Heads up gang, There will be a FREE screening of “REEL ROCK 8,” a new climbing production from Big UP and Sender Films featuring both pro and amateur athletes who love them some rock. **Plus free giveaways and a raffle!!** The film includes everything from the history of climbing, alluding the Stonemasters and other pioneers, to modern, high-altitude climbing on …
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Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > anywhere you’re out traveling > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > March 1 – 2: Princeton, NJ* (near Philadelphia) > March 8 – 9: Knoxville, TN* > March 22-23: Washington, …
Intermediate/Advanced Climbing Trip with Multiple Leaving Options!
Hey guys, So this is for 5.10 and above climbers that know how to lead and lead belay. The weather looks pretty darn good, but we will be chasing sun! There are 2 leaving options : friday morning (9am) and saturday morning ( 730 am) Plan is climb and camp– so warm gear is neccessary for both. If you have …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > Nov. 9-10, 2013: Blacksburg, VA* > Nov. 16-17, 2013: Washington, DC > Jan. 11-12, 2014: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA* at UVa School of Medicine > Jan. …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
This’ll be the most FUN CPR class you’ve ever taken or will take! No sleepy DVD! Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking. Get a 2-year American Heart Association certification card. Full instruction, practice, and certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. I’ll serve as your instructor, and I’ll make the class be …
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. Odc 20% Discount Day. Oct 29th!
Where: Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. Barracks Shopping Center. http://www.brms.com/site/our-shops/barracks-road-shopping-center/ When : ALL DAY (10 am – 8pm) Tuesday Oct 29th 2013. Why: Winter products are in. What: As a member of the Outdoors Club at UVa you are awesome. The kind folks of Blue Ridge Mountain Sports are hooking us up with 20% off in-stock items. 20% OFF!!!! Wear your …
Intermediate Rock Fondling at the Nrge
WHAT IS THE NRG EXTRAVAGANZA? The New River Gorge (NRG) Extravaganza is a choose-your-own-adventure megatrip that the club puts on in the fall (some years; hopefully this becomes an annual tradition) to one of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the nation, perhaps world, which is only 3 hours from C’ville. The New River itself is 1 of 10 National …
Climbing Rocks at New River Gorge (Nrge) – Open to N00bs
WHAT IS THE NRG EXTRAVAGANZA? The New River Gorge (NRG) Extravaganza is a choose-your-own-adventure megatrip that the club puts on in the fall (some years; hopefully this becomes an annual tradition) to one of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the nation, perhaps world, which is only 3 hours from C’ville. The New River itself is 1 of 10 National …
Nrg Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip.
The New River Gorge! Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip. This trip falls in relation with the NRG Extravaganza, all fees, rules, and regulations apply. The NRG is rated a class III-IV by American Whitewater. Please read about the river here: The section of river: Cunard to Fayette Station. http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ IMPORTANT! **PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY** You must have paddled Class III Whitewater. …
The North Face Speaker Series & Brms Presents Mark Synnott
Get STOKED for STORY TIME… Come listen to an epic adventure story at the Jefferson Theater on the downtown mall. The North Face Speaker Series and BRMS present Mark Synnott. When: November 5th 2013; Doors @ 630 pm; story time from 7-830ish. Where: Jefferson Theater downtown mall. Why: Get inspired!!!:) Mark Synnott has a mission: to seek out and climb …
Cpr + Aed Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR and AED. Get a 2-year American Heart Association certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. I’ll serve as your AHA instructor, and I’ll make the class be FUN. Quotes (anonymous feedback) from prior students: >> “Much more fun than usual!” >> “Awesome. Humorous.” >> “Matt …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > Sep. 21-22: Virginia Beach, VA* > Oct. 12-13: Richmond, VA* > Oct. 19-20: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA* (at UVA med school Jordan Hall) > Nov. 9-10: …
Climbing for Beginning Gumbies, Trad Dads, and Everything in Between
Hello friends, Want to try climbing, or know how and want to get out– LEt’s go! Weather is looking great thus far! So, I would like to meet at echols (gear room) at 930 on FRIDAY MORNING, and then head up for a 2/3 day of climbing. Those who are work (ha!), can come up separately on friday evening or …
New River Gorge – Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip!
(This is Intermediate^class III + skill level). New River Gorge, Class III-IV, You can research this river here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ You must have taken Dave Clark’s or someone else’s intro to whitewater kayaking class or have equivalent experience, you must have somewhat of a combat roll, have paddled and felt comfortable on class III whitewater. Everyone gets wait-listed until I screen …
New River Rendezvous X
Do you like: – Beer? – Climbing Hippies? – Professional Climbers? – Live Bands? – Pro Clinics? – Free Stuff? – A weekend of Rock Climbing? – No Waste? – Serious Partying? – Sumo wrestling with boulder pads? Then you have to GO TO the Rendezvous. I went in my first year of climbing it was seriously inspiring (and I …
Climbing at New River Gorge
Super party at the new river gorge. Clip some bolts and party hard. Friday: Leave 8pm and get to the gorge around 11pm (Saturday morning leave is an option but I’d rather have a full day of climbing Saturday by leaving friday night) Camp at the american alpine club campground or other random location Saturday & Sunday: Climb at Whipporwill, …
Spring Break Take 2– Red River Gorge!
HAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, here is the plan: Leave around 2-230 on thursday from Echols, drive to the red and camp out at Miguels. Climb friday, Saturday and Sunday (till around 3) and head home. We will camp at Miguels thursday, friday and saturday night– eating Miguels pizza probs saturday! SIDE NOTE: I could definitely be convinced to leave wednesday afternoon to climb …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > March 2 – 3: Knoxville, TN* > March 23-24: Richmond, VA* > April 6 – 7: Blacksburg, VA* > April 13-14: Princeton, NJ* > …
End of the World…Cancelled
Today is the END OF DAYS. THE ARMAGEDDON. THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. THE MAYAN TIME LAPSE. Join us on this most epic of last adventures. This club was secretly founded for the purpose of finding the smartest, sexiest, and most adventurous people to survive the inevitable apocalypse. You have been selected to survive. In the early days of the club, the …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers: SAVE $25 off regular $175 WFA rate, many THANKS to Officer Lindsey for arranging a classroom location for us. Bonus if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course fee back by reimbursement! …
137th Semiannual Walnut Creekathon
Do you like WALNUTS and CREEKS? Well, it’s that time of the year again, so get PSYCHED! For members new to the club, the Creekathon is our kind-of-end-of-semester cookout/potluck/picnic at Walnut Creek Park in Albemarle County. It’s always a great time with good food and good people. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill …
Red River Gorge: Pre-Thanksgiving!
Howdy folks! So want to get to the Red before eating a big thanksgiving meal?! The plan: Drive up friday camp at miguels for the trip and climb saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, and even wednesday if there are cars. I wont be returning to cville with the group, but it sounds like there will be a car going back monday …
Nrg Extravaganza: Climbing Rocks in West Virginia
WHAT IS THE NRG EXTRAVAGANZA? The New River Gorge (NRG) Extravaganza is a choose-your-own-adventure megatrip that the club puts on in the fall (some years; hopefully this becomes an annual tradition) to one of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the nation, perhaps world, which is only 3 hours from C’ville. The New River itself is 1 of 10 National …
Wilderness First Responder Certification Course
A rare find, this is the first time this course has been offered in Cville in several years. “Wilderness” can be: > a natural area (forest, sea, desert, etc.) > a rural area not near a hospital > an urban disaster zone (natural or terrorist) … any situation in which time of injury to time in hospital is more than …
Spring Break at the Red
Howdy y’all, There’s no way we can let a full week off go by without heading down to the Red for sport climbing at its best. The Red River gorge is a world class sport climbing destination in Slade, Kentucky with some of the best sandstone and iron oxide rock in the south. Check out the routes here: http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuide/. Most …
Beginner Climbing + Learning Skills at the New
This trip is open for 5.8 and higher climbers. Saturday: 40% chance of rain so we will either be at Rico Suave (5.7, 5.10, 5.11) or Summersville Lake. If the group is more advanced, we will head to Toxic Hueco (5.11), Summersville (5.10), or Upper Meadow (5.10+). I will go over how to clean anchors and lead climb/belay (more advanced …
Independence Weekend Rock Climbing at the New River Gorge!
Freedom! America! Rock climbing! Swimming! The time has come to yet again light a few candles on America’s birthday cake and sing a joyous song for the Land of Freedom. And what better place to do it than West By God Virginia?!!?! New River Gorge has over 3000 sport and trad climbing routes. We will choose crags based on group …
Thursday Peak
Peak Experiences is an indoor climbing gym an hour away in Richmond with climbing and bouldering of various levels. http://www.peakexperiences.com/ Peak closes at 10:00pm during the summer, so we will depart from Echols at 5:00, climb at Peak till 10:00 closing, then head home (optional stop at Sheetz before heading home). You provide: climbing shoes, harness, ATC, chalk, gym entrance …
Intermediate-Advanced Climbing at New River Gorge
Looks like we will finally have a good weather this weekend. New River Gorge has 1500+ sport and 1500+ trad climbing routes. I will choose the crags based on the group composition and the weather. Minimal instructions will be given on this trip but you can review the skills that you already know. Trip Requirements: Know how to tie in, …
Intermediate-Advanced Climbing at New River Gorge
***CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER*** Who wants to go climbing outside this weekend? New River Gorge has 1500+ sport and 1500+ trad climbing routes. I will choose the crags based on the group composition and the weather. Minimal instructions will be given on this trip but you can review the skills that you already know. Trip Requirements: Know how to tie …
Outdoor Climbing at the New River Gorge
Summer is finally here! Join me on a weekend climbing trip to the New. Weather forecast looks great and we might go swimming out on the lake after climbing. I will decide where exactly we will be climbing after Mother Nature makes up her finicky mind. This trip will most likely be 5.9 and up beginner friendly. Minimal instructions will …
Intermed/Advanced Rock Climbing at the New River Gorge
The weather is looking decent this weekend (high 70s both days and moderate chance of rain) – come out to the New to play and climb! Since the chance of rain is about 40% we may be climbing in areas protected from the rain – easiest climbs are 5.9-5.10. In order to go on this trip you must be able …
Beginner-Intermediate Climbing at the New
I know many of you have been waiting for a beginner climbing trip outdoors. Here’s your chance. Saturday will be rainy so we will go to a rainy crag (Rico Suave). The weather on Sunday should be beautiful and we will hit up a beginner crag. Saturday will be 5.10 and up. Sunday will be 5.6/5.7 and up. You might …
Spring Break at the Red River Gorge
“The Red River Gorge in eastern Kentucky is one of the best rock-climbing areas in the world. Its solid well-featured sandstone makes for steep, spectacular climbing, with an almost equal mix of sport and traditionally protected pitches.” The Red River Gorge trip (springbreak edition) is back! This is internationally popular destination for climbers. CLIMBS: The Red is set up a …
Int./Adv. Climbing at the Red River Gorge
It’s Thanksgiving break! I for one am thankful for steep sandstone and a beautiful forecast next week. So join me for a 4-day climbing trip to one of North America’s premier climbing destinations, the Red River Gorge The current plan is for two cars to leave town on Friday (11/19), at 1pm and 8pm. We will be returning to Charlottesville …
Intermediate-Advanced Climbing at the New
Looks like we will be able to squeeze in another great weekend of climbing at the New. The weather is supposed to be around 60 deg F high for Fri-Sun. I am thinking Whipporwill, the Lake (Pirate’s Cove), and Endless but they are subject to change. We will leave Thursday at 8pm and drive 3.5 hrs to WV. There will …
Beginner Climbing at Franklin
Let’s spend a sunny day climbing at Franklin! I actually changed my mind from Peak last minute because the weather is looking so great. Trip Requirement: Able to tie in and belay. Able to top rope 5.8. If you need any climbing gear, please check them out yourself at the regularly scheduled gear room or by arranging a time with …
Intermediate-Advanced Climbing at Obed, Tn
The Obed is located near Knoxville, TN, and is a major climbing area created by the eroding effects of a river on Cumberland Plateau sandstone. If that sounds familiar, it is because this is also how the New River Gorge and Red River Gorge were formed, and the Obed is of similarly high quality. Expect sloper, jugs, and massive roofs …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #3
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #2
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #1
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Brms Discount Night #2
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Mon April 12th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week prior …
Climbing: Intro to Trad Gear
Ever wanted to learn the basics of placing gear? Now’s your chance! We’ll head out to Hidden Rocks near Harrisonburg and I’ll go through common pieces of trad gear, how they work, how to place them, how not to place them, how to retrieve them from the rock (aka clean them), and some additional things outside of merely placing gear …
Spring Climb
The spring weather is finally here. How about spending a gorgeous day at Franklin climbing? The Franklin Tick List (Best Routes of Franklin According To Joe, *’ed Routes Are Franklin Classics): Castaways* – 5.8 Blood, Sweat, and Chalk* – 5.9 Shipwrecked – 5.9 Bircham’s Beach* – 5.10a Mean Gene’s – 5.10a Eddie’s 10b Roof – 5.10b Decompression Sickness* – 5.10b/c …
Brms Discount Night
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Next Wed Nov 4th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week …
Beginner Climbing Overflow
In an attempt to get everyone in this week, we will have another teaching trip on Monday night led by chris chin and myself. This is for those of you who have NEVER climbed before. We will both be there to teach you. If you have climbed only once or twice before – go sign up for the wednesday trip. …
Beginner Climbing
This trip is for beginners only. We will be heading to Rocky Top (10 mins. away), and climbing for a few hours. If you need to work on tying in, belaying, or just want to have fun and get in a workout, then this is for you! Rocky Top is about $7.00 for a day pass and 25 for a …
Learn to Climb Part 1
Hey wanted to climb but dont know how? Come out to learn the basics!!!!! This will be the first of several small classes in the basics of climbing. We will go over equipment, tying in, commands, the basic top rope system, and basic climbing technique. This will all be done at Rocky Top, which I havent been to in a …
Climb Outside All Weekend!
I’ve been itching to get down to the Gorge recently and it should be great weather this weekend. As always it rains in the gorge, so this trip will not be canceled due to weather – there are crags that stay dry in down pours, some with moderate stuff. We’ll leave Friday evening, camp, climb all day Saturday and a …
Oudoor Climbing for Beginners
//TRIP CANCELLED Climbing season is here! Unfortunately the last trip I made got rained out, but hopefully it wont happen this time! This will be a basic beginner/intro to climbing course where we will go over all the basics of rock climbing (how to tie in, how to use basic equipment, how to belay, etc.) and discuss some of the …