EXPLORE KENTUCKY X KYFORKY

We’re proud to announce we have teamed up with Kentucky For Kentucky to bring our collection of goods to their awesome platform!

Together our goal is to promote Kentucky's rich outdoor legacy and get more people outside. A percentage of the sale of this collection will go to the development of #ExploreKentucky's outdoor equity fund, which will support projects that promote positive health outcomes, inclusivity, diversity, and leadership in Kentucky’s outdoors with focus on Black, brown, immigrant, and refugee populations.

Hike, Paddle, ClimbEKI StaffDecember 6, 2020 Comment

Stream Gone Tomorrow - The Story of Kentucky Ice Climbing Film

Like a Megazord ( Power Rangers reference) they linked up to push ice climbing in Kentucky (a state not synonymous with the sport) to the forefront with the documentary, Gone Tomorrow - The story of Kentucky Ice Climbing. The film was produced and shot by Mike over a period of three years, thus far it has been screened and accepted to several festivals including:

ClimbEKI StaffDecember 4, 2020red river gorgeComment

It’s Only Going Up From Here: Climbing gym opens in Bowling Green

In August of 2016 the Vertical Excape Facebook page made a very cryptic post many months after announcing the plans for a Bowling Green location. It was an unremarkable photo of a warehouse. There was no caption, no context, just the structure. To most it didn’t mean anything, but to the underground climbing community of Bowling Green, it was huge. The two-tone, metal building attached to an existing fitness center would be home to Bowling Green’s first climbing gym.

Breaks Interstate Park Re-bolting Initiative

From December 6 -January 1 we’re donating $500 from the the sales of our EKI Boot and EKI No.3 Decals to help match a grant from the Access Fund to the Southwest Virginia Climbers Coalition to re-bolt several routes with modern hardware at our partner organization Breaks Interstate Park.

A Shared Oasis: World-class rock climbing debuts at The Breaks Interstate Park

I took what I’d call a reconnaissance trip to The Breaks in 2012. I wanted to look at it with my new climber’s perspective, and I was thrilled with what I found. Several sport routes had already been developed. Assuming (generally a bad idea) that climbing was permitted, I got a crew of Lexington climbers together to explore the new territory. That’s when I met Austin Bradley.

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