I have a quest to send all classic boulder problems in Virginia and this requires me to send a V7 and V9 on the Ridgeline. The Ridgeline is apparently really good bouldering on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the only directions I have to get there is the map in the cover image of this trip. There is no trail …
I wrote a whole caption but it got deleted and I’m lazy. I go bouldering, come with if you have climbed in Slaughter a lot or have bouldered outside at all. This should not be your very first time climbing. We will go somewhere on the parkway, prob the forest. Also this is a typical ODC trip meaning I have …
it is going to be -1 degrees next week wow wow wow! that is so cold! but it will be 52 on thursday so it’s time to go outside and touch rocks. the forest has some epic bouldering with a short apporach. we wont be going anywhere with super easy climbs, so some outdoor climbing experience is strongly recommended, but …
want to try climbing or already love it… join ben and I at slaughter tomorrow! Slaughter has everything you need (shoes, chalk). recommend wearing clothes you feel comfortable being flexible in. – We will meet at slaughter at 5 in the couch area – Climb! – Leave slaughter enlightened If you have never been climbing at Slaughter before, watch this …
Enthusiasts of nature, lovers of life, dirtbags, rats, and slugs: this is what you’ve been waiting for all semester. Behold, the most epic, only ONCE in a pretty regularly-timed revolution of the earth around the sun GNAR JOURNEY. We’re awakening from our East Coast hibernation, crawling out of our dens, overstuffing cars with loose bagels, and migrating to the ultimate …
Hello all, it’s me, Jackson Barnard. I am writing this to you from my laptop. Slaughter has some bolts in it so I’m teaching a learn to lead trip there ❤️🦧. We will be learning how to mainly victory whip! No experience needed! Just kidding, that is all fake, and as punishment for me (Jackson) this is actually a learn …
Hello all, Fall means one thing only in my mind; its finally bouldering season! I have never been to the ridgeline before and want to go. There is a mix of grades, but I would be able to project a V5 on this trip. I may be trying some harder stuff I have yet to decide. There is a small …
Slaughter bouldering comp just finished, and I think it’s time to go outside and touch grass. I’ve never been to the Forest, but fret not – my co-leader has gone many times, and it’ll be the coolest climbing you’ve done since climbing out the womb. There’s a bunch of cool outdoor bouldering problem shenanigans that I’m yearning to do, but …
Mandatory: Canoe to the Quantum Dot. Plan: Canoe to the Quantum Dot -> Send the Quantum Dot -> Canoe to Rope Swing -> Send the Rope Swing -> Canoe to Parking Lot. Bring: Swimsuit, towel, climbing shoes, water bottle Skills needed: Knowledge how to chill, Swimming To appease a certain president that made me write this and not her: We …
Heyyyyyyyyy. This is, in fact, the greatest boulder. Possibly of all time. A quintessential climbing spot, the Quantum Dot has brought the cville climbing community together since its ancient formation, and I’ve heard they’re raising the reservoir so its future is uncertain. Come see it, climb it, embrace it while you can. (See mountain project https://www.mountainproject.com/area/123530723/quantum-dot-boulder). This is a great …
We will set out to cross the delaware (ragged) and fight the british (the legendary quantum dot). I have been shot twice this summer (two climbing injuries) and have been removed from the front lines (the moonboard), so here we are. We will transport a large chunk of the odc’s boats to ragged somehow and sail across the pond to …
The weather is currently looking great on Tuesday. This will be one of the last weeks before the vegetation gets bad and we have to bushwack. You DO NOT NEED OUTDOOR CLIMBING EXPERIENCE TO JOIN. There are a whole bunch of classics up there including: – Bear Grylls (V3/4) – Belly Flop (V4) – Holy Shitake (V5) – Pinch an …
Have you heard of the newest climbing craze? Send a route but only go sideways! Vertical gain is overrated, Horizontal lines get me elated Lets hit the commons sans belay! Traverse the southern perimeter of the contemplative commons with us! I feel like it’s a v4/5 (??) if you get all the way across. No crash pads, no falls (it’s …
Hey y’all, After an (aborted) canyoneering trip in Moab, I’m looking to get back into rock climbing now that the weather’s warming up. Devil’s Marbleyard is a massive boulder field with plenty of fun scrambling and climbing – no ropes, just moving over rocks and picking your own adventure. And we get a wonderful view of the surrounding valley from …
Like Washington crossing the Delaware River we will be crossing the Ragged Mountain Reservoir, but instead of attacking the redcoats we will be attacking the Quantom Dot. This is a suoer beginner friendly trip for both canoeing and bouldering, but you MUST know how to swim. We will meet at the shrack and plot our battle plan of organizing soldiers(you) …
Let me tell you a story. I am at Moab trying to figure out what I am doing the next day. A thought comes to me to go to Joe’s Valley, a world class bouldering destination that is worth an independent trip, but I need to find people to go with me. I try my hardest to convince people, but …
ZUDE. It’s been a full two (?) weeks since I visited the Quantum Dot. Katie and I just got our first hacky sacks, I miss the desert AND I have been fiending for another hammock sesh now that it’s warm. Combine those three things and you get a triathlon. Join us this St. Patty’s weekend for some much needed recovery …
NOTE: Urban Climbing© 2024 by Lucy Lloyd and Max Ellis. All rights reserved. Hi all! Do you ever look up at walls as you’re walking to class and think “wow i could climb that?” then come urban climbing© with skylar and I on friday before the moab bonfire!! we plan to go find some walls around grounds and try to …
Hellooo if you love to climb but don’t want to get injured doing it this is for you! I’ve climbed competitively for a while and have gotten injured a lot, but my coaches from comp team developed a really good warm-up that helps so much! It’s called the IPP (Injury Prevention Program) and is really good for warming up before …
SOUTHERN SUNSHINE! Tis my last year of college and I have always wanted to go to Horse Pens 40! Alas a full sweep of the Triple Crown isn’t in the books this year because Stone Fort is during Spring Break, but HP40 can happen! Considered one of the best spots in the East for bouldering and part of the Triple …
The weather is currently looking great on Sunday…sunny and highs in the mid 50s! While it is still Winter, I want to go up to the Ridgeline before the vegetation grows back and we have to bushwack. You DO NOT NEED OUTDOOR CLIMBING EXPERIENCE TO JOIN. There are a whole bunch of classics up there including: – Bear Grylls (V3/4) …
On this blessed Sunday morning, YE ARE CALLED TO URBAN CLIMB (L & M 420:4-20) In the beginning we created the heavens, the earth, and……….. urban climbing. Let us rejoice in this blessing and seek all the climbing spots that grounds hath to offer. The plan: 10:30AM Gather at Echols Begin our trek across grounds to climb anything and everything …
Ski bums, dirtbag climbers, river rats, and trail blazers: this is what you’ve been waiting for all semester. Behold, the most EPIC, only ONCE-in-a-trip-around-the-sun GNAR JOURNEY. We’re awakening from our East Coast slumber, overstuffing cars with loose bagels, and migrating to the ultimate desert mecca: MOAB, UTAH. It’s time to venture into bottomless canyons, conquer slickrock playgrounds, and become one …
I MISS SLAUGHTER BRO COME CLIMBING WITH EVELYN AND I ON THIS EXTREMELY FUN, CHILL, SAFE, AND BEGINNER-FRIENDLY BOULDERING EXCURSION TO THE SWEET, SWEET QUANTUM DOT AT RAGGED RESERVOIR. (see mountain project https://www.mountainproject.com/area/123530723/quantum-dot-boulder) The grades are all very chill if you can do a V1 in slaughter you can do something here surely. This boulder is so silly. Sometimes the …
no Saturday plans? itching to climb? at the FOREST? for ONE DAY ONLY?! I’ll see you tomorrow. ***this trip was originally going to the new for the day but we were advised that the rock may not have dried fully by today SO WE R STILL CLIMBING JUST GOING TO THE FORESTTTTTT You bring: Shoes, chalk, water bottle We bring: …
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 …
Ever want to try free soloing without the anxiety that comes with putting your life in imminent danger? May I 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 happen to fall on your way up. We’re lucky enough that we live only …
Do you like swimming, climbing, and jumping off rocks into the water?? Ever want to try free soloing without putting your life in imminent danger? 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 happen to fall on your way up. …
Do you like swimming, climbing, and jumping off rocks into the water?? Ever want to try free soloing without putting your life in imminent danger? 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 happen to fall on your way up. …
Hello ODC, You should come bouldering with me tomorrow morning! This is gonna be an awesome trip and I am hype about it. This boulder has a plethora of v3-V4s and easier stuff as well. We’ll leave in the morning, drive/hike an hour ish to the boulder, and try to climb all of the lines, leaving in the early afternoon. …
Hello ODC, Please enjoy this picture of bryson demonstrating the rock warrior’s mentality. Anyways, I want to check out this moderate Boulder near humpback rock. It’s got everything from V0 to V4, so no, super hard projects, but there should be something easy enough for everyone to try. I plan to leave charlottesville around 10 AM drive/hike to the boulder …
It’s getting increasingly nice out so let’s go to THE FOREST and boulder. I’ve been here a couple times and don’t have anything specific that I’m yearning to do but I’m hoping to just try a bunch of stuff. There’s a pretty solid variety of climbs available to do here grade-wise so feel free to check out the mt project …
I’m very close to sending Supercharger (https://www.mountainproject.com/route/120234944/supercharger) and would love your stoke and hands (for spotting)! Mustang boulder has some cool lines on it including a fun v4 with a *spicy* top out and a v6 that i have yet to try, but it looks cool. If you’ve climbed ~v6 at slaughter you’re all set! Plan on awaking around 7 …
It will be super nice out on Saturday and I want to go on a relatively quick and beginner-friendly bouldering/sunset admiration trip at ragged reservoir. The reservoir is about a 15 min drive from grounds (I can drive us). If you’ve never bouldered outside before this is a great place to start (& I want YOU to come). There are …
Join me for a day of bouldering at Pisgah (weather permitting). This is a trip open for all levels, so if you’ve never been climbing outside before that it fine. The only thing I’ll say is an outdoor V0 typically translates to a Slaughter V1+/V2, so take with that what you will. More or less we will choose boulders based …
Join me for a day of bouldering at Pisgah (weather permitting). This is a trip open for all levels, so if you’ve never been climbing outside before that it fine. The only thing I’ll say is an outdoor V0 typically translates to a Slaughter V1+/V2, so take with that what you will. More or less we will choose boulders based …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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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 …
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 …