Last night my posse and I headed out on an adventure where no man has gone before – to scale Mount “Cleveland Rock Gym.”   Over 25 friends showed up to join me in me in our thrill-seeking quest. After signing away our souls (you wouldn’t believe how long their liability waiver was), we were handed a harness and shoes.

Naturally, the first thing I thought about when putting on my gear was “oh my gosh! – this would make for a great facebook profile picture!” Kids and technology these days….oy! Sadly, in my rock-climbing gear, I looked nothing like Sylvester Stallone from “Cliff Hanger.” To my horror, I looked more like Elijah Wood in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. So much for a new facebook profile picture. :-(

That being said, rock climbing is absolutely exhausting! When I woke up this morning, there were muscles sore that I never knew existed. What the heck is a trapezius muscle anyways?! 600 milligrams of advil later, and I finally had the strength necessary to blog about this life-threatening experience.

The Cleveland Rock Gym is misnamed. Kind of like the name “foul pole” on a baseball field. Perhaps a more fitting name would be “The Cleveland Airport Hanger of Death Where You Climb Stuff” , or “CAHDWYCS” for short. It has about 15 walls, with two of them that I am capable of actually scaling. The gym is located on St. Claire and run by high-schoolers who are more athletically competent than I will ever be. That being said, this is a must see cleveland attraction, with an incredibly warm and welcoming staff.  All I asked is that they didn’t drop me on my head, but they were also informative and friendly. For more information about the Rock Gym, check out their website at http://www.clevelandrockgym.com/.

The next event I’m hosting is a bonfire beach party at my Grandmother’s beach-front property on Saturday night from 8-11 p.m. The address is 31 Minnewawa, Timberlake OH. Come check it out!

-Adam Yasinow