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 …
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Spring Break Climbing in Dixie
Let’s go climb in the heart of Dixie at Tennessee’s famous spots! Much of the Cumberland Plateau (home also to the Red in KY) is in Tennessee, so the area is blessed with lots and lots of yummy sandstone. The climbing should be similar and of comparable quality to the New, but warmer. This trip is tentatively planned to go …
November Climbing 2
Despite the bad weather all this week, the temperature is supposed to rise above 60 this saturday possibly for the last time. If you can’t commit to New River all weekend, here’s a day trip to Franklin for you. The Franklin Tick List (Best Routes of Franklin According To Joe, *’ed Routes Are Franklin Classics): Castaways* – 5.8 Blood, Sweat, …
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 …
Friday Climbing at Manchester Wall
Come get your outside climbing fix on Friday. This will be a short excursion to Manchester Wall in Richmond. It is top rope capable, but I will need another lead climber to help me set some of the routes. We will leave at 7am from Echols. The club gear room is not open that early, so if you need gear, …
Fall Climbing 4: Climb the Weekend Away
Some folks have been asking for a weekend trip, and I haven’t been on one in a while, so here we go. Possible destination #1: If a smaller number of people sign up, we’ll go to Seneca. Yay Seneca! We’ll stay at The Shitbird, where there are lots of walnuts, ample flat spots, loud tractor trailers, hot showers, noisy assholes …
Fall Climbing 3
This Friday’s forecast: 68deg, sunny and mild. Yippee! Fall Climbing 3 will go to an as-yet undetermined location based on who signs up, what they say of their ability and experience, what I know of their ability and experience, and how many people sign up. Possibilities include but are not limited to Franklin, Old Rag, and Seneca. You may note …
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 …
Outside Climbing at Manchester Wall
Hey folks, Lets climb at Manchester wall in Richmond. Manchester is an old bridge that has been bolted for rock climbing. We can top rope it or sport climb on it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Wall Because this is a smaller area for climbing, I will limit the number of people on this trip and will not take any non belayers. You DO NOT …
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 …
Intro to Outdoor Climbing for Beginners
//TRIP CANCELED Spring is finally here and so is the climbing season! 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 things to keep in mind while climbing outdoors. So if …
Trip Leader Workshop 2
Want to learn how to lead trips or how to lead better trips? We will be going over all the basics of trip leading in the club, reimbursements, trip descriptions, basic logistics and info, activities, etc. Also, we will go over several common problems and go over how not to lead trips (mostly by examining all of the situations Ive …
Rappelling Workshop
Definition (from about.com): ‘Rappelling is the practice of sliding down a rope in a controlled manner. There are several ways to rappel, the safest and most common way is with the use of a harness, locking carabineer and a belay device. The rope is fed through the device to add friction as the person controls the rate of descent. Climbers, …
Multi-Pitch Climbing
This is an intermediate-advanced day-trip to Seneca Rocks. To join you must know how to rappel and be solid at 5.9 outdoors. We drive Sun morning, then climb a couple multipitch routes on the Western side which will be sunny in afternoon (difficulty depends on the participants) and come back late night. Everybody will be waitlisted until more trad leaders …
Quartzite Climbing: Beginner to Advanced
This trip is for all levels of climbers, 5.6-5.12+. If you know how to belay you are welcome to join. If you never climbed quartzite, I recommend it. Interesting features…. Pilot Mt is in N-Carolina about 3 hours and half driving from Charlottesville. We climb Sat, camp Sat night and climb Sun. from rockclimbing.com: ‘The sports routes start in the …
Gauley Fest: Kayaking and Outdoors Dream Come True
The Gauley Festival (known as “the paddling world’s biggest party”) is the largest river festival in the world, and it’s coming up this weekend. Located only 3.5 hours from Charlottesville, this is really a can’t miss opportunity. The jist of the festival is kayak (or climb) during the day, hangout with other fun outdoors-oriented people during the evening, and camp …
Rock Climbing 101
Never climbed before? Want to learn? The weather is getting just right for some amazing climbing, and trips are going to be leaving left and right in the coming weeks. We will head out at 900 am from Echols Dorm (we meet at the brick wall), and go to Hidden Rocks (about an hour and a half away). I will …
Sport Climbing at Franklin
Hey all – lets go climbing at Franklin. All levels are welcome (beginner to advanced), Franklin has a good mix of difficulties. We be leaving at 9:00 am sharp, if you need gear, please meet us at 830 am. I plan on leaving the crag around dusk, (730 or 8 ish). We will stay there as a group and leave …
Multi-Pitch Climbing
This is an intermediate-advanced day-trip to Seneca Rocks. To join you must know how to rappel and be solid at 5.9 outdoors. We drive Sat late morning to be there at noon, then climb a couple multipitch routes on the Eastern side which will be in the shade in afternoon (difficulty depends on the participants) and come back late night. …
New River Gorgathon
TRIP CANCELLED, sorry
Sport Climbing Workshop
Want to learn how sport climb? We’ll head out to Summersville Lake early on Sunday and get a head start on the rest of the climbers. There are plenty of 5.7s, 5.8s, and 5.9s to work on leading. We’ll go over the basics of lead belaying, how to place quickdraws, clip the rope, fall, repell, and clean. This trip is …
Trip Leader Workshop
At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four adventures. I’ve only reserved the room for an hour, so that’s the …
Slacklining on the Lawn
Come out to The Lawn this Sunday at 2pm to try your hand at slacklining. This is a great sport started by rock climbers, in principle similar to tightrope walking. Instead of a rope, 1 inch tubular webbing is used, and the rope bends and sways under your weight. Not only is it fun, but it’s a great way to …
Repelling Workshop
Everybody is welcome to sign up, no prior experience required. but if you are a climber and planning to do more advanced climbing in future like multipitches this is highly recommended. I will show you different rappelling systems and backups (safety) and we practice them. One of these methods is a hand free set up which can be used for …
Alpine Rock Climbing
The level of this adventure is “frozen intermediate”. the weekend looks perfect for some fun. it is supposed to be uncomfortable but not too cold. we leave Sat morning, climb the west side with boots (sturdy boots). bivy at the top of seneca at the night. leave our gear up there and rappel down to the East side Sunday early …
Intro to Mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest
**Aarash is the real leader of this trip** – I’ll just be organizing some of the logistics. We’ll fly from Washington, DC to Portland, OR together and spend 5 days there (~2 days are for traveling). We’ll first camp low on a glacier to learn and practice alpine camping and climbing techniques for ~3 days. Some of the techniques will …
Rappelling Workshop
Sorry for the late announcement, I was waiting for a good weather forecast. Everybody is welcome to sign up, no prior experience required. but if you are a climber and planning to do more advanced climbing in future like multipitches this is highly recommended. I will show you different rappelling systems and backups (safety) and we practice them. One of …
Trip Leader Workshop 3!
I’ve heard from several of you that you can’t come to the Thursday workshop, so here’s another chance! We’ll learn about trip-leading from 5-6ish, and we’ll finish in plenty of time to attend the Monday Night Gathering at Newcomb. At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Workshop – Leave No Trace
If you go on day hikes, backpacking trips, outdoor climbing trips or any other trips in the wilderness then you should familiarize yourself with Leave No Trace (LNT) techniques. If you lead trips this is especially important so that you can pass on the proper etiquette for backcountry living. I will cover why LNT is important, the basic principles behind …
Multi Pitch Climbing, in Memory of Todd Skinner
We climb in Seneca this Sunday in Memory of Todd Skinner, the free climbing pioneer and author of books “Beyond the Summit” and “Modern Rock Climbing” who died Monday while descending the first ascent of a route in Yosemite. To join you must know how to rappel and be solid at 5.8 outdoors. We drive sunday early morning to Seneca, …
Beginner/Intermediate Climbing at Hidden Rocks
Alright everyone, I want to head out Sunday to Hidden Rocks. This is going to be a fairly small group (no more than 2 cars, prob 8 people at the most), and we will head out to Hidden Rocks. Hidden Rocks is past Harrisonburg, probably about an hour and a half away. This trip is designed for beginners who have …
Multi-Pitch Day-Trip Climbing
To join you must know how to rappel and be solid at 5.9 outdoors. We drive sunday morning to Seneca, climb a couple multipitch routes ( difficulty depends on the participants) and come back late night. Trad leaders have privilage, but if interested in following, sign up. The final number of participants depends on the number of leaders who join. …
Beginner/Intermediate Outdoor Climbing at Hidden Rocks
If you are a beginner or intermediate climber and would like to get some more outdoor climbing experience, this is the trip for you. To join, you must know how to tie into the rope and belay. If you are experienced and want to practice setting top-rope anchors, you are welcome to join as well. There are easy/moderate routes @ …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Day Trip to Seneca/Advanced Multipitch Climbing
We drive sunday morning to Seneca, climb a couple multipitch routes ( defficulty depends on the participants) and come back late night. Trad leaders have privilage, but if interested in following, sign up. The final number of participants depends on the number of leaders who join. To join you must know how to rappel. I will let you know by …
Peak this Week
Thursday is College Night (half price) at Peak Experiences No Experience Necessary–All Levels Welcome If you have all your gear, you may show up at 5:30 If you need gear, please be on time
Day Hike and Picnic at Ragged Mountain Nature Area
A quick walk around the Ragged Mountain Nature Area and a chance to have lunch outside. The walk is 3.5 miles or 6 miles depending on the trail we choose on the day. We will leave around 11am and should be back before 3.30. Bring a small daypack, water and something to eat. It may be cold or wet, so …
Climbing Thursday at Peak
Hey guys, lets go climb at Peak this Thursday. We will meet up at 5:00 SHARP (not 5:15), in front of echols. If you need gear, please arrive a little bit early so we can go ahead and start checking it out to you. If you want to be back earlier than 11:30, please do not sign up, I want …
Climbing Thursday at Peak
So Ive had a hellish week. By wednesday (tomorrow), I will have completed 3 tests, an oral presentation, a four page essay, and two labs, along with other homework. So on thursday i want to get the hell out of dodge and go climbing at peak. We’ll leave at 5:15 from Echols, and probably be back around 1130 (if you …
Climbing at Peak, Without the Dancing, But Double the Fun!
Hey guys, same deal as usual, leave at 5:15 on Thursday. We will be leaving with the other people, but split ways later. Ive limited the trip to one person, so everyone will go to waitlist at first. Thanks
Crevasse Rescue 1/Glacier Rope Up Workshop
finally a bad weather for a weekend. this is aimed to be a start point for people who dream about alpine or expeditions (I know some of you). if you have mountain climbing experience I recommend it. we talk about how the glacier rope up is for different number of teams and stuff like that. then I show you how …
Climbing at Peak Thursday Night
Hey guys: Climbing at Peak Thursday night! Cost is $5.50, club pays for gas if you drive! We will depart at 5:15 pm from Echols Dorm, please be there a few minutes early if you need gear. Also, if you want to be back earlier than what is listed on the trip, please do not sign up. I want everyone …
Climbing Thursday Night at Peak!
Hey everyone: Lets all go climbing Thursday night at Peak! I would like to leave at exactly 5:15 p.m., so please show up a few minutes early so we can check the numbers, get gear for people, etc. If you want to leave early, please dont sign up! I would like for everyone to get as much climbing time as …
Rapelling Workshop/Beginner
Everybody is welcome to sign up, no prior experience required. but if you are a climber and planning to do more advanced climbing in future like multipitches this is highly recommended. (please do not sign up if you have attended similar clincs before) I will show you different rapelling styles and rapelling backups (safety systems) and we practice them. One …
Climbing: Intermediate/Advanced
Saturday is forecasted to be cool and sunny. Hence, some climbing is in order. We’ll head to Franklin Crag- a place that offers routes rated from 5.8 to 5.12. People who can proficiently climb (top-rope) somewhere within this range are encouraged to join. If you are unable to climb most 5.8’s then please do not sign up. After climbing, we …
Multi-Pitch Climbing/ Advanced
If you have ever climbed multi pitch-trad, or you feel it’s time for you to challenge routes higher than usual half a pitch top ropes, I invite you to join this day-trip to the Seneca Rocks. we will climb in the East side in the morning and West side in the afternoon to stay warm. We will leave Charlottesville early …
Climbing Via Ferrata
This trip is designed for brave climbers and NON-climbers looking for a unique and fun adventure! The trip takes place at Nelson Rocks on the VA/WVA border. Nelson Rocks is defined by the two giant rock towers that crown a beautiful green mastiff. Some of the longest rock climbing pitches on the east coast can be found here. Along these …