NEWS
Fall Flash Fest
Join us at PeakRVA for the Fall Flash Fest October 19th! This competition is open to those of all climbing abilities ages 13+. (Spectators do NOT need to register. Admission for spectators is FREE!)
Thanks for a great event. See you next year!
Beta Nite: Red River Gorge - 5/9
Thursday 5/9 from 7-9pm at PeakRVA our head of Peak Expeditions, Pete Guyre, will point you in the right direction on where to climb and what routes you'll want to try while you're there!
All the while of course, enjoying some brews and 'bucha courtesy of our good friends at Vasen Brewing (21+) and Ninja Kombucha. FREE for members and guests. We can't wait to see you there!
Beta Night: Seneca Rocks - 4/11
Thursday 4/11 from 7-9pm at PeakRVA
All the beta you need to climb at and enjoy Seneca, WV.
We'll also be hearing from Shelly Rose of Pure Roots Nutrition on specific climbing nutrition.
BRB-Designs + Peak Experiences Bag-Collab. We will be starting the data collection part of our gym back-pack design and build the collaboration with BRB-Designs.
As always, our good friends at Vasen Brewing (21+) and Ninja Kombucha will be serving up some delicious beverages. FREE for members and guests. We can't wait to see you there!
Beta Night: New River Gorge - 3/7
Thursday 3/7 from 7-9pm at PeakRVA our head routesetter Eric Mahan will point you in the right direction on where to climb and what routes you'll want to try while you're there!
We'll also be hearing from Shelly Rose of Pure Roots Nutrition on how to fuel our bodies for those long climbing days.
All the while of course, enjoying some brews and 'bucha courtesy of our good friends at Vasen Brewing (21+) and Ninja Kombucha. FREE for members and guests. We can't wait to see you there!
Peak RVA is Open to the Public!
Dear RVA Climbers!
After many months of blood, sweat, tears, and chalk, we are THRILLED to announce that our second location, PeakRVA, is now open to the public!
Our new facility is located within the Sports Center of Richmond's (SCOR) 125,000 sq. ft. sports complex. This gym features over 15,000 sq. ft. of climbing terrain with over 5,000 sq. ft. of bouldering. PeakRVA also features a lead climbing specific area and a separate group event space. We will have state-of-the-art fitness equipment, a dedicated yoga studio, a full retail shop, and more! As our members who have attended our soft opening can attest, it's a gorgeous facility.
PeakRVA Hours:
Monday to Friday • 6am-11pm
Saturday • 10am-10pm
Sunday • 10am-9pm
We’ll see you there!
- Jay Smith - Kevin Tobin - Scott Powell
*Before you visit, please read through PeakRVA FAQs.
Members Only Week @ Peak RVA - 4/19-4/26
I have some very exciting news to report!
I’ll cut to the chase; we will open our Richmond location this Thursday April 19 at 6:00am to our members and their guests! There are more details below, but I know that this was the one piece of information everyone was really interested in hearing.
Now for the details:
It’s been a long road, but the final inspections happened quickly thanks to the City of Richmond. To thank you for your loyalty, support and patience, Peak Experiences RVA’s first week will be dedicated to the community that has made this expansion possible for us. This means that as members, you’ll have the new climbing terrain all to yourselves until April 27th.
Because the final process with the city moved very quickly, there are some elements that are still underway or waiting for deliveries, but should arrive by the end of the month. We just couldn’t wait to share our walls with you though! Also, during this first week, we will be allowing our members to bring in up to 2 guests per visit, so that you can share your love of climbing with them.
I, and all of the rest of our family at Peak Experiences want to thank you for all of your support and dedication that you have shown us during this process. It has been a delayed progression that at some times was very painful and challenging. None of it would have been possible if it weren’t for you.
PeakRVA Hours:
Monday to Friday • 6am-11pm
Saturday • 10am-10pm
Sunday • 10am-9pm
We’ll see you there!
- Jay Smith • Owner, President
PeakRVA Update
Dear Peak community,
Let me begin by saying thank you to the over 600 people who came out earlier in March to attend our #PeakRVA Hard Hat Happy Hour and tour of our new facility. It was very heartwarming to see so much enthusiasm from you for our new gym. It was also great to get to meet many of you and hear your thoughts and suggestions.
Now, let me speak to the most common question we hear these days, “When will it open?” At this point, all signs are looking like we will be able to open by the end of April! I wish we could give an exact date, but we do have to wait for some final inspections, the scheduling of which are out of our hands.
I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you for your patience, support, and encouragement through this process. Whether it came at one of our events or stopping by my office just to say a kind word, the support of this community continues to amaze me. It has been awe-inspiring to see our members, like Chris Thompson, jumping in to lend their skills to the project as well as the many staff that have put in countless hours doing all that they can to keep things moving forward. This has truly become a community project and one that I am sure you will be as proud of as we are of the people that have made our business such pleasure to have operated for the past 20 years.