This trip is primarily designed for beginners looking to learn basic climbing techniques. You will learn how to: belay, tie into a harness, and communicate while climbing. This trip is ideal for those of you who want to take the belay test at Peak Experiences. Experienced climbers are welcome to sign up. However, I will give priority to less-experienced climbers. …
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Outdoors Climbing, Intermediate/Advanced
This trip is for 5.9 and better climbers ( indoors). If you have climbed 5.8 outdoors you are also advised to sign up. If you are solid at 5.8 at gym, which means you can complete 5.8s without falling, go ahead and sign up. Sorry it is late but I had to wait for the weather forecast and sort out …
Spring Break Backpacking/Hiking in Southern California
This trip is gonna be amazing! We are going March 4-13th. Friday morning we drive together to D.C. to catch our flight to Los Angeles (LAX). I’d like to get us all on the same flight to make everything easier. I’ve seen deals for only $250! Once in LA, we drive to Joshua Tree National Park. Yay! This is in …
How to Set Top Rope Workshop
No experience is required for this trip. If you know how to set top rope or have taken courses in past and want to be approved as club top rope leader in future I encourage you to join to this trip in order to refresh and show us your skills, You will be learning how to set top rope using …
Climbing in Cold Is Fun ;)
beginner/Intermediate/advanced rock climbing we head West to the Hidden Rocks crag in Harrisonburg area, hoping for a nice weather. there is a 30-40 minutes hike to the area so please wear proper shoes. If you are a first timer, go ahead and sign up provided you don’t hate cold. In cold weather it is more difficult to rock climb and …
Spring Break Rock Climbing
Come spend spring break climbing & camping at the New River Gorge. The New has some of the best sport climbing in the Eastern US. The basic plan is to leave early in the morning on Monday, March 7th & stay until Friday afternoon. We’ll camp everynight and climb during the days (although we could put together a hike or …
Indoor Climbing at the Peak
If you are around here let’s go and do the club first climbing trip of the year. Peak is a nice gym in Richmond with several beginner and advanced routes. if you don’t know how to belay go ahead and sign up, there should be enough certified people to belay you, if not then I may need to ask you …
Climbing Intermediate/Advanced
This is a day trip to Frankling. 5.7+ climbers are welcome. there can be both top rope and sport climbing. There are routes up to 5.11d there. There will not be any workshop. so you can only sport climb if you have done it before or you have taken its workshop. IMPORTANT The trip size is restricted to 1 it …
Intermediate/Advanced Sport Climbing at the New River Gorge – Come Play!
Clear weather is forecast for the weekend, and the sun doctor has ordered that we spend some time swinging from the ropes and basking on the rocks at the New River Gorge. We’ll spend the majority of Saturday climbing at Summersville lake, and then likely move on to Kaymoor in the New River Gorge on Sunday. Fire & festivities on …
Climbing at Old Rag, Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced
This trip is appropriate for all levels. Sorry for the late trip posting, but I was waiting for the weather forceast. The plan is getting up early Sat. hike to the top of old Rag Mountain and do some climbing there. If you are a beginner: There will be instructions on basics and easy and nice climbs. the hike up …
Intermediate/Advanced/Multipitch Climbing at Seneca Rocks
The Seneca Rocks is one of the Trad climbing and Multi pitch mecca of the East coast. we leave Friday evening and will be back sunday night late.it’s a 3 hours drive. two full days of climbing and two nights of camping.The trip can range from Top rope (5.8+) to trad climbing and multi pitch upto 3 pitches. -If you …
Incredible Southeast Climbing!
Areas around Chattanooga boast tons of awesome climbing. Come see why Chattanooga was ranked in Outside Magazine’s top 10 places to live! This is where I’m from and where I learned to climb, and I’m in love with the place. There are many different places we can go (we’ll probably pick a different one each day). Sunset and Tennessee Wall …
Rain Date for Climbing at the New!!
So the forecast looked bad for climbing Saturday, so we’re moving it back a day to climb Sunday. We’ll get in some awesome climbing up at either the New River Gorge or nearby Summersville (little over 3 hours from C’Ville in good ole WV). There are a ton of sport routes that people can toprope after they’re set up. We’ll …
Beginner/Intermediate Outdoor Climbing-Top Rope
This trip is appropriate for beginners who participated in the climbing basic workshops. If you also enjoy climb less than 5.8 there are several nice route there. In addition, there are few more difficult routes, 5.11- , for those of you who climb hard stuff. The Hidden Rock crags are located around Harrisonburg, a beatiful climbing area shown to us …
Climbing at the New/Summersville
(If you’re already signed up for the rafting trip for this weekend and want to climb, you don’t need to sign up on this also!). We’ll get in some awesome climbing up at either the New River Gorge or nearby Summersville (little over 3 hours from C’Ville in good ole WV). We’ll be doing sport routes that people can toprope …
Climbing Basics Workshop
If you have never climbed or you have climbed but have forgotten how things work this workshop is perfect for you. you will use climbing shoes, learn how to put on harness, tie rope to your harness. Then I teach you how to belay and we practice before real climbing. later we practice climbing comunication “on belay, belay on, climbing…)at …
Trad Climbing the Old Rag Classics
I’ve been dying to do the Old Rag classics, in particular, the super classic hand and finger crack — Strawberry Fields (5.9)!! Part of the reason I’ve never done this is that it’s located on the Reflector Oven wall, which I guess you could tell from the name is a tiny bit too hot to do during the summer time; …
Climbing Basics Workshop, Little Stoney Man Cliffs
If you have never climbed or you have climbed but have forgotten how things work this workshop is perfect for you. you will use climbing shoes, learn how to put on harness, tie rope to your harness. Then I teach you how to belay and we practice before real climbing. later we practice climbing comunication “on belay, belay on, climbing…)at …
Climbing
Climb with us in West Virginia before it gets cold!! We’ll head to Franklin, WV, about 2 hours from Charlottesville, and get in a full day of climbing. To come on the trip, you need to know how to belay and need to have gone climbing at least a few times. Bring: Lots of water, lunch, and snacks Club provides: …
Sport Climbing
This trip is mainly for people who have had some experience climbing (know how to belay and have gone a few times) just since there are not a ton of beginner routes. We’ll be doing a lot of sport routes that people can climb on toprope. On Friday we’ll head up to the New River Gorge in West Virginia and …
Climbing trip / Belaying Workshop
Belaying Workhop is ideal for first time climbers. We will be top rope climbing outdoors. 5.7 – 5.10 (easy to slightly advanced climbing routes), so advanced climbers can also come and climb (they can skip the workshop). We should be back at UVa around 6pm. Outdoors at UVa provides: We provide all rock climbing equipment. You must bring: Water and …
Climbing trip / Belaying Workshop
This is a repeat of the Belaying Workshop held the previous week for people who couldn’t make it. The belaying workshop is for first time climbers. We will also be top rope climbing outdoors on 5.7 – 5.10 (easy to slightly advanced) routes. The top rope climbing portion is for both beginner and advanced climbers. We should be back at …
Franklin Climbing Trip for Advanced Climbers
Climbing trip to Franklin WV to do sport and toprope climbing. This is for advanced climbers who are comfortable climbing 5.9 on toprope. We can teach you how to sport climb if you haven’t done that before. Outdoors at UVa provides: All climbing and camping equipment, breakfast/lunch food as well as s’mores! You must bring: water bottle, lunch, money for …
Trad/Toprope Climbing & Knot Workshop
We will be trad climbing easy routes (like 5.5) and toproping harder routes (5.8-5.11). In order to trad climb you must have gone on the intro to trad workshop held last week and you must have the instructor’s approval. Otherwise you can only trad climb with a backup toprope. Anyone who already knows how to belay can come on the …
Intro to Pro/Toprope Climbing
The main focus of this trip is on learning how to place protection (cams, hexes, nuts, etc…). We will be doing that while on the ground (not while climbing) — we will not be trad climbing. Protection can be used for setting topropes, but really, the point of pro is for trad climbing, which we will do on future trips. …
Intro to Trad / Toprope climbing
In order to take part in the trad climbing workshop (or even touch the club pro), you must have taken part in our intro to protection workshop held the previous weekend. Even if you already consider yourself to be an experienced trad climber, you still need to demonstrate your proficiency before we let you use our pro. For those of …
Toprope climbing + rappelling workshop
We will be toproping (anyone can do this). We will also have a rappelling workshop where we will learn lots of neat ways to rappel. This trip is fine for complete beginners. Outdoors at UVa provides: Climbing gear You must bring: Water, lunch, rain gear (for small drizzles)
New River Gorge Climbing
We will be toproping (suitable for both 5.12 climbers and most beginners) and sport climbing at the New River Gorge. We will also hold a rappelling workshop for those interested in learning lots of neat ways to rappel. Outdoors at UVa provides: All climbing and camping equipment. Camping fee for Roger’s Campground (where the real climbers are!). We will eat …
Setting toprope workshop / toprope climbing
Ever wonder how it is we set up the topropes you dangle your lives on? We’ll be teaching the basic knots we use in setting up topropes, how to actually set everything up, and how to know what you just set up is good enough to hang your life on. If you plan on continuing your climbing career, want to …
Spring Break climbing at Red Rocks
The magnificent Red Rock Canyon located 15 miles outside of Las Vegas is home to some of the world’s best climbing and has typically great weather over spring break. Paul Fomalont will be our guide to all the great places Red Rock Canyon (and Vegas!) have to offer. The climbing at Red Rocks is on beautiful multi colored sandstone rock. …
Old Rag Sunday Hiking or/and climbing
well, everybody says “it’s hard to find”. this sunday we will be looking for those nice granites on Old Rag mountain in the Shenandoah. we will split to “happy hikers” team and “miserable climbers”. start from here is at 6:30 am. so happy hikers will be back early afternoon. miserable climbers though will climb top rope and trad for 3-4 …
Outdoors Rock climbing
our first outdoor climbing this year includes easy top ropes for beginners and improving leading skills for advanced climbers. also there will be space for few first time climbers to learn basics. the drive is pretty long about 2 hours but the place worth it if weather remains nice. Outdoors at UVa provides: all climbing gear,gas You must bring: 1/2 …
Sport Climbing
Awesome climbing at the New River Gorge. Since this is a trip for more advanced climbers, you must be able to climb at least 5.9 confidently. Outdoors at UVa provides: transportation, lodging at Roger’s campsite, gear you need You must bring: water, lunch for Sat and Sun, rain gear, climbing and camping gear
Sport Climb At The New River Gorge
sport climbing in the new river gorge and summersville lake area for: 1-climbers who can lead bolted routes. 2-climbers who can top rope at least 5.10 Outdoors at UVa provides: food,transportation, all climbing gear, camping gear if you have not. You must bring: suitable clothes including rain gear,swimsuit. water bottle. personal stuff.
Climbing At The New River Gorge
sport, trad and top rope for climbers who can climb 5.9+ Outdoors at UVa provides: transportation expense,food,camping and climbing gear You must bring: personal stuff,waterbottle
Climb, Swim and Jump
the last four climbing trips i had this summer to summersville lake in west virginia were fantastic. this weekend we will climb in both the new river and summersville, swim in the lake, you can also jump in the lake if you like. trip is for climbers who can toprope 5.9+ Outdoors at UVa provides: climbing and camping gear, gas …
Hiking, Climbing at Seneca Rocks
this adventure is made for climbers and non-climbers. climbers can climb morning and afternoon. we will have all sort of climbing equipment including top rope, sport and trad. so choose what you want! for those who never climbed before, there will be a short workshop on basics and belaying and then they can tope rope beginner routes. late afternoon when …
Climbing At The New
We’ll be sport and top rope climbing at the New River Gorge — arguably the best climbing in the east coast — and we’ll finish the trip with some refreshing swimming and cliff diving at the Summersville Lake climbing area. And most importantly, we’ll be having breakfast at the glorious Cathedral Cafe! Dinners will be at whatever restaurant we feel …
Basics/Beginner Rock Climbing
This is a rock climbing trip for 1- beginners who never climbed before 2- climbers who enjoy easy (
Top rope climbing / learn how to setup topropes
We’ll spend the day at Carderock, just outside Washington D.C., learning how to setup some simple top ropes (important if you ever want to go climbing on your own outside) and then climbing on them. This trip is suitable for anyone, including complete beginners. However, since we are not meeting up at Echols, the club will not be supplying harnesses …
Toprope Climbing At The New River Gorge
We’ll toprope a bunch of classic climbs all of Tuesday at the New River Gorge, have dinner there, camp out at Roger’s campground, then have breakfast at the amazing Cathedral Cafe, spend some time at the climbing store (great place to buy shoes and other climbing gear…), and then head back. This trip is suitable for complete beginners who have …
Sport/ Intermediate Top Rope Climbing
This climbing trips is for 5.8+ climbers. We will sport climb 5.8-5.11 therefore there will be top rope on such routes. Unfortunately there are not easier routes at franklin crag, so it would probably be a boring day for you if you are not able to climb 5.8+ yet. Club provides all climbing gear and transportation expenses and dinner on …
Trad Climbing/Multipitch Seneca Rocks
This is an intermediate/advanced climbing trip. you must know how to belay a leader. The trip may involve alternating multipitch, single leader multipitch, single pitch trad and toproping according to the group skill. Outdoors at UVa provides all climbing gear. dinner on the way back. You bring snacks and lunch. water. rain gear.
Top rope climbing
For those living in the DC area, here’s another chance to go climbing outdoors without driving far. Carderock, just outside Washington D.C. on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, is a super popular crag for people in the metro area. In fact, this is where I first learned to climb! However, since we are not meeting up at Echols, …
Top rope climbing
For those living in the DC area, here’s another chance to go climbing outdoors. Carderock, just outside Washington D.C. on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, is a super popular crag for people in the metro area. In fact, this is where I first learned to climb! However, since we are not meeting up at Echols, the club will …
Top rope climbing
For those living in the DC area, here’s another chance to go climbing outdoors. Carderock, just outside Washington D.C. on the Maryland side of the Potomac River, is a super popular crag for people in the metro area. In fact, this is where I first learned to climb! However, since we are not meeting up at Echols, the club will …
Day Hiking/Rock Climbing at Old Rag Mountain
This trip is created for both hiking and climbing. we leave cville at 8 am Sat.after almost an hour drive we start to hike and will be at the top of old rag at noon. if you don’t want to climb you can come back immediately , so you will be at town around 3pm. the climbs have different difficulties …
Northern VA Climbing
Just because you’ve gone back home to Northern VA for the summer doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! We will go climbing at Great Falls Park located at the edge of McLean. There’s lots of great toproping here for us to do 🙂 However, since we are not meeting up at Echols, the club will not be supplying harnesses …
Climbing At The New River Gorge
This trip is for 5.7+ climbers. we leave friday afternoon. camp at secret spot. eat a nice breakfast at the Cathedral Cafe.climb all the day and come back at night. we plan about type of the climbing according to the group’s interests. club provides all climbing and camping gear. sat breakfast and dinner. gas. you bring: rain jacket(in case). water, …
Trad and Top Rope Climbing
Come celebrate the end of exams with some climbing at Seneca! We’ll be doing some multi-pitch trad (for the advanced climbers) and easy to hard top rope climbing for everyone else. As long as you know how to belay and tie in, this trip is suitable for you as we’ll have some easy top ropes set up. The plan is …