LINVILLE, NC Table Rock and the Linville Gorge offer some of the finest climbing and wilderness experiences available in the east. When Jeff & Chris Braund (a/k/a The Buttinski Brothers) planned their annual climbing trip, they decided to forego more exotic and distant destinations in order to explore this area more fully than in previous weekend trips. Armed with a week's break from work, a brief wish list and the requisite gear for an overnight climb, they launched themselves into the woods.

Geography: Refer to the Hotspots page on Table Rock and the Linville Gorge, in particular Wayne's excellent diagram of the Amphitheater.