Hundreds of climbers and outdoor types descended upon the campus of SUNY New Paltz this past weekend for a different type of class. The annual Reel Rock Tour, now in it's 7th year was showing it's four films and the excitement couldn't have been higher. This years films were: The Dura Dura, The Sharks Fin, Wide Boyz,
For many, rock climbing is about going high. For some, a single-pitch trad or sport route is plenty of vertical gain to please their soul, but for those who crave more, there is multi-pitch and even big wall climbing. From the sheer vertical faces of Yosemite Valley to the Great Trango Tower in Pakistan, big walls exist far and wide to challenge those brave enough to venture into these far reaches of the vertical world.