I'm Kore (Its NateSlang for "Hard Core")

I admit it, I'm a pretty hard-core outdoors man. I own a tent. I used to own a Jeep. I've read "Into Thin Air" and "Walden." Heck, I subscribe to "Outside" magazine. I got a gift certificate to J&H Outdoor store for Christmas. I own a pair of Keen shoes. I've killed a three point buck. I think you get the point. Yeah, I'm kore.

Tomorrow I'm going rock climbing in the New River Gorge. People keep asking me to be their belayer. It's cause I'm kore. They say I have the gift of gravity. When they are hanging off that cliff they want me on the other end of that rope. It's cause I'm kore.

The way I see it, I'm a natural born rock climber. I was made for elevation. When I was in college I worked at Ball Homes. One day they asked me to climb a pretty tall ladder. I looked my boss straight in the eye and said, "Dude, I like my job but I will quit and go home before I climb that eight foot step ladder."

The way I see it, I'm a natural born belayer also. I wear size 38 pants. I can eat two Big Macs at one setting. I love biscuits and gravy. Yeah, I have the gift of gravity. And I'm kore.

Anchor.