All our amazing volunteers who helped make this the smoothest, best running Rendezvous yet. We could not do it without you and we appreciate every single one of you.
All you participants: Best crowd ever! Relaxed, fun-loving, appreciative, happy. You parked smart, complied with our requests, danced your asses off, and generally were a credit to the human race. And nobody stole nothin'!! Hooray for all of us!
The best sponsor family in the industry. Your generous support, creative energy, and over-all psyche have helped create an event we can all be proud of.
All you athletes! Thanks for coming. Thanks for teaching. Thanks for mingling! Thanks for representing our sport with humor, grace, dedication and sheer talent.
All you guides who donated your time guiding clinics. You made so many people happy and allowed us to raise way more money.
Mountain Khakis for cheerfully donating way more shorts for our vols than they originally agreed too. Way cool!
Deadpoint Magazine for being the media partner we always dreamed of. Pleasure working with you!
Chuck Odette from Petzl. Thanks for the event mugs, thanks for the ongoing support, thanks for being a stellar advocate of this event.
Long time participant Tim Herculson for making those beautiful event banners that really made the venue look up-town! Problem Child, thanks for helping raise the bar.
Drew Spencer for creating and donating three beautiful etched glass pieces that made great prizes and silent auction additions.
James Mills from Joytrip Project for bringing the Rendezvous into the new media age and working tirelessly (not to mention cheaply) to improve the coverage of this event.
Jeremy Collins and Kris Hampton for their awesome Artastic Jamnation. What an amazing thing to bring to all of us. Kris, your steadiness keeps everything rolling. Thanks for being the best emcee ever.
Jay Young for hosting the Thursday night program with flair and humor.
Ethan Geyer, for your top-notch graphic work and those in-demand event logo buttons. Great addition. Stella Mascari, for daring to wear your lycra for real, fun promo posters and your quiet steady support in the months before.
Osprey Packs for the extra carpooling prizes and the first ever event tattoo--killer idea Sam!
Alan Goldbetter for rounding up and managing a big posse of vols and also having the knack of always knowing where to be to help out at a critical moment.
Dario and our friends at Miguel's Pizza for showing up with schwag galore to support our event. you guys are the best neighbors!
Shannon Walton from Schoeller, for someone relatively new to the scene, you sure know how to make an impact. Dare To Wear II!!
Ian, Dee, Andy, Micheal and Alex from the Sanuk/Ando and Friends crew. Thanks for joining the family. Thanks for driving the RV all the way from Cali. and thanks for Keeping Life Wild. You guys are our West Coast kindred spirits.
Malcolm Daly of Trango for being our first ever live auctioneer. You clearly know what you are doing and we raised more money because of it. We are still jealously guarding the soul of our event, because way back when you told us to.
Pat Goodman and Stephen Meinhold for showing up early and helping every step of the way. Boy did we lean on you guys. And Pat, thanks for doing the Sunday morning crack of dawn ariport run--a true alpinist your are.
Dave Bernier for emceeing the Sumo Wrestling and the Dare to Wear Contest. You made us laugh. And you kept us on time. Wow.
Brooks Wenzel, aka Ticklemonster, thanks for bringing your nutty, fun idea to the event. Here's to the rematch. Be careful; Clowny is mad...
Beaver, owner of prAna, for showing up at the poker game dressed like a greasy Las Vegas highroller. Hilarious!
Dog Owners! No Park Service complaints! Thanks for keeping your pooches leashed.
Aerial View of the NRG Rendezvous by Harrison Shull
Crazy Eight,
Ocho Loco will live up to it's name with the wildest lineup of events
yet!
More Athletes than ever before! Chris Sharma, Lynn
Hill, Chris Lindner, Joe Kinder, Lisa Rands, Brittany Griffith,
Matt Wilder, Timmy O'Neill, Mike Libecki, Dean Lords, Janet Bergman, Joe Kinder, Pete Kamitses, Nick Duttle and
more...
Mike Libecki is coming back with another astounding show about his
solo adventures. Thanks Mountain Hardwear!
More Yoga classes--our
program keeps expanding thanks to Kula Community Yoga Center.
Clowny vs. The Ticklemonster: The Rematch!!! UFC ain't got nothin
on them...
Home made dog treats at the hospitality tent from Good Dawg Biscuits. That is worth barking about...
WHAT IS THE RENDEZVOUS ALL ABOUT?
The Rendezvous is the annual fundraising gig for the New River Alliance of Climbers. It's a fun and friendly three-day celebration of climbers, climbing and the New River Gorge. Gather with friends, relax, compete, play, laugh and climb here in the laid back atmosphere of Southern West Virginia--America's best kept secret! The program includes:
Dessertapalooza
Fancy Coffee Break
Slide shows
Stretch and Stroll Breakfast
Climbing and Bouldering Comps
Dinner
Dyno Comp
Sumo Pad Wrestling
Slacklining
Dance Party
Midnight Snack
Pancake Breakfast
Clinics galore
Camping at Burnwood--the best event venue ever!
OUR EVENT PHILOSOPHY: We have structured this event for maximum participation. Obviously, we want you to show up, but that ain’t enough. We are convinced you’ll have even more fun if you jump in with both feet. Sign up for a clinic, sumo wrestle, dominate the dyno comp, do something silly to win some Darn Tough socks. So what if you aren’t some hardbody, high number rad climber—compete anyway. Our Climbing Comp has a Top Rope division, for crying out loud! Compete and you will climb better. We guarantee it. Plus, it is the only sure way to get an event shirt!
WHY WAS THE RENDEZVOUS STARTED? Because the New River Alliance of Climbers needed to generate an operating budget and East Coast climbers needed a gathering to rival what the West was offering. But it is one thing to have a reason for an event and another to have the wherewithal to pull it off. The New River Gorge provided three critical components for making the Rendezvous happen:
A central location with amazing rock to make it easy to attract large numbers
A strong climbing shop, Water Stone Outdoors, with industry ties to help gather event sponsors
A capable, cohesive, friendly climbing community able to make it happen
Important Numbers:
Early Brid Registration is open on March 1 - April 30
Cost of the event will remain unchanged at $25.00 for early bird peeps.
MAY 1 admission increases to $30.
Climbing Comp registration is still a separate $25 bucks and gets you one of the famous Mountain Hardwear Wicked T event shirts.
Yes, it rains a lot here. We all know it. But you know what? It just doesn't matter! Ask the folks who signed up to compete in the pouring rain at the first year's event. They had a great time and put together high point days that anyone would be proud of. The event will go on Rain or Shine. Fun will be had no matter what! So, forget about what the Weather Channel is telling you, pack your outerwear and come! You won't regret it.
