ANOTHER???? DEEP WATER FREE SOLOING TRIP!

OVERVIEW

We know you’ve all been waiting on the edge of your seats for ANOTHER deep water free soloing trip to drop. If you haven’t made it off the waitlist for a DWS trip yet, here’s your chance!

What is deep water free soloing you ask?

Well…

Have you ever wanted to try free soloing without putting your life in imminent danger??? Do you like swimmin, climbin, chillin, and jumpin off rocks?? May we present to you: Deep Water Soloing. Basically, the climbs are right next to 10+ feet deep water that will catch you when you’re done climbing or if you happen to fall on your way up. You only fall or jump into the water from as far as you climb up – so you only have to climb as high as you’re comfortable!

We will be climbing at Summersville Lake, a sanctuary for deep water soloing! It’s a super cool lake with a range of climbing levels & styles (routes ranging from 5.6-5.12). We’ll be taking a raft around the lake and visiting different spots to climb throughout the day, on top of swimming, sunbathing, and snacking.

You should feel at least a little comfortable climbing for this trip, but if this is your first time climbing outside, that’s okay! Just understand that because we have the extra element of falling into the water, we prefer some beginner bouldering experience for this trip (Slaughter is okay!). If you can comfortably climb in the V2-V3 range, you’re set!

You MUST, however, feel confident in your swimming and resurfacing abilities after falling so that we can all feel safe & comfortable. We will be jumping from high distances and falling in deep water, as well as swimming the distance back to the raft. Good swimming ability is a must! Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Anusha – 571 455 0721
Dhruv – 508 333 1885

The plan
7:00 AM – Meet at the corner of Echols and get going
10:30 AM – Reach Summersville Lake, inflate raft
11:00 AM – Get on the water!
5:30 PM (ish) – Get off the water and get ready to head back, (maybe stop for dinner if people wish)
10 PM (at the latest hopefully) – Arrive back in Cville! We’ll drop you off

We will bring
– Dry bags to put our stuff in
– Raft & pump
– PFDs
– First aid kit

You bring
– Clothes you can comfortably swim/climb in! (probably a bathing suit)
– OLD climbing shoes/sneakers to climb in (the water will ruin climbing shoes – NO ODC climbing shoes!!) Orrr you can climb barefoot! This is what I will be doing
– A dry change of clothes
– Towel
– Sunscreen
– Snacks & a lunch
– Money in case we stop for food along the way
– Bonus: water resistant layer to keep on the raft in case it gets chilly

*Driver with a large car needed! You will get priority off the waitlist and reimbursed for gas + a 50% tip.
**We will try to prioritize new members/people who haven’t gone before, but for safety reasons, we also will be using our discretion when approving people on the trip based on swimming/baseline climbing ability!