Contest Post – Road Tripper’s Dilemma

It’s been some time in the making, but I’m happy to announce a new monthly contest here on the Splitter Choss. Each month, there will be a featured post with a series of questions that you can comment on to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win some sweet gear. The contests will start on the first of the month, and close on the last day.

We are kicking things off in style with two, $200 gift certificates to Sterling Rope, so this time around there will be two winners.

And this month’s topic: the Road Tripper’s Dilemma. A recent thread on MountainProject, where folks could go on and trash talk their least favorite climbing areas (pretty lighthearted and funny actually!), got me thinking about climbing road trips. What I’m curious about is:

What do you look for in a climbing trip? Are you wanting to experience new places? Climb lots of routes? Project a couple classics that you’ve heard/read about?

If you are used to a certain style, does that translate to your road trip? If steep sport routes are your thing, can you have fun at places like Josh or Smith, where you might be wondering where someone hid all the “real” holds? Do you stay in the comfort zone, or use road trips to go outside the box?

Leave a comment, win some gear. This month’s prizes are generously brought to you by Sterling Rope. Be sure to click their ad below and check out their sweet ropes! (The Ion2 happens to be my all time favorite rope, so I might be a little biased.) Good luck!

One entry per person. Winners will be picked by random drawing. Folks affiliated with Splitter Choss aren’t allowed to enter, more fine print, blah, blah, blah.