tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261230932832123603.post900232754958518911..comments2023-04-20T06:05:20.124-07:00Comments on Climber's Guide to Old Rag Mountain, Virginia: PATC Wall AreaDrew Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06013965677534522281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261230932832123603.post-79953928170804361772015-09-02T19:44:58.381-07:002015-09-02T19:44:58.381-07:00Duck Walk is a masterpiece. I didn't fall on ...Duck Walk is a masterpiece. I didn't fall on it, but I took a very long time to lead it, thinking carefully about each of the several subtle cruxes. Topping out took absolutely everything I had. Thanks, Leslie and Ron. More than 25 years later, I still remember many of the moves.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410730859699014703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261230932832123603.post-75749577022243234912015-02-22T02:17:51.273-08:002015-02-22T02:17:51.273-08:00The original bolt on Duck Walk was in terrible con...The original bolt on Duck Walk was in terrible condition and may have warranted a PG-13 rating but other than that, it protects well with a standard rack. The bolt has been replaced, so this is now a very high quality and sadly overlooked PG route.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261230932832123603.post-21081702938575819292014-10-14T08:17:05.085-07:002014-10-14T08:17:05.085-07:00Hello. It was really fun finding this blog. Brings...Hello. It was really fun finding this blog. Brings back memories. I'm Leslie Newman (live in the Richmond Va area) and I did the first ascent of Duck Walk (and named it) back in the 80's. Ron Dawson was also part of the first ascent. I haven't been up the climb in years, but I vividly remember hand drilling that bolt with hammer and star drill while smearing on some small footing and partially hanging from a nut wedged in a small crack. It was a tough first ascent and for a time we didn't think it was going to go. I had to leave a large hex about halfway up the climb so I could rap off and come back for another go the following weekend. The moves to the left from the bolt were the hardest and took several falls before I could do it clean. Probably at my limits doing that climb back then, but it was a blast. I'm 55 now and haven't climbed hardly any since 2001. But some fantastic memories and good times. Thinking about getting back into climbing and was looking around the web at stuff and stumbled onto this blog. I've probably done most of these old climbs. Bushwhack crack, Strawberry fields. Some great routes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com