The title pretty much sums it up. Last weekend I went rock climbing in the Red River Gorge near Lexington, Kentucky with Nina and Stephanie. This is the view as we pulled up to Torrent Falls Climbing Adventure . Behind the building were cliffs on which you could do the Via Ferrata . We signed up for a full day of rock climbing and rappelling with our own guide. Nina and Stephanie demonstrate how to properly check each other's gear. I sucked at climbing. No big surprise there. I am uncoordinated and unathletic. But, I still did it. At one point, our guide Rick (whose middle name is James) told me I was doing something awkwardly. I explained to him that awkward is my middle name. And then we tormented him for the rest of the day for being Rick James. It was so so cold! Our hands were numb, making it difficult to climb. Nina was a rock star and loved it. It was Steph's first time, and she was a bit apprehensive at first, having Googled "rock climbing deaths in the Red
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