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The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, renowned for constructing numerous man-made lakes, has set new safety regulations banning cliff jumping and diving at their sites in the Huntington District in West Virginia, including the Summersville Lake climbing area. It’s this kind of proactive measure that resonates with the principles upheld by fire watch services in […]
A new, very polished site was pointed out to me that covers Scandinavian mountains over 2000 meters. The site contains detailed information including climbing and walking routes, high quality photos, and a lot of info on the area.
The Bouldering Guide blog has a useful post on building your own padding for indoor climbing walls.
Another great New River Rendezvous is over and I survived. The emphasis was on survival this year especially after the free beer did not run out early as I expected. Note to self – don’t try to consume as much as possible next year! I didn’t take any pictures of the happenings at Burnwood (as […]
Getting ready to head out for the New River Rendezvous this weekend. Look for a full report next week. I’ll be taking lots of pictures.
The dates have been set for a while (May 18-20), but there’s now a web site with tons of details on this year’s New River Rendezvous. If you haven’t attended, this is a premier climbing event held at the Burnwood facilities on the rim of the New River Gorge in West Virginia. I attended last […]
I heard some rumors about the ice climbing at the New River Gorge, but hadn’t had a chance to actually get up there this winter. With the arrival of March and the warmer weather, it looks like I’ll have to wait until next season to get some ice climbing in locally. It’s really not that […]
For those climbers in the Blacksburg area, Jason Kehl will be presenting a slideshow Friday, February 23 at 8pm at Blue Ridge Outdoors. The event is sponsored by the Virginia Tech Climbing Club. Technorati Tags: blacksburg, climbing, event, slideshow, virginia
The New River Alliance of Climbers is holding a cleanup event for the bouldering area at Beauty Mountain in the New River Gorge, West Virginia. The effort is this Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and 11. Interested climbers can meet at the National Park Service’s Burnwood facility at 9am. UPDATE: Due to the weather, the […]
With all this unseasonal warm weather on the east coast, how much outside climbing is everyone getting in? I’ve been slowly nursing a finger injury back to health the past month, but look forward to getting out for some bouldering either at the New or McAffee’s. Where have you been climbing?