After Class

The Climbing Wall - This is the local gym and is pretty much the only option for climbing after class. It is located on Penn Ave about three miles from campus. Bring your Explores Club membership card or CMU student ID to get discounted entrance fee ($10) and membership.

Getting There By Bus - To get to the gym from campus you can take any 67 bus from Forbes and Morewood stop. It will drop you off right at the gym. When coming back a 67 or the 71C will both work. The 71C will take you to 5th and Neville which about three blocks from campus, and runs much later at night.

Day Trips

These are some of the more common areas we go for day trips. There are many other areas around especially around Morgantown West Virginia.

Coopers Rock
Guidebook - Coopers Rock Bouldering Guide by Dan Brayack and Tim Keenan
Location - Outside of Morgantown West Virginia
Distance - One and a half hours
Type of Climbing - Bouldering and some short top roping
Notes - There is a gate at the entrance to Coopers which is closed from Thanksgiving until April 1st. You can still climb but it adds about two miles of walking down the road to get to where you normally park.

McConnell's Mill
Guidebook -  Classic Rock Climbs No. 26 McConnell's Mill State Park, Pennsylvania by Bob Value
Location - Slippery Rock, PA
Distance - About 1 hour driving
Type of Climbing - Mostly top rope, a couple routes can be lead

Weekend Trips

New River Gorge
Guidebook - New River Gorge, Meadow River and Summersville Lake Rock Climbers' Guidebook by Steve Cater
Location - Fayetteville, West Virginia
Distance - Three and a half hours
Type of Climbing - Single pitch sport and traditional climbing

Summersville Lake
Guidebook - New River Gorge, Meadow River and Summersville Lake Rock Climbers' Guidebook by Steve Cater
Location - Summerville, West Virginia
Distance - Three hours
Type of Climbing - Bolted sport climbing

Seneca Rocks
Guidebook - Seneca Rocks: A Climber Guide by Tony Barnes
Location - Seneca Rocks, West Virginia
Distance - Three and half hours
Type of Climbing - Multi-pitch traditional climbing

Long Weekends

Red River Gorge
Guidebook - Red River Gorge Rock Climbs by Ray Ellington
Location - Slade, Kentucky
Distance - Six and a half hours
Type of Climbing - Single pitch sport and traditional

The Gunks
Guidebook - Gunks Guide by Todd Swain
Location - New Paltz, New York
Distance - Seven hours
Type of Climbing - Multi-pitch traditional climbing