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.
Via Ferrata
Our two groundbreaking Via FerratasÌýwill 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.
SchedulesExperiences You Can Expect
The Crest Via Ferrata and Arial Challenge Element
From Green to Blue difficulty!
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!
Climbing at Bath Rock
Featuring 5 new routes!
Multipitch Climbing at Lazy-A LabyrinthÌý
Guided by our team!
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