Living on the Edge: Rock climbing in Western North Carolina
Volume
28
/ Issue 8
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Nathalie DuPré
Rock climbers in WNC will have two new destinations this fall with the opening of the McKinney Gap Boulders in Burnsville and Chimney Rock Village Boulders in Chimney Rock. An established climbing spot at Rumbling Bald is also the subject of a new documen tary set to debut locally in spring.
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Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. transitions to a first-run theater
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The Carolina Climbers Coalition is helping to open two new areas later this year: the McKinney Gap Boulders in Burnsville and Chimney Rock Village Boulders in Chimney Rock. The new…News in brief: Disaster relief available for Fred victims
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"To add a shoe requirement, for no good reason, to a shirt requirement that had a ridiculous reason, made no logical sense whatsoever."Letter: Missing words from peace proclamation
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