The New River Gorge of West Virginia is among the most
spectacular river canyons and popular vacation destinations
in the Eastern U.S. Largely protected by the U.S. National
Park Service as the New River National River, the New River
Gorge is among the newest units of the National Park System
and is a primary destination for hiking, paddling, and
climbing worldwide. The New River and its forested,
sandstone-capped canyons is traced by hundreds of miles of
deep-forest trails. West Virginia's New River Gorge region
has also become one of the most popular rock climbing and
rappelling destinations in the eastern U.S., and rock
climbers can choose from thousands of climbs along the rim
of the New River Gorge.
If you’re a novice, try our weekend introductory
climbing/hiking trip. Our trip gets you right out onto the
rock! We will make sure you’re safe and your equipment and
ropes are properly rigged, and then the exhilaration of
rock climbing begins! The New River Gorge contains over
1,600 climbing routes, and the cliffs at the Gorge are made
up a a very hard sandstone, and range from 30 to 120 feet
in height. The rock is very featured, and an abundance of
crack and face routes are available. More and more people
are escaping the pressures of urban life with active
weekend activities like rock climbing. Youths gravitate
towards rock climbing as an alternative to traditional team
sports. Still others pursue rock climbing as a full-time
passion, building their lives around the sport. Our weekend
rock climbing/hiking trip is designed to meet the needs of
an ever expanding community of people who want to
experience a wide assortment of activities and
objectives.
WHEN - Leave Friday October 9, 2009 at 3 PM for 4.5-hour trip to New River Gorge. Spend Saturday the 10th, and half of Sunday the 11th at the Gorge. We'll leave for Akron sometime between 3 PM and 5 PM on Sunday.
COST - $165.00/person. This includes all the necessary climbing gear, a breakfast at the famous Cathedral Cafe, a dinner at another of the "New's" popular eateries: Pies & Pints. Also included is transportation, camping fees, snacks, lunches, and beer and wine in the evening.
Trip Itinerary - We will be tent camping, and have a group campsite at a campground with full shower and restroom facilities available for your convience. Friday eve enjoy a backwoods campfire, complete with a campfire cooked dinner and refreshments. Saturday morning you will start the day with a trip to the Cathedral Cafe for its famous breakfast offerings. Saturday late morning and early afternoon you'll spend the day climbing at the awe-inspiring Endless Wall, a 10 mile long sandstone escarpment at the top of the gorge. Saturday eve we're off to Pies & Pints - a delicious gourmet pizza and microbrew establishment. Then it's back to the campground for a late evening campfire. Sunday we'll either do a long half day hike, or climb at another of the New's famous climbing venues. We'll leave for Akron in early to late Sunday afternoon based on everyone's preference.
Group Size - limited to 8 participants.
