New River Mountain Guides

Wrap Up:

2nd Annual Sterling Rope Women's Climbing Weekend at the NRG
October28-29, 2006

Thanks to all the ladies who came out for the Second Annual Sterling Rope Women's Climbing Weekend at the New River Gorge. The first day greeted us cold and wet but we persevered despite it all!  The inclement weather allowed us to do a ground school session with the beginner groups which as very well recieved, as many of the ladies had never climbed outside before.  The second half of the day cleared up and the rock dried out, so we hit the rocks and put that ground school knowledge into practice.

That evening we all reconvened at Burnwood Campground for a slide show by Sterling athlete Chelsea Rude, who at the tender age of 17 has many hard sends to her name. Diane Kearn owner of the Gendarme and Seneca Rocks Climbing School wowed us once again with her slideshow featuring her recent trip to Greenland. Thanks so much for your inspiring slideshows! After the shows were over we consumed beverages around the campfire and swapped stories and phone numbers.

Day Two greeted us with a sunny beautful day and we hit the rocks once again. We fanned out across the Gorge and Summersville Lake in our groups and pulled down some more. Thanks to all the volunteers who made this event run smoothly and to JB, Sonya, and Kurt Smith at Sterling who made it all possible.  See ya next year!