Petra Cliffs: Climbing & Mountaineering

Some of Our Favorite Holiday Ideas for the Climber in Your Life Maybe you’re a climber too, looking to get a clever gift for your climbing or adventure partner, whether you’re romantic with t...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/some-of-our-favorite-holiday-ideas-for-the-climber-in-your-life/

We don’t blog often enough. We also don’t say “Thank You” enough to our community partners. Last night, Petra Cliffs was invited to attend a film put together by St. Michael’s College, ...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/we-love-our-community/

Despite this recent warm-up and rain event, Winter is now here to stay and a couple weekends ago Petra Cliffs Climbing Guides got out in Smugglers Notch for a day of Guide Training. It was a day...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/winter-guide-training-and-the-upcoming-season/

Steve Charest on a preparation ascent of the infamous Epinephrine chimneys, Grade V 5.9+  Photo by Andrea Charest Some of you folks may have observed that Andrea and I have been away from the of...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2014/10/17/petra-cliffs-climbing-center-and-the-american-mountain-guides-association/

It’s been a very busy couple of weeks for us at the gym. Back on Friday, October 26th, we held a ‘Trick-or-Treat Climbing, Movie Night and BBQ Event’ for our members and kids who come to ...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/member-bash-reel-rock-and-abs-oh-my/

Summer has passed and the days of a hot sun beating down and the black flies biting us at the cliffs are now behind us. The end of August, September and now October have been great months to get ...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/sendtember-and-rocktober/

With the gorgeous weather we had this weekend, 5 participants took to the cliffs of Lower West Bolton with Petra Cliffs Guide Tim Farr to work on Top Rope Anchor Building and Recognition skills. ...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/2-day-anchor-building-clinic-wrap-up/

  Last week was one of the busiest weeks for Petra Cliffs this summer; with several camps taking place on-top of our regular SumMAT Day Camp. We had our Science of Rock Climbing camp with Doug M...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/vermont-junior-expedition/

With summer in full swing, climbers are flooding the local cliffs and crags in pursuit of sending their big projects or just out for some relaxing climbing. With our staff busy with SumMAT Camp a...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/top-rope-climbing-anchor-construction-and-recognition-stay-safe-out-there/

Whew! It’s been a busy winter here at Petra Cliffs. So busy that we’ve hardly had time for a new post. So time to play catch-up and reminisce a bit on another great winter, now that spring ...

https://petracliffs.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/winter-recap/