0 I don’t remember the first time I tied a figure eight and roped up to tackle the vertical world. I don’t remember my first multipitch route. I don’t remember the first time I picked up a trad rack to lead a clean line but I will remember my first Grade III climb because on Groover at Laurel Knob I matriculated from being a mini-epic’er to a full grown epic’ist. 2009-06-09T19:25:31-06:00 302 onthesharpend.comrock climbingepic 2009-06-09T19:25:31-06:00 http://www.onthesharpend.com/2009/06/09/my-first-grade-iii-climb-groover-at-laurel-knob-in-north-carolina/ 27