You can’t beat the scenery, said Auburn rock climber Jarred Stacey. Apparently, life is at its best when you can hang off the side of a rock face named Terminator with the Lake Martin sunset for a backdrop and good friends spotting your climb.
Stacey, a salesman at Russell Marine’s River North Marina, and climbing partner Nick Metzger, a senior at Auburn University, found the Smith Mountain routes about a year ago when they were looking for a place to climb after work with a few friends from the university’s climbing gym. They heard about Smith Mountain from a friend and turned to a website at www.mountainproject.com to check out the specs on the routes.
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