Saturday will mark the 4th annual 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell, a 24 hour climbing competition started by some friends of mine a few years ago. Basically you climb for 24 hours straight, trying to do as many single pitch routes as possible without sleeping and taking as little breaks as possible. Its rad. Last year my partner and I did decent, we’ll see if the new partner and I can improve upon last year’s performance.
Like anything its important to get the lay of the land ahead of time, get comfortable, and connect with your surroundings. To that end I’m heading out this morning; I decided that the first three weeks back to Gtown have been rough and a week off was in order. It’s also a great opportunity for the Oklahoma boys to reunite, pour one out, and get a little crazy.
Not only does Horseshoe Canyon Ranch offer the beauty of backwoods Arkansas, the local flavor ain’t bad either. Spots like the Ozark Cafe still serve up a hearty $3 breakfast special, and you never know what you might find at a local yard sale.
So saddle up your climbin shoes, grab a few draws, and come join us at the Ranch!
That’s what these aspiring filmmakers are calling themselves, strange as it may be. Nonetheless, they were at the 24 Hours of Horseshoe climbing competition with some video cameras, generator, and work lights. Here’s a little trailer they’ve put up.
Well, the results from the 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell are in, as well as some awesome photos (courtesy of Lucas Marshall)! The new software Andy used was able to do some crazy things with the numbers off our scorecards; not only can you view a straight up ranking of winners, it shows average routes per hour, average points per route, etc.
White People Can’t Dance pulled off a top 10 finish, which I’m pretty psyched about considering that a) we are not professionals, and b) had not climbed at Horseshoe in years.
Many props go out to Big Andy, Lucas, Sonnie, BAG, Kristo, JT, and all the Oklahoma Boys who have spread ourselves around the country but managed to coalesce for one glorious weekend!
This coming weekend marks the 3rd Annual 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell! Originally conceived under the influence of significant libation as a personal challenge among a few Okies, 24HHH is a different kind of climbing competition. Competitors team up with a patner, line up at the starting line Saturday morning at 10 AM, and have until 10 AM on Sunday to complete as many routes as possible.
At this point, I know what you’re asking, and the answer is: yes. I’m flying out tomorrow to hang and climb with some of the boys prior to the comp, and come Saturday I will be teaming up with the magic Columbian (hopefully) to form Team White People Can’t Dance. We haven’t worked out a strategy, but I’m thinking something complex like: sleep = bad, GU = awesome.
This coming weekend marks the 
