Does all this sound like a foreign language? It won’t at the end of our Rock n’ Jam trip. For two weeks you’ll learn what it’s like to live a life as a traveling and adventuring rock climber and river runner.
Never been climbing before? Here’s your opportunity to not only learn proper belay methods and the techniques to get you up the rock, but most importantly, you’ll know how to do it safely and confidently. Designed as a skill-based progression into the high angle realm, you’ll get inducted into the school of hard rock with talented, experienced and devoted climbing instructors and trip leaders.
Never been to the greatest rock climbing paradise of the east coast? How about rafting down Class IV through the finest whitewater this side of the continent? The New River Gorge (NRG) in West Virginia - considered by many as the outdoor capitol of the east - has been the pinnacle of eastern outdoor pursuits since the beginning of outdoor sports themselves. Despite being one of the oldest gorges in the world (cutting through 325 million year old rock!), its rapids and incredible climbing walls are far from tame and ranked among the best in the world. An opportunity to see this first hand as a climber and river runner is an adventure not to be missed.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Rock Climbing through Virginia and West Virginia
Rafting Class IV Whitewater
Exploring the incredible climbing walls of the New River Gorge
Trail Work in association with the New River Alliance of Climbers &
the National Park Service
Learning and using the Basics in safe and effective climbing techniques
Activities:
lots of rock climbing, belay training, anchor set-up training, lead climbing training, community service project, advanced climbing techniques, learning knots, camping, caving, 900’ zip line, challenge courses, and more.
“You've climbed the highest mountain in the world. What's left ? It's all downhill from there. You've got to set your sights on something higher than Everest."
