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Thanks For Visiting, Eastern Mennonite High Schoolers!
We recently had a class from the Eastern Mennonite High School visit us at the Via! Here is a picture of Myron Blosser and the rest of his classmates with their guide Tony Barnes:
After each climb, we ask that our visitors fill out a survey to let us know how their trip went. Here is how Myron rated his experience:
Reservation Experience: Excellent
Comments: Worked with me wonderfully
Pre-Trip Materials: Excellent
Comments: Sent necessary info. Kept in touch via email
Guide Service: Excellent
Comments: Especially Tony. High quality. Was able to give valuable instruction on Geology, etc…
Trip Experience: Excellent
Comments: Wonderful experience.
Would you choose us for a future trip?: Yes
Total Score: 100.00%
A big thanks to the Eastern Mennonite High School class for coming to see us here at Nelson Rocks Outdoor Center! We were glad to have you and glad you enjoyed it!
Visitor Shares Photographs of the Via
We recently had a visitor, Greg Watson, who captured some beautiful photographs while climbing the Via Ferrata. He came from Charleston, West Virginia with his friend Bob and said, “It was a truly beautiful experience, and certainly worth the trip.” Their guides during the climb were Gatan and Ben, who are also featured in many of the photographs. Thanks so much for sharing your photographs with us, Greg!
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New Guest Rooms!
The new guest rooms above the Welcome Center are now open!
Did you know….
1) You can’t dream if you’re snoring.
2) You can have four to seven dreams a night.
3) In our dreams we only see faces that we already know.
Sweet dreams!
Shout Out To the GWU Trails Rec Club!
We recently had the GWU Trails Rec Club from George Washington University join us at Nelson Rocks Outdoor Center. Their group organizer, Kaitlin, provided us with this feedback from their trip: “This has been the best trip of the semester and a thrilling adventure that everyone should try. Thank you for showing us a good time every time we bring a group out.”
We wanted to give a quick shout out to these folks! Thank you so much for visiting the via and we are happy that we could be a part of your experience.
Check out some pictures from their trip:
Climbing Vias Across the Globe
This happy couple, Elodie and Steven, have climbed a via ferrata in France and had a blast climbing the via at NROC. Check out these photos from their climbing experience!
New Guest Rooms Now Open!
Guest Rooms at NROC officially opened on May, 4! Eight brand-new, hotel-styled Guest Rooms opened this past Friday. Conveniently located on the second floor of the new Welcome Center, each room has three comfy beds (sleeps 4), a private bath, AC, and wireless internet. Add a Guest Room to your reservation and make your next trip to NROC the best yet! Pictures of the interior will be posted soon.
An Engagement at the Top of the Headwall!
While on their Via Ferrata climb last weekend, a couple from Columbia, Maryland got engaged on the very top of the headwall! Their names are Nate and Wan and they were joined by their close friends Ryan, Jessica, and Ilya. After the engagement, they all headed down to celebrate at the Yellow House Inn. The picture above is an actual note that they wrote about their experience. We’re so happy that NROC was chosen as the location for their special moment! Congratulations to Nate and Wan and best of luck in the future!!
Guides in Greece
Brendon and Kelly are two of our guides at NROC and also work as guides on Seneca for Seneca Rocks Mountain Guides. Currently, they are spending a month in Greece doing some rock climbing guiding. The beautiful photo above is one they took of the area in Greece where they are staying. We can’t wait to have them back so we can hear all of their great stories and see more amazing photos of their adventure!
Emily and Katy’s Trip to NROC
Katy and Emily at NROC
We are Media Specialist Interns for Nelson Rocks Outdoor Center, and had seen hundreds of pictures of the Via Ferrata and all that NROC has to offer. However, before embarking on our adventure, we never expected our trip to be as exciting, challenging, and slightly terrifying as it was! We’re both rock climbing newbies (well, Katy worked at an indoor rock wall for four years but is actually pretty scared of heights), so we went into this trip a bit blindly. Regardless, we jumped right into the challenge and are glad that we did! There were several “oh gosh, what did we get ourselves into??” moments, but it was well worth it. There’s always a mental and emotional gain from conquering such a feat (oh, and a physical one–we were sore for days!).
The guides could not have been more knowledgeable, personable, or helpful, either. Their passion for NROC was obvious, and they wanted everyone in the group to share the same love for it as they did. When Katy was climbing up the optional route to the highest point (and whimpering for Emily to save her), the guide Melinda couldn’t have been more encouraging by distracting her with facts about artifacts in the rocks and reassuring her that she could indeed accomplish her goal.
Along with the mountain being much higher than anticipated, it was all the more beautiful, too. Around every corner, there was a new breathtaking sight that could only be seen from the unique perspective of climbing the Via. We couldn’t get the images out of our minds and it was all we could talk about the whole drive home. The intimidation we had felt from climbing the Via was far outweighed by the benefits of conquering an intense challenge and witnessing the amazing sights that NROC has to offer.
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Nelson Rocks Outdoor Center Featured in Popular Mechanics!
NROC’s Via Ferrata was featured in Popular Mechanics! The article, “Climbing the Iron Way,” was written by Jim Gorman. Read the full article by clicking this link : Popular Mechanics
