Description
All are welcome and encouraged to climb at the UVM Vertical climbing wall. Climbing here is completely free! Our facility caters to all levels - first timers and beginners to experienced dudes looking to train and pull down hard. Our knowledgeable, experienced and fully trained staff can teach anyone to belay and teach basic principals of moving in the vertical plane. We generally have about 20 routes set from 5.5 to 5.12, and many in the 5.7 to 5.10 range, distributed over 850 square feet. Test yourself on vertical, over hanging terrain, arêtes, laybacks, and other features - sorry, no cracks.
Where is it?
The UVM Wall is located in the lobby of the new Gucciardi Fitness/Rec
Sports Center at the south end of the gym, in with the tracks and the
weight rooms). Stop by any time to learn about climbing - if you have no
clue what climbing involves and want to learn the basics, we can help. If
you are looking for a new crag or a wicked route in the northeast, we can
often help too. If you want to get pumped before dinner, that's us too.
Description
The Ropes Course consists of elements, constructed of cables, ropes and wood,
attached to trees at our site. The Low Challenge Course is designed to help participants gain insight into group process and how individuals perform in team situations. They consist of
physical and mental problems that the group must work together to solve. The High Challenge Course is built up to forty feet above the ground. Those who choose to participate are outfitted with harnesses and helmets and are clipped into ropes and belay systems that allow them to climb and participate in a variety of challenges safely. Participants can safely take risks while navigating physical challenges highlighting trust and support within teams.
In the Spring and early Fall Catayak runs river trips down local rivers such as the West, Lamoille, and Mad Rivers Vermont, La Chine rapid in Montreal, the Dryway and Fifebrook sections of the Deerfield Rivers in Charlemont, Massachusetts, the Kennebec, Dead, Penobscot, and Rapid in Maine. They also plan a Spring Break trip down south to the New and Gauley Rivers in West Virginia, the Youghagheny in Pennsylvania, and the Ocoee in Tennessee.
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Vision Statement
The ALANA Student Center (ASC) aims to create a diverse and rich community of empowered, engaged, and enthusiastic ALANA and Bi/Multiracial students at UVM who:
Are proud people of color who actively seek and create opportunities for self-development and personal understanding
Believe in the power of community and participate responsibly in serving each others needs
Work to develop their full academic and leadership potential
Are committed to social justice and serve as allies to causes not directly their own
Share their multiple talents with the greater UVM, Burlington, and Vermont community
If you would like to know more information, please feel free to contact them at 802-656-3819 or email them at asc@uvm.edu
Visit Them!
We are located at 342 South Prospect Street. South Prospect Street runs in front of the Waterman Building and the University Green.
From the UVM Green, go to South Prospect Street head towards Main Street. After crossing Main Street you will continue on to cross Maple Street, Robinson Parkway and Henderson Terrace. You then go past the exit of the Redstone Driveway and take the next available left which is the entrance to the Redstone Driveway. Visitor parking is in the lot before our building on your left.