New River Mountain Guides

2008 New River Mountain Gorge Climbing Events

October 16-22, 2006--Trad Camp with Craig Luebben & Arno Ilgner Warriors Way
Stay tuned for more details or give us a call 800-732-5462. We'll be holding two camps, one at the New River Gorge and another at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky.

October 28 & 29, 2006--Sterling Rope Women's Weekend
Join NRMG as we host Sterling Rope's Goddesses on the Rocks. It's a fun weekend of climbing, friends and fun. See www.sterlingrope.com for more details and registration info.

New River Alliance of Climbers Spring Trail Day--April 1-2, 2006
NRMG lent a helping hand at the New River Alliance of Climbers (NRAC) Spring Trail Day. About a dozen volunteers showed up to perform some maintenance to the Bridge Buttress clifftop access trail. Thanks to everyone for swinging hammers and lugging rocks!

AMGA Top Rope Site Manager Course at the New River Gorge--April 24-27, 2006
Thanks to Adam Fox of Fox Mountain Guides for taking the time to come up to the New to teach this course. Several of our guides and visiting climbers from Tennessee and New York ran through the course. For more info on AMGA courses check out www.foxmountainguides.com or the American Mountain Guide Associations website www.amga.com

New River Rendezvous--May 19-21, 2006
The 4th Annual Rendezvous was a huge success! We had stellar weather, a killer volunteer force and good crowd for NRAC's Annual Fundraiser Event. All the proceeds will go towards NRAC's ongoing anchor replacement initiative and towards preserving the wild nature of the New River Gorge. Please go to www.waterstoneoutdoors.com for all the beta on the NRAC fundraiser party. For more info on NRAC visit their website and join in on the forums to give them your two cents! www.newriverclimbing.net

PAST EVENTS: 2005

Lynn Hill Climbing Camp 10/10-14/05
New River Mountain Guides was proud to be a part of the Lynn Hill Climbing Camp which was held Oct. 10-14. It was the only one held on the east coast and we're looking forward to next years camp. Thirteen people attended the weeklong seminar with instruction and video review by Lynn Hill, Craig Luebben, Naomi Guy, and Elaina Smith. Lynn's husband Brad, a gourmet chef, prepared meals to die for every morning and evening, and we soaked our sore muscles in the hot tubs at Opossum Creek Retreat deluxe cabin accomodations. Check back with us for details on next years clinic.

Warrior's Way Mental Training Clinic 10/15-16/05
We also hosted Arno Ilgner and his Warrior's Way Mental Training Clinic. While the clinic size was small, we made a lot of headway with the ladies who signed up for the clinic. Big thanks go out to Gilda Hauser who made the trip solo all the way from Planet Rock in Michigan, Elizabeth O'Neill who covered the clinic for Urban Climber Magazine, Jane Clements and Chris Cios from Richmond. You guys rock!

Sterling Rope Women's Weekend 11/12-13/05
The Sterling Rope Women's Weekend was a huge success! We had over 80 women in attendance many who had never climbed outdoors before. The first day was an informal climbing session with female instructors, day two was more instructional setting where we covered skills such as technique, safety concerns, cleaning routes, belaying a leader, mock leading, trad anchors and crack technique. Thanks to all who attended and we look forward to seeing you again next year!