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Climbing Guides

Established and reliable climbing guide services operate in each of the primary climbing areas. Services include beginner's and bouldering programs and guiding for require additional equipment and expert advice on challenging regional climbs.

 

 
Ace Adventure Center: Rock Climbing
P.O. Box 1168, Oak Hill, WV 25901
Tel: 304-469-2651 -- Toll Free: 1-888-ACE-RAFT
E-Mail: ace@aceraft.com 

Ace's progressive building-block method introduces beginners to rock climbing from the ground up. Ace's beginner climbs are designed for the absolute beginner who has never been rock climbing and would like to sample the sport with minimum investment in time and gear. Fundamental-instruction courses open with the foundation skills needed to climb safely and with confidence. Intermediate courses extract the essence and adventure of climbing with multi-pitch climbs, and our advanced courses train climbers to lead and instruct others in the sport.

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Drift-A-Bit
Fayetteville, WV - Tel: 800-633-7238

Explore the canyon walls of the New River Gorge with Drift-A-Bit, the "small" adventure company that's "big" on personal attention. Also whitewater guide company since 1983, we employ only personable specialists who will provide you their utmost and expert supervision. Guided horseback riding, mountain biking, and bass fishing is also available. Camping, caving, and kayaking adventures may be arranged by appointment. Our wooded base camp near Fayetteville is at the center of it all -- only five minutes from thousands of trad and sports climbs, great restaurants, wonderful shops, and reputable hotels and inns.

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Extreme Expeditions
Lansing, WV - Tel: 888-463-9873

Family owned and operated, Extreme Expeditions offers a level of personal service that only family can bring to a business. Our warm, gracious staff delights in sharing its love of the outdoors on one-of-a-kind journeys on the rocks or the whitewater. Thousands of trad and sports climbs circuit the rim of the New River Gorge less than five minutes north of our base camp on U.S. 19 at Fayetteville. The camp features gift and outfitter shops, a food pavilion, and a 2,000-square-foot shower house. Spacious cabins and camping areas provide wooded respite after an exciting day of biking, rafting, climbing, or sightseeing.

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Hard Rock Climbing Services
131 S. Court St., Fayetteville, WV 25840
Tel: 304-574-0735
Email: info@hardrockclimbingservices.com 

Hard Rock Climbing Services was the first climbing guide and outfitter service established in the New River Gorge and Summersville Lake region and continues to be its No.1 provider of climbing tours. We offer nine climbing courses ranging from an introductory half-day climbing and rappelling program to advanced studies of complex climbing problems for seasoned climbers. We now also offer full-day Boy Scout Merit Badge trips.

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New River Mountain Guides
101 E. Wiseman Ave, Fayetteville, WV 25840
Tel. 304-574-3872 or toll-free 1-800-73-CLIMB
E-mail: info@newriverclimbing.com

Since 1994, our rock-climbing school and guide service in Fayetteville, WV, has introduced thousands to the fundamentals of climbing in a safe, highly professional way. Our classroom is the world-famous New River Gorge, one of the largest climbing areas in the U.S., home of bullet-hard sandstone cliffs that offer a tremendous variety of climbs in a stunning setting. We offer beginner's full-day and two-day courses, full-day or two-day intermediate courses, sports climbing and self-rescue clinics, and group clinics. Our shop, Water Stone Outdoors, carries complete lines of climbing equipment, climbing books, and area climbing maps found nowhere else. We also offer one of the nation's largest selections of climbing shoes, as well as sandals, hiking boots, and approach shoes. 

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Rivers Whitewater Rafting Resort
Lansing, WV
800-545-7238

Climb more than 1,000 trad and sports routes along the rim of the New River Gorge at Fayetteville, WV -- the climbing capitol of the East. Satisfaction is our priority -- on the river and off. That's what makes Rivers one of the most popular outdoor-recreation resorts on the New River Gorge. Whether you're joining us for rafting, climbing, fishing, biking, or kayaking, you'll find all you need at our wooded resort complex on the edge of the gorge at Fayetteville. Cabins, campgrounds, outfitters, restaurants, and the Red Dog Saloon are prominently located on the resort grounds, and marvelous dining, shopping, and historical areas are found in town. Visit our site for updates on our summer season of outdoor concerts.

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