal grooves to put your feet on. By the end of the climb, all our fingers were raw from crimping.
I guess this experience goes to show that you can literally climb ANYTHING.
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