The New River Gorge National Park is home to some of the finest rock climbing and rappelling in the East. It's the perfect place for your climbing experience. Experienced climbers will appreciate the famous New River Gorge with over 1,600 routes. In The New River Gorge With over 1,600 unique routes and hundreds of hidden crags and boulder-fields, the New River Gorge is a popular climber's destination. 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 rock climbing school is designed to meet the needs of an ever expanding community of people who possess a wide assortment of experiences and objectives. There are certain skills essential to safe rock climbing. Before learning the advanced techniques and radical movements, a climber should learn how to recognize, anticipate and counter the inherent risks involved. There are fundamentals that must be learned in a progressive, building block style.