pisgah peoples, **PLEASE REFER TO THE PISGAH CLUB EMAIL (sent 3/25) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** Another club megatrip?? PISGAH!!! This is NOT an actual PISGAH adventure. This is the CARPOOL for PISGAH. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, please. DO NOT …
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FRIDAY BOULDERING @QUARRY PARK
I went here a couple weeks ago and it was awesome. There is a little pocket with crystals in it that is super cool. The boulder is located next to a quaint little stream it is quite lovely. If you have even a little bouldering experience this is a good trip for you, there is one route that is very …
RODEO..jk jk but we are going to Mustang boulder!!!!! (Intermediate Bouldering)
Come climb with me at Mustang Boulder this Saturday! This is probably one of the best boulders on the parkway! It has a short, 10-minute approach to a sick boulder with classic lines. Mustang itself has a range of climbs from V2-V10 and the nearby Incredibles Boulder 50ft downhill also has climbs from V3-V7. That means this is a great …
NEW BOULDER JUST DROPPED
Jk it has been there forever. I am very excited about this boulder super close by in Quarry Park that I just learned about. IN CHARLOTTESVILLE! Friday will be 70 degrees so let’s go climb it. We’ll grab the crash pads and leave from the gear room at 2:30 then drive about 15 minutes to the park. From there we’ll …
MOAB 2024: THE CALL of THE GNAR
Shredders, senders, and aspiring desert sand frolickers, welcome to the last week of fall classes. Your reward: the glorious emergence of the most LEGENDARY, only ONCE an earth revolution, GNAR JOURNEY. We begin preparing now to rise from east coast hibernation and mass migrate to the land of canyons, red rocks, ultimate gritty-ness and cryptobiotic crust: MOAB, UTAH. Approximately 44 …
Procrastinate Finals by Climbing: Intermediate Bouldering on the Parkway
Hey y’all! The weather on Saturday is looking absolutely fantastic for climbing so join me in an outdoor bouldering sesh in order to not think about finals! Where we go specifically depends on who signs up and the mood of the group. The best possibilities because of the variety of grades are probably the Mustang and Incredibles Boulders. However, Siesta, …
Brazy Early Morning Old Rag
OK guys. Old rag is awesome, if you’ve been, you know, if you haven’t, you probably still know. While it is awesome normally, I would argue that it is even more awesome in the fall during sunrise. You may ask,,, dude? how will we be able to see it during sunrise?? to which I say, duh, we wake up balls …
EPIC WTF FOREST BOULDERING TIME
Hello squad! Since election day is OFF and relatively warm, Parker and I want to go bouldering!! We will head to an area called the forest off the blue ridge parkway, which has a ton of different boulders and routes to choose from. This trip is a women/trans/femme affinity trip! Please only sign up if you identify as so. Since …
Supa Awesome Bouldering in the Forest!
LET’S FREAKING BOULDERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a trip for all skill levels, everyone is welcome and it will be super fun!!!! We are going to: THE FOREST WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! It’s on the Blue Ridge Parkway, it’s very pretty and has a lot of great rock! IF YOU HAVE A CAR AND ARE WILLING TO DRIVE: please let us know!! You will get …
Intermediate Bouldering at Mustang Boulder
Hey y’all! The weather is looking beautiful this Saturday for bouldering on the parkway so join Sydeny and me at Mustang Boulder! It’s a short, 10 minute approach to a sick boulder with classic lines. Mustang itself has one or two V2s for a warmup, a V3, two V4s, a V6, an ultra classic V7 called Supercharger plus a few …
Tree Climbing on Grounds??? What What?????
uh…. have you SEEN the trees here? so many of them are so climbable and yet, I have not seen one single tree climbing adventure in this club! This will be a very chill opportunity to walk around grounds and climb some trees with other tree climbing enthusiasts! I have a few trees that I enjoy climbing on grounds, but, …
more bouldering at the parkway!
Hello odc goons! The original plan was to visit a boulder close by, but Ben and I decided that we wanna check out the parkway instead, which has many boulders to choose from and routes of all difficulties. Also we have a guidebook for the parkway so we probably won’t get lost. ‘Tis the season for outdoor bouldering. Keep on …
Thursday Int. Boulderin on tha Pahkway
What is up ODC!!!!!! (rhetorical question, don’t answer it) I want to go bouldering this Friday, will you come with me?? (YES, you will!!!) The main bouldering I want to try are Senior Discount (V3) and Gumby Traverse (V5), however, there are a ton of easier grades there so DO NOT FEAR for the Mountain Project iOS Mobile Application is …
Rumbling Balls Revival (Intermediate Bouldering)
Hey Gamers, Last January, I went bouldering here with some lovely individuals. We had a grand time. I’d like to do it again, maybe with some of the same people, maybe with some new people, I don’t know who will sign up! What I can tell you is that this is the prime winter bouldering spot in the Southeast (that’s …
FRIDAY FOREST BOULDERING
It is supposed to be sooooo nice on friday and the forest is sooo beautiful. We will meet at the gear room at 3:10, get crashpads at the 3:15 gear room and leave for the forest. If you dont have any of the things you need for climbing we can also grab those then! It’s about a 40-50 min drive …
Ragged Mtn Reservoir Bouldering
Good (time of day when this gets posted) to you all! I really want to climb at the allegedly best boulder in Charlottesville. Please join me in this endeavor. The plan is to leave the shrack at 8am, drive to ragged mtn reservoir with some crashpads, climb for a few hours until we need to leave. It will be sick. …
NRGE Epic Saturday Bouldering at Meadow Top
There’s a boulder field at Meadow River Gorge and it’s only a 10 minute drive from our campground. There are 67+ boulder problems there ranging from V0 to V9. Beginners are welcome – we’ll probably be climbing below V3 mostly. We’ll go over a bit of safety stuff about correct spotting technique and crash pad placement if we have beginners. …
Bouldering at the Forest!! (Beginner friendly)
IT IS CLIMBING SEASON YALL LETS GO BOULDERING The spot we’ll be headed to is known as the Forest (https://www.mountainproject.com/area/107264568/the-forest), it’s a small collection of boulders just off of the parkway secluded in a lovely, you’ll never guess, forest. This trip will be beginner friendly (NO OUTDOOR CLIMBING EXP. REQUIRED) and I’ll gladly go over the basics of outdoor bouldering …
Beginner/Intermediate Bouldering at Rawley Springs ! ! ! ! !
i know you love to boulder so come boulder outside this weekend! rawley springs is a really pretty crag in an old overgrown civil war quarry and it has tons and tons of great rock! seriously this place is super big and super cool and no one knows about it and you will love it! this is a trip for …
Bouldering Outside at the Forest
Looking to boulder with some lovely lads and lasses to test our outdoor grades. Or if you’re already an avid outdoor boulderer, then you can grace us with your expertise. This is a first for me, and I’m fully expecting to get humbled, but very interested to see how the climbing compares to indoors. I’ve heard the footholds are cheeks, …
Bouldering @ Rawley Springs!!! (beginner/intermediate)
do you like rocks? what about come climb rocks with us this sunday! rawley springs is a swaggy crag in an beautiful old civil war quarry next to a beautiful creek ! seriously this place is super big and super cool and no one knows about it and you will love it! this is a trip for all skill levels …
Bouldering at the forest(BIPOC affinity trip)
Hi! I want to do some bouldering this fine Friday. This trip is meant to create a welcoming space for BIPOC (Black/Indigenous/People of color) in the world of climbing. Please only sign up if you identify with this group, I would love to see more BIPOC individuals in outdoors space! The spot we’ll be headed to is known as the …
BOULDERING AT RAGGED BUT THIS TIME IT DOESN’T RAIN
Last weekend’s attempt at this trip was tragically rained out we are trying again! We are going to quantum dot boulder which is on the peninsula and has some easier climbs. We need a driver who can fit 5 people total and two crash pads. The drive is about 10 minutes from grounds so the driver won’t be able to …
Summersville Lake Deep Water Soloing and Chillin’ on the Water
Abby and I have been talking about taking the raft out to Summersville Lake for a long time, so we’re finally getting a trip on the books! Summersville Lake is a super sweet spot where we’ll be able to do some deep water soloing (rock climbing above deep water such that a fall ends in a splash instead of a …
Intro to Bouldering outdoors
What’s up ODC members The moment you’ve all been waiting for, joshuaclimbs finally posted a climbing trip. Doing a fun little bouldering trip on Saturday to the forest. Anyone of any level is welcome, regardless of experience. This trip is mainly geared towards newer climbers or anyone whos been looking start outdoor bouldering, but you seasoned veterans are very welcome. …
ANOTHA deep water soloing trip
Hi Everyone! We’re back at it again, this time a whole week later! By golly do I miss jumping off the tops of cliffs that I am definitely not scared of! I want to keep doing these until the water drops too low to do it safely, so join me this sunday for a lovely day on the water and …
blue ridge bouldering bonanza!
Hello friends! The weather is looking positively *minty fresh* up along the Blue Ridge Parkway this Friday, so I thought we could take advantage of the lovely mid-70s weather and go wrangle some rock! The spot we’ll be headed to is known as the Forest (https://www.mountainproject.com/area/107264568/the-forest), it’s a small collection of boulders just off of the parkway secluded in a …
Climbing: What ODC has to offer you!!! (workshop/presentation)
Hello my climbing enthusiasts and skeptics, As we get into the semester and some yummy climbing season (which is ALL YEAR), I’m hoping to start us out by leading a little workshop/presentation that will help give new club members & climbers some basic foundational knowledge of what types of climbing ODC offers. I remember being very confused and intimidated upon …
BOULDERING AT RAGGED
We’re going to climb at ragged!!! We will be bouldering at the peninsula site (Quantum dot boulder on mt project). This is a nice boulder super close to grounds. We will meet at the corner of Echols dorm at 10:30 and have crash pads for us. Ragged is about a 15 min drive and the walk to the boulder is …
Climbing Party aka New River Gorge Craggin Classic
Hey, y’all! Join me for the Craggin Classic at the New River Gorge aka a climbing party weekend more or less. I need two drivers with (ideally) large cars who will get priority off the waitlist. Every year the AAC puts on its Craggin Classic weekend at various campgrounds around the country. This year, the Craggin Classic is September 22nd-24th. …
We’re SO Back, Deep Water Soloing
The king of not-sending has returned!! (Hold your applause until the end please) Let’s start the school year off by reminding ourselves of what really matters in life: putting ourselves in pseudo-death defying experiences. I hope you all are as stoked as I am. Here’s the plan: Leave Charlottesville at 7am with a big raft and the electric pump to …
SUPER MEGA LIT TRIP TO THE UNKNOWN
SUPER MEGA LIT TRIP INTO THE UNKNOWN (EXCEPT PARKER WRITES THE DESCRIPTION THIS TIME AND IT GETS APPROVED) This is super duper chill bouldering. We will be meeting at the gibbons driveway thing which is between gibbons and shannon. We will leave, drive to THE FOREST (~1hr or less) and climb climb climb boulders safely and securely with many crash …
last minute intermediate bouldering on the parkway
hi y’all! I hope everyone had a relatively chill week as we gear up for the end of the semester. the weather tomorrow is looking minty fresh for sends and it may be the last time we get good bouldering temps until next fall, so I thought it would behoove us to check out a boulder in the Forest that …
houndears bouldering comp: no hurricane fingers crossed
***update, we have 1 free registration to give away to someone who joins the trip!! we’ll decide who based on need or randomly*** Camping: https://www.grandfatherrv.com/ Itinerary: https://www.triplecrownbouldering.org/comp-details/hound-ears Howdy y’all, WHO’S READY FOR SOME PEBBLE-WRASSLING!! our stoke is high for the first outdoor bouldering comp of the year! gonna front load this a bit: 1. you need to be able to …
bouldering @ pisgah
* you better be signed up for the main trip * so here’s the plan: boulder boulder boulder cool boulder: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/112379642/corner-rock AAAAAAAANNNNND a valley full of boulders: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/113828500/rumbling-bald-bouldering I imagine one or two sessions on corner rock dispersed throughout the trip depending on what everyone’s feeling and setting aside a whole day to make our way down to bumbling rald …
Pisgah? Pisgah! Main trip
Howdy y’all. If you haven’t heard of it before, Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina is a pretty sick place! It’s got all the mountain biking, whitewater kayaking, climbing, and hiking your heart could ever desire (and I’m sure some other outdoorsy awesomeness too)! So come with us on a magical journey to this dope area only 6 hours away! …
~chill~ climbing at slaughty
Helloooo again everyone! With midterms approaching, we thought that it could be fun to get a chill climbing sesh in beforehand 🙂 Climbing is a great way to relax and have fun so going Chelsea and I at Slaughter on Thursday! We are pretty new to climbing so this will be more of an organized group to climb with rather …
The Rumble at Rumbling Bald
Hey y’all! Get excited to Rumble!!!!! Not to be confused with Rocky Top’s Rumble though. Every year the Carolina Climbers Association throws the Rumble, which is a competition they use as a fundraising event to continue to provide access and stewardship to climbing areas in the Carolinas each year. The Rumble is very similar to Hound Ears and Stone Fort. …
Super Cool Slaughter Climb
Hey y’all! First of all, happy first week (ish) of classes! Second of all, join me and Claire at Slaughter this Saturday for a very cool bouldering experience! This trip is open to any skill level, we are just looking to hang out and conquer new heights and routes. If you have never gone climbing at Slaughter before, you have …
Beginner bouldering + durty nelly’s irish night
Helloooo everyone, Finals season is upon us and I hope that everyone is doing amazingly!! Climbing is a great way to relax and reset so join me at Slaughter on Tuesday! I’m new to climbing so this will be more of an organized group to climb with rather than actually teaching people how to boulder (but i can also attempt …
>>>MOAB 2023<<<
MOAB, UTAH 2023 We’ve got an extra special gift for all of you this last day of class: without a doubt the most legendary adventure of the year. ALL ABOARD THE GNAR TRAIN May we all blossom from this fake wintry East Coast of ours and emerge as sun children in the soft red sands of the Utah desert. There …
Beginner Climbing at Slaughter (women + gender expansive affinity trip)
Ever wanted to try out bouldering but have been too scared to go alone? I’ve been inspired by Ben, Sarah, and Austin’s trips to Slaughter and have decided to lead my own beginner (indoor) bouldering trip. This trip will be an affinity trip for women and gender expansive people (including but not limited to transgender and genderqueer individuals). I identify …
Rumbling Balls Bouldering
Rumbling Bald… the pride and joy of bouldering in Asheville, NORTH CAROLINA!! Fellas, I have heard that the dead of winter is the best time to go here; so that’s exactly what we’re gonna do. Here’s a little itinerary: Jan 9th: Leave UVA 7am Arrive at Bouldering a little after 12:30pm Climb until dark, mainly V0-V2 Camp and chill Jan …
Urban (Planning, did you guys know that’s my minor?!?!) Bouldering, part II
One thing I hate the most… is buildings that are flat. NOT FUN. In both an architectural sense and a climbable sense. Luckily, thanks to some UVA architects who may also secretly be climbers, there are POOP TON of climbable features around this wonderful grounds of this unproblematic university. We’re talking corners, chimneys, crack climbs, face climbing, even huecos (S/O …
Utterly Awesome Urban Bouldering
Yo I wanna Urban Boulder. You may ask what is. Don’t think about it, just sign up for the trip. Don’t even think about looking it up, your computer will explode instantly if you do. The plan is to pick up some crash pads and then bike to some buildings on grounds that we can and want to climb safely-ish. …
Beginner Bouldering at Rocky Top
Have you heard the news? Slaughter is closed because of the climbing comp on Sunday. Have no fear, my membership is here. Since I’m a member of Rocky Top I can bring in an unlimited number of first time guests for free. So if you’ve never been to Charlottesville’s only bouldering gym, come join me! If you have been before …
Hark! Hail! Halloween Hijinks on Harkening Hill
Gather, my fellow climbers and outdoorsy-peeps! We’re going bouldering, at a normalish time…totally not directed at anyone So I was just scrolling around Mountain Project trying to figure out how to do a day trip to GHSP without driving 4 hours, when I found a decently sized bouldering locale within a 2 hour drive! Because Grayson Highlands seems to be …
the singular most spectacular boulder in cville
***beginner bouldering!*** Many a year ago, a now alum lead a chosen few to this mythical spot; I would like to bestow upon you, my acolytes, this sacred knowledge: The Best Boulder in Charlottesville. First, we will journey to the ancient Ragged Mountain Reservoir. Then we will trek through the forest to a secret location, at which a monolith of …
Boulder Bros Fight Their Boulder Foes
Come boulder with Evan and I in the Magic Wood (we wish…) of the Shenandoah. We, as your steezy trip leaders, will provide the crash pads. You as the budding young grasshoppers will bring your agua (2 Nalgenes or so), a snack & some lunch, chalk, and climbing shoes. Fret not if you have no chalk I hear Evan Fee …