Climbing event March 18
Crimper’s Climbing Gym, Christiansburg, is holding its fourth annual Allez Clibing Competition, Saturday, March 18. Youth competition will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and adult will be from 3-6 p.m.
Allez is a red point style roped climbing competition with both top-rope climbing and lead climbing, using a rope and harnesses and working with a belayer. It is sanctioned by USA Climbing, the national sanctioning organization for competitive climbing.
“For the first time at Allez, both USAC sanctioned Youth and collegiate competitions will take place,” said Crimper’s John H. Johnson.
“Enrollment in the Youth competition sold out quickly with over 50 competitors,” he said, “but the Collegiate and non-sanctioned citizens are still accepting entrants.”
In the red-point style, those who compete may try to climb a route as many times as they want in the course of three-hour competition. Each competitor’s highest point climbs will be added together for the final score.
Those who qualify in this event earn points in the USA Climbing, which rank them for other competitions.
Crimper’s will award trophies in all categories. For more information, call 251-3040.
CAC partners with Relay for Life
The Christiansburg Aquatic Center, in partnership with Relay for Life, will be hosting a water walking and swimming event on Friday, March 17, to raise awareness for cancer research and programs.
Two lanes in the leisure pool will be reserved from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. There will be no charge to swim or water walk during this time, and donations to Relay for Life will be accepted.
It is hoped that individuals will come anytime during the 10-hour period to swim/water walk and will collectively complete 10 miles.
Outdoor expo at Bisset Park April 22
The Virginia’s Outdoor Lovers Expo is happening April 22 in Radford, Virginia at Bisset Park.
Appalachian Spring, a 19-county Southwest Virginia community and economic development initiative by Friends of Southwest Virginia, presents the third-annual “VIRGINIA’S OUTDOOR LOVERS EXPO.”
The Expo, formerly named the “Southwest Virginia Outdoor Expo” is free with live music, beer, raffle tickets, giveaways, and more. The event will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and will be a weekend full of outdoor adventure with something for everyone from the novice nature-lover to the more advanced folks who are looking for that next adrenaline rush.
This is the third annual event, which is the only one of its kind in Southwest Virginia and raises awareness of the diverse outdoor recreation opportunities that are abundant across the region. The 2015 event was a huge success with over 1,700 visitors and 79 vendors from all 19 counties of Southwest Virginia.
For more information, visit: www.swvaoutdoorexpo.com
