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UC Outdoors: Rock Climbing In The Upper Cumberland

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This week on Upper Cumberland Outdoors... Host Brad Halfacre meets with Ray Cutcher, rock climbing expert in the Upper Cumberland, and Ethan Hillis, President of the Rock Climbing Club at Tennessee Tech. They look at some of the basic gear a person needs if they're interested in rock climbing, are there certain types of bluff faces or rock you want to climb and how you can find them, and Ray and Ethan talk about what got their love for the outdoors.

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29 Sep 2023 English United States Wilderness · Leisure

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