Indoor climbing/bouldering at Peak Experiences in Richmond, VA. All levels welcome. Number of attendees will increase as we get more drivers.
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Climbing Intermediate/Advanced
We will sport climb there, 5.7-5.12, so If you know how to lead, sign up. if you don’t lead but top rope 5.8+ outdoors, go ahead and sign up. Everybody goes to waitlist, I let you know by Friday morning if you are in, based on how many experienced climbers sign up. The trip is subject to the weather! VERY …
Sport Climbing Workshop + Climbing (Intermediate/Advanced)
There will be instructions on learning how to lead bolted routes. If you Top rope 5.9+ outdoors it may be time for you to start leading so give it a try. We also will sport climb there, 5.7-5.11, so If you know how to lead, sign up. if you don’t lead but top rope 5.9+ outdoors, go ahead and sign …
Climbing at the New, Intermediate/Advanced
we will camp Sat night, get up early morning on Sunday, then go to a moderate climbing area after breakfast. If you lead bolted routes or you usually flash most of the 5.9s on toprope, outdoors, then sign up. don’t hesitate to ask me if you are not sure to sign up. ************** Flashing a route: means climbing it on …
Beginner Outdoor Climbing Workshop
If you have never climbed or you have forgotten how things work this workshop is for you. If you have climbed outdoors with our club OR you want to be back earlier than the trip end time PLEASE do not sign up. you will use climbing shoes, learn how to put on harness, tie rope to your harness. Then I …
Rock Climbing @ New River Gorge
We’ll leave Saturday afternoon camp somewhere around the Gorge that night and then climb all day on Sunday (we can chat about where). I’m going to limit the number of people to 1 carload in order to make things simplest. For now, everybody will go on the waitlist and I will select people off giving preference to those who are …
Climbing at Peak
The tradition continues… Thursday is College night at Peak. We’ll meet at Echols at 5:00 and head to Richmond for indoor climbing. All levels of climbers are welcome. If we get more drivers, more people can come.
Beginner/Intermediate Climbing
If you know belaying, you may join this trip. This is a half day trip to Hidden Rocks. we drive an hour and half then hike 20 minutes to the cliffs. It should be a nice hike. we climb 5.5 to 5.11 routes, top rope. there are nice cliffs there. the trip size is limited to 1 so everybody goes …
Trad Climbing Workshop (Advanced)
This is a half day trip. It’s hour and half of driving plus 20 minutes of hiking to the crags. There are great easy (5.5-) cracks in Hidden rocks for you to practice protection placement. If you are a beginner trad climber, you can climb with top rope back up.if you are experienced then climb on. there are harder routes …
Intermediate/Advanced Kayaking at the New!
We will be heading out for West Virginia to do some paddling over this weekend. The plan is to leave Friday, paddle two days, and get back late Sunday. In order to go you must have a roll that you feel confident doing in whitewater. You must have experience on multiple rivers. I will ask for a list of the …
Rock Climbing, Intermediate/Advanced
If you know how to lead bolted routes or you are an experienced climber you are welcome. However if you don’t lead but are solid at 5.8 (means you climb most of 5.8 routes, outdoors, without falling) you are also encouraged to join. but leaders have priority. there are bolted routes upto 5.12 there. The trip size is set to …
Climbing: Learning the Basics at Rocky Top Climbing Gym
Let’s go climb at Rocky Top this Tuesday. Rocky Top is the local climbing gym in Charlottesville, and it is a great place for beginners to learn how to climb. No experience is necessary. If you do not know how to belay, tie in to a harness, etc…. here is your chance to learn. Club Provides: Climbing gear you don’t …
Rock Climbing Workshop (Beginner)
If you have never climbed or you have forgotten how things work this workshop is for you. you will use climbing shoes, learn how to put on harness, tie rope to your harness. Then I teach you belaying. Climbing comunication words “on belay, belay on, climbing…) is the next and at the end we climb some fun routes. If you …
Intermediate Climbing @ the New River Gorge
Come rock climbing at the New River Gorge in West Virginia. We’ll climb the nice sandstone walls of the New saturday and sunday (& camp saturday night). You should know how to tie-in and belay in order to come along. You should also be able to climb solid 5.8 or else there won’t be a whole bunch to do (email …
Intermediate Climbing — Day Trip
We’ll spend the day sport and toprope climbing at Franklin (a small crag about an hour and a half away). You should at least be quite comfortable on 5.8s and know how to tie in and belay in order to come. We’ll leave early in the morning, climb until everybody is tired & maybe stop for some dinner (bring a …
Intermediate Climbing at Summersville
Has the weather been getting you down lately? Too cold? Then come to *Summer*sville with us this weekend to climb around on the cliffs. There’s a beautiful lake to cool off in if 70F weather is too hot for you. There are lots of fun, intermediate level climbs to get on here – from 5.9 to 5.11. You should be …
End of the Year Climbing
We’ll go to the New River Gorge for a few days of rock climbing to celebrate the end of the school year/beginning of summer. We can climb (and swim) during the day & camp, cook, hang out at night. I imagine we’ll climb mostly at Bubba City & Summersville but this depends on who signs up and what people want …
Beginner Outdoor Climbing
If you never climbed or you just started (less than 10 years of experience!! ;-), I mean) but haven’t been out, or you enjoy climbing fun/easy routes, or you want to practice setting up top ropes, come and join us. we will be top roping at the little stony man cliffs in the National park, The park should be pretty …
Intermediate/Advanced Climbing at Seneca Rocks
In order to join to this trip you should be solid at 5.9 indoors, means you can climb most of 5.9s you try in rocky top or Peak without falling. if you have trouble on 5.9 or below ask me before signing up, please. there are not many easy routes in the place we plan to go. The plan is …
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. The trip is Sunday, you can either leave Cville Sat evening or morning (after the climbing …
Climbing Basics at Rocky Top
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. …
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. …