Go Outside and Stay There

Thomas. Rock Climber. Nature Lover. Adventure Enthusiast. Wannabe Picture Taker.

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For those of you who don’t follow me on Instagram @tg_hammond, you should, I post a lot more content there. Also, this is Reuben. He doesn’t buy his gnar pre-shredded. He prefers to shred it himself.

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*stereotypical chalk cloud picture*

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The lovely Sophie Hall working on Sunny Rose, a V5 at LRC in Chattanooga, TN.

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Adam Moilanen taking the worst possible route up the 5.8 Bear Mountain Picnic at Foster Falls. I’ll finally get time to start posting again now that the semesters over and I can get out and shoot!

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Sky Gallagher ripping the start hold off of Redhouse (V7) at LRC in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This kid’s getting pretty good, everybody start watching out!

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I know this isn’t my normal kind of post, but I haven’t posted anything in a little while. So I thought I’d leave everybody with this lovely lady. Honestly, people are my favorite thing to photograph, and I think that’s why I like climbing photography so much. There’s so much emotion and passion to be captured. Anyways, when school slows down a bit I’ll be out climbing more to take some more pictures!

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Xzavier Thompson finishing out “Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen”, a V9 at Rocktown in Georgia. It’s funny how a hard climb can make an easy top-out seem impossible.

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It’s the best feeling when you find a bomber rest on a hard sport climb. This is Xzavier Thompson taking a nice sit right before the crux on “Naked Lunch” (5.12a) at the Red River Gorge.

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For a boulderer he sure can crush on some sport routes.. This is Sky Gallagher sticking the crux move on the 5.12a “Dogleg” at the Red River Gorge. Did I mention this is only his 3rd time sport climbing?

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First full day at The Red was a success! The rain has been a pain, but we’re managing to find some dry stuff. This is Xzavier Thompson on Naked Lunch (5.12a) at the Drive-By crag.

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An idiot (Joey Richardson) trying to climb ‘Inspired by an Idiot’ under the Idiot’s Roof at Rocktown in Georgia.

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Blue, V6

Rocktown, Georgia

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Adam Moilanen compressing the arete on Blue (V6) at Rocktown in Georgia. Does it count as spotting with a water bottle in your hand?

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Sky Gallagher making a few burns on Redhouse at LRC in Chattanooga. He describes the climb as being a V7 that is "softer than marshmallows." Photo by: Thomas Hammond

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Adam Moilanen wrestling with the knee-bar on the uber classic problem, Super Mario, at LRC in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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When the feature is on but not as good as you think - Poumaka tower, Ua Pou Island

video: Keith Ladzinski