Tired of getting waitlisted over and over again??? Just wanna send it with other outdoor enthusiasts all the friggin time??!? The best way to get on trips is to lead ’em, folks! Come hang out with me and learn the ins/outs of trip leading with the club, and get automatically activated by yours truly! ***If you’re new to the outdoors, …
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Trick or Trip Leader Workshop: a Frightfully Good Time
Halloween is creepin’ up on us, witch means that you’ve got to figure out how you’re gonna celebrate the holiday. Our suggestion : treat yourself to an adventure and GET OUTSIDE! Scared to lead a trip? No worries. We’ll teach ya! The best way to get on a trip is to lead one. Come hang out with me and learn …
Food for Fun: Peak + Sunday Sunsetzz
Come join me for an afternoon of climbing, food, and sunsets We will be going to Peak’s new location in Richmond, getting some awesome dinner around VCU, then heading to Belle Isle for a beautiful sunset overlooking the river You don’t need any experience to join this trip! Come learn with me! If you’ve never been to peak before, you’ll …
Peak of the Week
Hey I want to go to peak and try climbing again so lets go! I am real fat and weak rn so this will be a fun laid back trip where I will do nothing but 9’s. What to bring? Harness Shoes Belay Device Water Money Foods Chalk **Fill out this waiver if it is your first time** https://app.rockgympro.com/waiver/esign/peakexperiences/ede4214e-312e-48c7-b9a3-d0e76d93a5de Drivers …
Peak on a Friday?
I hope some of you got the chance to see the Dawn Wall movie last night – it was truly inspiring and, quite simply, a terrific film. Join me at Peak RVA tomorrow to tear up some skin and get sendy. You need not be experienced, this trip is open to all levels of climbers. If you have not been …
Hop, Skip, and Dyno at New Peak!
Hey grimpers! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve been climbing and I can’t take it anymore. My hand and arm strength from before is fading, and that’s just something that won’t fly. To work towards changing that, I’m planning to go to the indoor climbing gym in Richmond named Peak, BUT, not just the same-old-same-old peak we know and …
Best Waitlist Relief Ever: Trip Leader Workshop!
Tired of getting waitlisted over and over again??? Just wanna send it with other outdoor enthusiasts all the friggin time??!? The best way to get on trips is to lead ’em, folks! Come hang out with me and learn the ins/outs of trip leading with the club! ***If you’re new to the outdoors, sweet! No experience necessary. WHY??? (Psssh cuz …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $195. BONUS if you’re a …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
OFFERINGS IN CVILLE: CHOOSE EITHER: MAY 9-10 MAY 16-17 MAY 26-27 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
This Is Peak Transit
[No one noticed my obscure references last time, so I’m reusing my trip description in a futile attempt at validation] Yer damn right it is. Virginia still isn’t blessed with the robustness, convenience, and environmental and economic benefit of a quality intrastate light-rail rapid transit system. Until such time as one exists, I guess we’ll just have to drive to …
Is this Peak Transit?
Haha nope. If only Virginia were blessed with the robustness, convenience, and environmental and economic benefit of a quality intrastate light-rail rapid transit system. Until such time as one exists, I guess we’ll just have to drive to go climbing. Y’all know the drill: Leave Echols at 6pm, pop on over to the suburban sprawl of greater Richmond, Va and …
Wekakly Pekakly
Pekak Experiences is a great indoor clamboring gym where you can learn to climb, hone your skizzles, or just have a grand old time. We’ll head out from Echols at 5:30 pm, drive an hour to Pekak (in Richmond) climb until 9:30pm, and then head home, returning by 11. This trip is open to, and welcomes, all skill levels of …
Peaks for the First Time in a Lot of Weeks
sadly my schedule this semester has not allowed me to lead many climbing trips, but the spirit of Moab lingering inside me is a reminder of the more important things in life. therefore, this week I ignore the demands of the social construct that is GPA and return to the weekly worship of fake rocks. semi-important things to know: – …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $195. BONUS if you’re a …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Kinyobi Peak
Now you know how to say Friday in Japanese (you’re welcome for that). Kinyobi also means “metal-day” in Japanese, which is also irrelevant but kind of cool. Anyway, we’ll head down to Peak Experiences Climbing Gym outside Richmond, VA for some delicious sport, top-rope, and bouldering in a nice cushy environment – a great place to be whether it’s your …
Weekly Peakly After All
No peak this week? HA, YOU THOUGHT! Most of you know the drill by now: We’ll depart at 6pm from Echols and drive just over an hour to Peak Experiences Climbing Gym, explore the vertical realm for about 2.5 hours, and be back just after 11pm. Pain, power, and plastic pulling will abound. TRIP COST: $10 for a day pass …
An Evening with Dave at Rocky Top
~Dave~ aka climbing legend/my dad, is coming in town Friday to force me to go to the Third Year Ring Ceremony. If you don’t know what this is you’ll find out in a year or two, but for now all you need to know is that it will require me to wear heels for two hours. In retaliation for this …
I Really Don’t Have this Much Free Time to Go Climbing
This is a shorter/ closer climbing trip that we can stay out at for as long as we would like to. Lots of fun beginner climbs on varied wall surfacing. Climbs here range from 5.5 to 5.13 so everyone can have a try. What to Bring: Harness Shoes Water Food Belay Device Chalk Layers
Weekly Peakly
“What is illness to the body of a knight-errant? What matter wounds? For each time he falls, he shall rise again, and woe to the wicked. See that your grooms care for my fleet-footed Rocinante, a horse of courage, sobriety, and chastity; the flower and the glory of horseflesh.” That was almost certainly more Don Quixote than neccesary to illustrate …
Intro to Climbing Workshop 4:00pm
**This is a required workshop for everyone looking to climb in the club** This Saturday we will be having more workshops for climbing approval in the club. The workshop will meet at 116 Washington avenue and we will cover everything needed to climb outdoors with the club. You do not need to bring anything but it is expected that you …
Intro to Climbing Workshop 2:00pm
**This is a required workshop for everyone looking to climb in the club** This Saturday we will be having more workshops for climbing approval in the club. The workshop will meet at 116 Washington avenue and we will cover everything needed to climb outdoors with the club. You do not need to bring anything but it is expected that you …
Climbing Workshop 12:00pm
**This is a required workshop for everyone looking to climb in the club** This Saturday we will be having more workshops for climbing approval in the club. The workshop will meet at 116 Washington avenue and we will cover everything needed to climb outdoors with the club. You do not need to bring anything but it is expected that you …
Weekend Getaway Climbing at Great Falls
Being proactive about the levels of stress I will have during finals time and really hoping that I don’t have a project due the monday after this trip I will really need a destresser, and of course it has to be climbing. This is a beginner to intermediate trip on some nice stone right on the Potomac river. What to …
Hippity Hoppity, Old Rag to the Toppity
Howdy folks, ***DRIVERS AND THOSE WITH SNP PARK PASS GET PRIORITY*** **DRIVERS REIMBURSED PLUS A 50% TIP CAPPED AT $20** Ready for a spooktacular adventure to Old Rag? Then you came to the right place. If you know anything about Old Rag during peak fall seasons, tourists come from all over and hella crowd up the rock scramble. So, if …
Peak on a Friday!
This weeks version of Peak is happening on a friday! Lets get that finger pump going and start the weekend off strong. What to bring: Harness Shoes Water Belay Device Chalk Food -Trixie Drivers get gas reimbursed and a 50% tip, also sorry for my terrible trip descriptions I’m just not clever ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Climbing Workshop 10:30am
Another Workshop! Starts at 10:30 please be there on time, this workshop will go untill 12:00
Climbing Workshop 9:00am
Here is another climbing workshop for the club to get some more people ready to climb! This workshop meets at 9:00am and will go to 10:30 Please be there on time!
The Spirit Is Willing; the Dest. Is Peak
I have spent far too much time in the basement of Brown Library over the past few days (as evidenced by the ambitiously weird title), and to counteract the effects of being below ground so much, I’m going to spend some quality time well above the Earth’s surface. Come get high with me. We’ll sojourn Eastward to Peak Experiences Climbing …
Peak of the Week
are you tired of seeing my name in your inbox yet?? too bad!!! come one, come all, to this week’s continuation of the never-ending Peak adventure! great opportunity for climbers of all levels to practice some funky fake moves on some funky fake rocks without a route-finding-care in the world. you bring: – $10 for day pass – climbing shoes/harness/ATC/chalk …
Intro to Climbing Workshop **Creekathon Edition**
pre-Creekathon workshop! starting at 10:30am, we’ll run through some Ko0l cLiMb1nG pR0t0coL and then head straight from the Shred Shack to the 69th Annual Creekathon to hang/eat food/frolic/etc. maybe you can even impress some ppl with your new knot skills? maybe not? once you have JOINED this adventure (not on the waitlist), please also join the main Creekathon adventure so …
Peak Climbing
Howdy, It’s time for a peak trip this week! Come join me in getting all my calluses back so I can actually climb again. I promise it is much more fun than it sounds and you will probably get cookout after. What to bring: Shoes Harness Belay device Food Best, Trixie: King of the Otters, Lord of Ropes and Cams, …
Intro to Climbing Workshop – Required to Climb
**This is a required workshop for everyone looking to climb in the club.** This is another series of workshops for climbing approval in the club. The workshop will meet at 116 Washington avenue and we will cover everything needed to climb with the club. There will be classes starting ever hour after 9am, once you join the trip I will …
Intro to Climbing Workshop
**This is a required workshop for everyone looking to climb in the club** Tomorrow we will be having our first of many workshops for climbing approval in the club. The workshop will meet at 116 Washington avenue and we will cover everything needed to climb with the club. There will be two classes one at 9am and one at 10:30am, …
Weekly Peakly (Orangutan Themed)
It’s that one time of the week when we encourage everyone to “Do it indoors!” But that’s ok, because climbing at a gym like Peak Experiences is a great way to try out rock climbing in a fun, safe, comfortable environment. Or, if you’re a card-carrying campus crusher, to log lots of mileage and hone your skills. We’ll depart at …
Wiquely Piquely
The time is prime to climb. With a mime*. It will be sublime. As usual, we’ll head down to Peak Experiences Climbing Center just outside the bustling metropolis of Richmond, Virginia and goof around/send it/crush gnar/idk. And also we’ll do some rock climbing. We’ll leave at 6pm Wednesday and drive just over 1 hour to Peak, climb for about 2.5 …
Weekly Peakly!
PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK Climbing is awesome, so we’re gonna go do it. We’ll head down to Peak Experiences Climbing Center in Richmond, Va and have some fun. No experience is necessary, and climbing in a gym like peak is a safe and fun way to get started. Cost: $10 for a day pass Gear: -Harness/shoes/chalkbag (can be borrowed …
Peakly Weekly
come climb with me! peak is an indoor climbing gym in richmond that we frequent on a weekly basis. this trip is open to all levels, no experience needed. bring $10 for a day pass, plus pick up any gear (shoes/harness/chalk/etc.) that you might need from gear room on your own time. we’ll be leaving from Echols at 6pm, drive …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Peakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Howdy! Peak this week because for some reason people in the club are missing tearing skin on plastic. Y’all better come to this one or else… What to bring Water Food Money Harness Chalk Shoes Belay Device Best, Trixie: King of the Otters, Lord of Ropes and Cams, Almighty Treasurer, Douche Extraordinaire, Leader of the Shirtless Fiends, General Spidermonkey
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is not an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a …
Peak! (Only Because Trails Will Be Too Wet to Ride)
I need to get my shred fix somehow while the trails dry, so I figured I’ll just monkey around on some fake rocks. Plan is to leave at 5:30, and return at 11 or so. Drivers get wait-list priority and gas reimbursement + tip! Please come with a full tank of gas. What to Bring: – Shoes/Harness – Chalk – …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is not an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Peak on Occasion
Hey Senders, I’m headed to peak this week and would love some company while I fail on routes; if you are willing to join me sign up here! Unfortunately I don’t have anything funny for my description so I will leave it up to y’all to give me inspiration. What to bring: Harness/Belay device Shoes Chalk Water/Snacks Inspiring trip descriptions/Route …
A Sneak Peak of the Climbing Life
Yup, you know what’s up– another Peak trip. I figured people couldn’t handle another “Peak Every Week” email. How boring. Gotta keep it fresh. If you’re not a fan of my cringe-worthy pun, stick around– next week’s creative juices might promise a better one. Never been to Peak before? No biggie. Just fill out the waiver before we go. https://app.rockgympro.com/waiver/esign/peakexperiences/ede4214e-312e-48c7-b9a3-d0e76d93a5de …
Peak Every Week
If you didn’t have time to show off those impressive dino-ing skills in Josh’s sweet climbing barn, satisfy your need to SEND IT at Peak! Although disco lights and quality time with Pippy will sadly not be provided, it’ll still be a good time. If you’ve never been to Peak before, please fill out the waiver form before we go: …