One of my favorite photos from the trip. Photo credit: Frank Wu.

CB.  Photo Credit: Elliot Warden.

On this solo adventure (well, solo except for the inclusion of my chihuahua, CB, during the US portion) I explored the following destinations:

Utah

• Joes Valley
• Triassic
• American Fork
• Maple
• Big Cottonwood
• Little Cottonwood

Wyoming

• Wild Iris
• Grand Tetons (this stop was for volunteer work, not climbing)

Colorado

• Rifle

Kentucky

• Red River Gorge (trip beta)

North Carolina

• Boone (trip beta)
• Rumbling Bald (trip beta)

Tennessee

• Little Rock City (trip beta)

Georgia

• Rock Town (trip beta)

Alabama

• Horse Pens 40 (trip beta)

Arkansas

• Horse Shoe Canyon Ranch (trip beta)

Texas

• Hueco Tanks (trip beta, classic problems)

New Mexico

• White Sands National Park

California

• Joshua Tree
• Bishop (trip beta, classic problems)

France

• Lyon
• Fontainebleau (trip beta)
• Paris

England

• Leeds (trip beta)
• London

The Fontainebleau Forest.

My top three favorite spots out of the trip were:

1. Fontainebleau, France – This was hands-down my favorite destination.  Everything about this place was ideal: quantity and quality of rock, ability to meet someone from a new culture daily, cheap and delicious wine, hour proximity from Paris, etc. =)
2. Bishop, California - mmmmm…. Buttermilks!
3. Chattanooga Area – Chattanooga allows easy access to Little Rock City, RockTown, and HorsePens40, each place providing a unique climbing experience.

If you are planning a trip to visit any of these areas and need additional beta, please feel free to reach out to me.  Or, if you have additional information excluded from these posts, please comment and / or email.