Happy Easter let’s go climb! This is a beginner-friendly climbing trip. We are going to Reeds Creek which is one of our super frequent climbing spots. The drive is under 2 hours, the crag is located in West Virginia. Its a sunny crag so it should be nice. There are lots of high-rated moderates in the 5.7-5.9 range. This is …
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Learn to climb at SPRGE!
Do you want to learn how to climb with ropes? Have you never done it before?? AWESOME!! Come along for a fun and chill day of climbing at SPRGE! We’re planning to spend the day at Bridge Buttress, which is an awesome crag for newcomers as it has a nice quantity of lower grades (5.5-9). This trip will be prioritizing …
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 …
Hidden Hike+Climb
There’s this fun little hike called Hidden Rocks that just so happens to also have a bunch of climbing. It used to be just trad and top rope, but a Harrisonburg local made it his Covid project to put up some sport routes. We’ll be heading to that farthest section for some pretty great routes that can be top roped …
Buzzie rock intermediate climbing at buzzard rock yippee? ??? (Intermediate Climbing at Buzzard Rock. and maybe beginner climbing too. but mainly intermediate)
Hi. I wanna climb at buzzard rock sunday. Come with me. Its awesome climbing. This whole crag is filled with beautiful, intermediate, runout slab, and its in VA, not sure what more anyone could ask for. That being said, this will be an intermediate trip, so ill prioritize intermediate climbers off the waitlist. There could be room for oneish beginner …
friday afternoon intro climbing
hi never climbed outside before? wanna learn how? join this trip! we will take you to a nearby climbing wall (Rivanna Wall) and show you the ropes (literally xD hahaha1!!!!!)!!!!! ok but seriously if you’ve ever wanted to try it just sign up ok! if people already know how to top rope climb and wanna learn how to sport climb …
Surf ‘n’ Turf (Introduction to Climbing + Kayaking)
One day, two sports, half a dozen new friends; what’s not to love? This will be a full day trip to the nearby outdoor playground of Richmond, VA. During the first half of the day, we’ll climb at Belle Isle; during the second half of the day, we’ll kayak the James. Climbing and kayaking will both be tailored to beginners …
NRGE Saturday beginner climbing :0
Come along with Abby & I to have a fun and chill day of climbing at NRGE! We’re planning to spend the day at sandstonia, which is an awesome crag for newcomers as it has a nice quantity of lower grades (5.6-8). This is also a good trip for those interested in getting into sport climbing and want some easier …
Beginner Rock Climbing
We’ll be doing some rock climbing at Manchester Wall, a set of old railroad trestles along the river in Richmond that are now used to teach people how to climb. The railroad pillars are man-made, which means that they consist of a bunch of granite blocks that have been mortared together leading to some interesting climbing. This trip is intended …
THE FEST OF GAULEY MAIN TRIP!!!!!! (beginner camping, intermediate climbing, intermediate whitewater, intermediate mtb)
Hey goons! Are any of you interested in water, or camping, or music, or festivals, or being outside!?!?! JK I know some (most? (all??)) of you are interested in at least one of those things. This is going to be a dope and unique weekend trip that ranges for beginners (beginners to just being outside even– you don’t have to …
Smokehole climby
Who wants to CLIMB? okay, I’m trying to do a trip again, hopefully the weather likes us this weekend. This is a beginner climbing trip! This will be primarily top roping on some moderate grades 5.6-5.8. I do need someone who has a car and/or who can lead climb and lead belay! Climbed outside once or twice before? Want to …
manwallmanwallmanwall (beginner climbing at man wall)
Hello, Melun and I will be going to Virginia’s beloved manchester wall in Richmond soon. We are in search of beginners to outdoor climbing to join us, such that we can shed upon you our knowledge of this wondrous sport, and hopefully indulge in some vibes and such on a wonderful friday morning/afternoon. As I just mentioned, this trip is …
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 …
DRY Beginner Lead Climbing because IT WONT RAIN this weekend (at man wall)
Gamers hello, Man, there sure have been a lot of awesome lead climbing trips recently, and there are a couple super awesome climbing trips coming up. Makes me wonder… how much of the club knows how to lead climb? How many people have been staring at these trips, wishing they possessed the knowledge and skills requisite for these adventures? Well…. …
NRG Overnight Climbing!
Note: end time depends on when you want to be back! I’m personally trying to be back around 4pm Let’s go to the New River Gorge! It’s so warm now and I enjoy not working on my homework so let’s climb!!!! I’m hoping to leave at 8:30 on Saturday and drive to the New River Gorge. We will climb at …
Fun Friday Trad Climbing at Wonderful Wintergreen
Who: Joseph & Abby What: Climbing (Trad) Where: Wintergreen When: Friday (04/07) 11:30am Why: Touch rock Howdy y’all, Time for some more fun Friday climbing, and this time it’s some sweet trad climbing out at wintergreen. I was there for the first time not too long ago and it was a pretty cool area with some nice climbs. While this …
Climbing on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Raven’s Roost is a neat little spot a few miles down the Blue Ridge Parkway. It has a good smattering of easier climbs ranging from 5.4 to 5.9. We will plan to climb on top rope, although if anyone wants to come do some trad, we can make that work too (just let me know in the comments). We’ll give …
Climbing 101: Beginner Climbing at Man Wall
Who: Joseph (the climbing advisor one) & Abby (the not climbing advisor one) What: Climbing (beginner friendly) Where: Man wall (Richmond) When: Friday (03/31) 11:30am Why: Touch rock Howdy y’all, Well folks, it’s my 101st trip with the club, so it’s about time to lead another climbing basics trip. If you’ve only ever climbed in a gym, or haven’t ever …
Baby’s First Multi Pitch at Love Gap
Who: Why even am I? What: Climbing (Intro to multi-pitch and following trad) Where: Love gap When: Tuesday (3/21) 11:30 am – 5:30 pm or earlier Why: Touch rock Howdy y’all, Have you been wanting to try multi-pitch or following trad??? Well, do I have the trip for you. This won’t be a hardcore climbing trip, but a chill day …
Man Wall day trip
Okay so the plan is to get up early, yall sleep, I will drive us to the sunny manwall. We climb around, eat some lunch, climb more and get back before 4:30. I have work at 5:30 so we have an actual deadline. If you have some top-rope experience feel free to sign up!! Want to learn any of these …
Reeds Creek Sunday Sends
Who: What even am I? What: Climbing Where: Reeds creek When: Sunday (2/19) 7:30 am – 6:30 pm Why: Touch (cold-ish) rock Howdy y’all, The weather is actually looking pretty decent again at reeds creek (plus its the nearest sunny wall). The high will be 57 and it’ll only be starting from a low near 40, sounds ideal if you …
NEW RIVER GORGE CLIMBY
Let’s go to the New River Gorge! Who wants to do some climbing outside!!!! I’m hoping to leave at 3 pm on Friday and drive to the New. Depending on how we feel we can just go to the AAC or make some plans for Friday night. We will climb all day Saturday, go back to the AAC, and sleep. …
Finally Fair weather Friday near Franklin Climbing
Who: Who even am I? What: Climbing Where: Reeds creek When: Friday (2/10) 8:30 am Why: Touch (cold-ish) rock Howdy y’all, Well, it finally looks like there’s a good weather window out in West Virginia this Friday at the crags. The high will be 58 and it’ll only be starting from a low near 46, sounds pretty ideal if you …
Second Send of the Semester So Far (Man Wall Climbing)
Who: Joseph (the one who is getting tired of this format) What: Climbing (beginner to sport friendly or Moab people who want to learn beforehand) Where: Man wall (Richmond) When: Saturday (01/28) 9:30 am Why: Touch (cold-ish) rock Howdy y’all, What can I say, it’s cold in west Virginia, and a 5hrs in a car on a day trip isn’t …
Finally First Frosty Climbing of the Semester
Who: Joseph (the one who uses this format) What: Climbing (beginner to sport friendly) Where: Man wall (Richmond) When: Saturday (01/21) 10:00 am Why: Touch (cold) rock Howdy y’all, I can’t stay lazy as I did over winter break, it’s finally time to get outside and do some climbing. It’ll be a chill(y) start to climbing this semester, it won’t …
Weather Adaptable Winter Climb Time
Hello all you lovely crunchy humans, Although temperatures may be low, the stoke is high, and I am rearing to touch some rock. It is very possible that we catch a lucky warm weekend and will be able to climb wherever our hearts desire, but winter weather can be icy, spicy, and dicey, so this trip will include some built …
Climbing at Reeds Creek (LGBTQIA+ affinity trip)
Melun and I got to go to Reeds Creek last week and had so much fun we want to go again! There are lots of climbs from 5.7-5.11 so everyone will be able to climb. This is an intermediate trip and you should be comfortable with belaying and climbing on top rope. Who: any and all LGBTQIA+ people who want …
>>>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 …
One Final Smokey Semester Send on Saturday
Who: Joseph & Abby What: Climbing Where: Smokehole Canyon (Sunshine wall) When: *Saturday* 7:15am-7:30pm Why: Touch rock Howdy y’all, Classes end tomorrow, my first final is Friday, and it’ll be cold as a yeti’s behind, but it’s still time to send some routes. The plan is to do sunshine wall at smoke hole to sap what warmth we can. Fair …
Nevermore: Climbing at Raven’s Roost (Top Rope/Beginner Friendly)
Raven’s Roost is a neat little spot a few miles down the Blue Ridge Parkway. It has a good smattering of easier climbs ranging from 5.4 to 5.9. We will plan to climb on top rope, although if anyone wants to come do some trad, we can make that work too (just let me know in the comments). I’ll give …
Man I’d Sure Love to Touch Some Rock (Beginner Sport Climbing)
Who: Joseph (the climbing advisor one) What: Climbing (beginner to sport friendly) Where: Man wall (Richmond) When: Saturday (11/19) 8:00am Why: Touch (cold) rock Howdy y’all, Are you a weirdo who likes to wake up early on the weekend and touch some cold rocks? Well, you’re in luck because I am too. This’ll be my 8th weekend in a row …
Saturdays are for the Sends (Reeds creek climbing)
Who: Joseph (the officer one) What: Climbing (beginner friendly) Where: Reeds creek When: Saturday 7:15am (blame daylight savings) Why: Touch (cold) rock Howdy y’all, Luckily my schedule is in a lull at the moment so I figured why not go climbing twice this weekend. I’ve been to reeds creek once and it was pretty fun. I’m open to teaching people …
balls to the (Manchester) Wall (BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE CLIMBING)
Hey you!! I can’t think of a better thing to do on a Sunday morning than some outdoor climbing!! Manchester Wall is a pretty cool “urban crag” on the banks of the James River in Richmond with a variety of bolted climbing routes that ascend some old railroad trestles. Come check it out with us for a day of epic …
But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? (Beginner Climbing at Great Falls)
Come climb outside at this beautiful waterside climbing area. We will be heading to Juliet’s Balcony at Great Falls. This is a BEGINNER climbing trip, so come as you are – no experience required. We will be climbing routes that are easy to moderate in difficulty (5.4 – 5.9). If you would like to learn how to top rope belay, …
Buh-bye, Plastic! Beginner Rock Climbing
Have you been itching to try outdoor rock climbing? Then this is the trip for you! We will be heading to the Dihedrals crag at Great Falls Park to do some climbing on actual, real rocks – no plastic holds here! This is a BEGINNER climbing trip, so come as you are – no experience required. We will be climbing …
Smokehole Sunday Sending (climbing)
Who: Joseph (the officer one) What: Climbing Where: Smokehole Canyon (Sunshine wall) When: Sunday 7:30am-6:30pm Why: Touch rock Howdy y’all, I went to smokehole today and it was pretty fun, I could see climbing more at beginner wall but I’m leaning towards sunshine wall for this one so it’ll become nice and warm as the sun warms up the rock …
Man, (that is a sizable and triangular-shaped) Wall?!? (Beginner Outdoor Sport Climbing in Richmond)
Greetings, This is where I learned to lead climb for the first time almost a year ago. Since then, I’ve had some of the greatest triumphs as well as the most daunting struggles of my life while climbing (this is not an over exaggeration at all). And I can see myself having many more of these formative experiences through climbing …
Smokehole Sunday Climbing
Who: Joseph (the officer one) What: Climbing Where: Smokehole Canyon When: Sunday 7:30am-6pm Why: Touch rock Howdy y’all, It’s that time again to go touch some rocks. I’ve never been to smokehole before, but I’ve heard some good things. Plus this will be weekend number four where I’ve climbed outside so I’m trying to keep it going. https://www.mountainproject.com/area/109582872/smoke-hole-canyon It’s just …
Anti-Homecoming Climbing Adventure of a Lifetime
What’s better than watching the UVA football team lose another game? Touching rocks. Heard through the grapevine that Saturday was going to be a beautiful day, so let’s take advantage of that and do some bomber beginner top-roping. We’re heading out bright and early Saturday morning and driving about an hour to Manchester Wall in Richmond, which consists of some …
New River, Old Rocks (Early Morning Sport Climbing at NRGE)
Mornin’ Bruthas and Sistas, Ever wanted to hike in the dark to find some sick cliffs with me and the one and only abhi sanjay?? Of course, you have! I want to maximize the amount of wild stuff that goes down on this trip and you need the sun do a lot of things, so I’m hoping to leave the …
Reed’s creek climbing before classes
Who: Joseph (the officer one) What: Climbing Where: Reeds creek When: Tuesday on Fall Break Why: Touch rock ***For full transparency this trip is a tentative yes at the moment with the rain forecast, currently there’s no rain on Tuesday but it may change/depends on how much rain is on Monday since wet rocks aren’t as fun to climb on*** …
NRGE (No ropes, Gear (or) Eyes) climbing Saturday! haha jk we will have all
Heyo00 This will be an intermediate top rope/beginner sport climbing trip on Saturday all day-ish! We’ll roll out from Ray’s in the morning and climb climb climb, get some people leading, get some people toproping and just overall have a great day Climbers should be able to climb at least 5.7 on top rope, know how to tie in, and …
NRGE 2022 : MAIN CARPOOL
All my NRGE dirtbags, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (Sent shortly after this post) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** New River Gorge Extravaganza 2022 This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier …
Climbing Crash Course Session 1: Climbing Basics and Top Roping
Welcome to the climbing crash course series, a sequence of 2-hour workshops designed to equip you with the information and skills you need to start practicing that next set of climbing techniques you’ve been dying to learn. As we all know, the smartest place to practice any new life-bearing technique is on the ground, so let this serve as the …
Beach Week, But Without the Sand. Or Ocean. Or Sun Probably. Beginner/Intermediate Climbing at the Red River Gorge!!!
Touted as the best climbing east of the Mississippi, the Red River Gorge is well worth the drive! It has a truly enormous number of climbs, a wide range of grades, and has sport, trad, and aid routes. The sandstone at the Red makes for some *chef’s kiss* delectable climbing. On this extended weekend adventure, we will head over to …
Rivanna Wall (climb, swim, bask, vibe sesh) last minute micro-adventure
dirt babies, Carve out a little time this fine Friday afternoon to prioritize mental health, fresh air and becoming the world’s next Alex Honnold at Cville’s best kept secret – Rivanna Wall. Rivanna Wall is a teeny tiny outdoor sport climbing crag with just two routes. The crag is also along a stretch of the Rivanna River, so we can …
man chest hair wall?! (manchester wall outdoor climbing)
Hey you!! I can’t think of a better thing to do on a Sunday morning than some outdoor climbing!! Manchester Wall is a pretty cool “urban crag” on the banks of the James River in Richmond with a variety of bolted climbing routes that ascend some old railroad trestles. Come check it out with us for a day of epic …
Outdoor Climbing at Manchester Wall
Let’s get outside and on some rocks! Manchester Wall is a pretty cool “urban crag” on the banks of the James River in Richmond with a variety of bolted climbing routes that ascend some old railroad trestles. Come check it out with us for a day of epic climbs, hanging out at the river and possibly learning a thing or …
RETURN OF THE GNAR TRAIN: THE GREAT MOAB MIGRATION 2022
MOAB, UTAH 2022 ALL ABOARD THE GNAR TRAIN May we all blossom from this snow and ice ridden East Coast of ours and emerge as sun children in the soft red sands of the Utah desert. There is but one ODC trip worthy of such transition and namesake, and it is our annual pilgrimage the arid paradise of MOAB, UTAH. …
Belayer? I hardly know her! (Intro belay workshop)
Do you want to know how to belay? that’s a silly question, of course you do. Come sign up for this trip where I will teach you some climbing basics and you’ll get some hands on practice! You will learn: – the difference between an ATC and a grigri – how to tie in to a rope as a climber …