My backpacking, caving, climbing, hiking, travel page. http://www.adventurechick.net © 2008 Karen Strouhal karen@adventurechick.net Sun, 19 October 2008 15:12:00 Sun, 19 October 2008 15:12:00 http://www.adventurechick.net/climbing/via-ferrata-wv-092808/index.php The Nelson Rocks Preserve in Northeastern West Virginia is only one of a handful of Via Ferrata's in North America. The route consists of iron rungs to climb, all the while you are attached to a fixed cable. The route takes about 3 hours. This was my second time on this via ferrata route and it still holds the same thrill. © 2008 Karen Strouhal karen@adventurechick.net Sun, 19 October 2008 15:12:00 Sun, 19 October 2008 15:12:00 http://www.adventurechick.net/CAVES/hamilton-092708/index.php After work on Friday I drove to my friends house where we piled into my Jeep, then we headed for West Virginia. We met up at a campground where our other caving friends were. Saturday morning, rain and all, we caved in 3 caves. Afterwards, a bit tired and hungry, we headed back to the campground for a shower and some grub. The rain had stopped so we were able to make a campfire, which made for a perfect ending to the day. © 2008 Karen Strouhal karen@adventurechick.net Sun, 5 October 2008 21:12:00 Sun, 5 October 2008 21:12:00 http://www.adventurechick.net/CAVES/kee-092708/index.php Kee Cave is considered a fairly popular cave with about 2,000 fett of surveyed passage. The cave has 2 entrances, both of which are dry crawls that open to high narrow canyons. There was some climbing involved in this cave. © 2008 Karen Strouhal karen@adventurechick.net Sun, 5 October 2008 21:12:00 Sun, 5 October 2008 21:12:00 http://www.adventurechick.net/CAVES/new-trout-092708/index.php With over 2 miles of surveyed passage, New Trout Cave is one of the larger caves in Pendleton County. © 2008 Karen Strouhal karen@adventurechick.net Sun, 5 October 2008 21:12:00 Sun, 5 October 2008 21:12:00