The New River Rendezvous is of one of the best climbing events I’ve attended and this year the seventh version of this annual event takes place this weekend from May 14-17. Unfortunately I’ll not be able to attend this year, but apparently the forecast is good and there’s an outstanding lineup of events planned.

The Rendezvous is the annual fund raising gig for the New River Alliance of Climbers. It’s a fun and friendly three-day celebration of climbers, climbing and the New River Gorge. Gather with friends, relax, compete, play, laugh and climb here in the laid back atmosphere of Southern West Virginia–America’s best kept secret!

Tickets are only $25 and it looks like they’re closing registration Wednesday.

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He told me the new Miuras should be in retailers within a month as they are currently being shipped to the US.

As soon as I can get my hands on a pair, I’ll have a review posted.

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I’ve heard reports that the New River Rendezvous registration is starting to get full. This year organizers are limiting the event to the first 700 climbers who register in advance.

The fee is only $25 and from my past experiences at the Rendezvous, it will be money well spent.

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There will be a few changes this year including pre-registration limiting attendees to 700 (last year was around 1200 climbers) and parking passes will now be needed.

Registration will be live on March 1, 2008.

We will be requiring everyone to pre-register online for a small fee. The days of giving it all away are behind us. It’s not something that we want to do because it means more work for us, but there’s no gettin’ around it. Why you ask? A couple of reasons…The NPS has asked us to limit the number of people who attend the event because the Brunwood is busting out of it’s seams. That means we need to count people and weed out the riff-raff. And B, we also have to kick down for event insurance, and if you know anything about the insurance industry, you know it ain’t cheap.

The event schedule looks to be the same as last year, so everyone should be in for a good time.

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I didn’t take any pictures of the happenings at Burnwood (as I forgot my camera in the car), but my wife and I were able to take a bunch of pictures as we competed with Jon B. during the bouldering comp at Interp and the OUL areas. The full set of pics are on Flickr here.

I entered the bouldering comp just for fun as I knew it would just push me a little bit harder all day. Jon, Kelly, and I started at Interp and made our way through the circuit to finish at OUL (with a quick pass by the Tugging Shacks at day end). Again survival was key as I pulled off a big hold on a V2 called Curley at Interp. From a sit-down start, you basically have to mantle up to a crimp then bump up to a jug. As I grabbed the jug, it popped off and hit me in the head as I fell to my crash pad. No blood, so I guess I was fine. Nice way to start the morning. I decided to not push my luck and moved on so I’m not sure how much harder the problem became with the missing hold.

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Can you believe it? The 5th Annual New River Rendezvous is coming up. It seems like only a matter of months ago that we were scrambling to pull off the first Rendezvous in the full-on pouring rain, (proving once and for all that weather is not a factor), now look at us–busting out our own website! How far this event has come. Nothing demonstrates this more than our fundraising totals which have doubled every year. That means our philosophy is working: Because of the generosity of our sponsors we can offer darn near everything free, leaving you to make a donation you are comnfortable with. You guys get it! Most of what you donate to New River Alliance of Climbers (NRAC) goes straight back into the resource that we come together to celebrate: The climbing at the New River Gorge. The balance goes to support the Access Fund. This amazingly effective organization has been working for climbers for over twenty years. Have you renewed your membership?

Thanks to you, we can continue our mission of replacing worn-out hardware and developing and maintaining the climber trail system. NRAC also provides a voice for climbers on larger environmental issues, such as the current viewshed issue. Outreach is the final part of our missionâ??we want more of you to get involved! Stop by the NRAC tent to find out how.

We look forward to seeing all of you this year. Come early, stay late and remember to carpool!

Be aware, this event gets extremely crowded. All proceeds benefit the New River Alliance of Climbers (NRAC).

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The Rendezvous is a fun, friendly, down-home three day celebration of climbers, climbing and the New River Gorge. We are presenting a full three-day program that includes comps, clinics, gatherings, dinner, parties, breakfast, contests and more. Enjoy free camping on the rim of the Gorge courtesy of the National Park Service. Gather with friends, relax, compete, play, laugh and climb here in the laid back atmosphere of Southern West Virginia–America’s best kept secret!

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