Outdoor Experience Weekend

Our largest Outdoor Experience (OE) event of the year and exclusive Student opportunity, spanning three days and two nights, transforms the Kennedy Mountain Campus into a climbing and via ferrata mecca. Gather to celebrate the growing outdoor opportunities available at KMC!

During the day, you might find yourself in a climbing clinic taught by 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, enjoy outdoor movie showings, indoor clinics, and refreshments abound.

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Via Ferrata

Our two groundbreaking Via Ferratas will be open to students. The only of their kind to exist on a college campus, enjoy a cable-lined and clipped-on climb to the summit of KMC - no prior climbing experience necessary!

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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

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