Outdoor Experience Weekend

Rock Climbing, Via Ferrata, Skills Clinics, and way more!

Our inaugural Outdoor Experience Weekend, which is our largest event of the year, spans three days and two nights, transforming James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus into a climbing and via ferrata mecca with people from around the campus gathering to celebrate the growing outdoor opportunities available at KMC!

During the day, you might find yourself in a climbing clinic taught by Outdoor Experience (OE) Student Staff. Everything from gym to crag recommendations, multi-pitch, efficiencies, all the way to the dark (and sometimes painful) arts of crack climbing! At night, we will have outdoor movie showings, indoor clinics, and refreshments abound.

It's all happening at KMC.

Register for $40!
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Grand Opening

For the first time ever, our two groundbreaking Via Ferratas will be open to students. The only of their kind to exist on a college campus, we want to make sure that everyone who wants to gets a chance to check out these amazing routes—now is your chance to be among the first to conquer these courses!

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Register for the Weekend

May 17th - May 19th

Secure your seat on the provided bus for this Friday-Sunday, three day, two night Weekend!

Register for $40!

Upcoming Weekends

Check back soon for more adventures! Explore the Weekend's itinerary below.

Schedules

Experiences You Can Expect

  • The Crest Via Ferrata and Arial Challenge Element

    From Green to Blue difficulty!

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  • Climbing at Cliff Lake

    Featuring 10 new routes!

  • Bouldering at Cliff Lake Woods and Bath Rock Bubbles

    Opportunities for First Ascents abound!

  • The Cirque: KMC's premier Via Ferrata

    From Blue to Black difficulty!

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  • Climbing at Bath Rock

    Featuring 5 new routes!

  • Multipitch Climbing at Lazy-A Labyrinth 

    Guided by our team!

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Clinics You Can Count On

Learn climbing tips and tricks from student instructors and professional climbing guides. Each Weekend features some combination of the following clinics:

Intro to Belay Techniques
Multi-Pitch Skills to take you higher!
Trad is Rad: and Intro to Traditional Anchor Building
Rock & Rescue: Getting yourself in and out of trouble!
Crack n’ Up: Crack climbing techniques and Demos
A Slabtastic Voyage: How to climb high while the angle is low

Additional Information