8 AM: Depart for NEW RIVER GORGE, WEST VIRGINIA.
4 PM: Dinner Stop about 1 hour from CAMP.
5-6 PM: Arrive at RIVERS Outfitters in Fayetteville, West Virginia, Set up Camp. Sleep.
7:00am: WAKE UP
7:30 am: B-fast
8:00 am: We hand you over to River's. They let you watch a video on rafting, then give you a paddle and lifejacket. Hop on the bus and we're on our way, about a 45 minute drive, to the put in point on the Upper New River.
The first half of the day is more leisurely rafting on the upper new.
Lunchtime: We stop on the banks of the New River for lunch. Don't worry, it's pretty tasty.
Ok, now we are in for some CLASS IV and V+ rapids.
4pm After a full day of rafting, we go back to camp, and eat dinner courtesy of RIVERS.
The rest of the day is free time to explore and take care of the sunburns you received on the river from not using waterproof sunblock.
WAKE UP
This day is the day for climbing. After breakfast, we'll move out and travel across the New River Gorge Bridge to the Visitors Center. Here, we learn a little about the history of the area and the coalmines, and also, get some climbing info.
From here, we travel down the mountain and CLIMB various routes along the New River Gorge. All routes will be Top Roping with anchors set up by TEAM RCI.
Next, we do some more exploring on the rim of the gorge. for a sample of what you might find exploring, read this...THIS.
After a long day, we eat dinner at
DIRTY ERNIE'S RIB PIT.
AFTERWARDS, we close out the trip with a meeting reflecting on the trip and processing certain points.
In the morning, we depart for HOME (unless you'd like another day to climb and explore the area.)
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