Up yonder mountain

I've spent the past three days tramping through Georgia. This post is not just another set of pictures from one of my rock climbing trips, it was my first time guiding a rock climbing trip! I went to Yonah mountain in northern Georgia. The grommits in the pictures are high school freshmen from my church's youth group. You're probably thinking "Ok, that's random Mark," and I would have to agree with you to a certain extent. Basically my dad is involved in planning trips for the youth, and he wanted to do a camping/rock climbing trip, so I got to lead the climbing portion. For my part, I taught the groms how to rock climb up on the mountain, and how to slackline down at camp. It was by far my favorite climbing trip to date, and I didn't even climb a single route. Enjoy

This is Sam, my protégé. This trip was his first encounter with slacklining and he's already trying to cross a creek! serious cajones!

Did I fall a lot? yes, Did I fall in this pic? no, Did I reach the other side? barely, but only by holding the top border of this pic

loading up the Sherpas for the 2000ft ascent straight up

I carried my fare share of gear too

rappelling down after setting the anchors

I spent most of the afternoon belaying

apparently I forgot to flex (haha) sorry ladies:)