Last Monday four of us from Appalachian Mountain Institute was fortunate enough to visit the PMI factory and lab. PMI has been making ropes for over 25 years here is the USA. We were able to take a tour of the factory and learn how PMI makes dynamic climbing ropes and static ropes used for [...]
I was fortunate enough to work with a great group of people this weekend for a Rock Intro Class. We had great weather and a fantastic day climbing and enjoying the fall color. Everyone experienced a rappel and climbing in the Pisgah Forest. The blue skies and fall color made the views fantastic. The real [...]
Last weekend I had the privilege of working with two outstanding people, Mike and Charlotte. They joined me for a great weekend of climbing cracks and learning the ropes at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. Charlotte wanted to focus on efficiency so she and her daughter could do more climbing together. The two had [...]
Appalachian Mountain Institute is looking for an individual for guiding and instructing. One must have a background in rock climbing instruction and/or guiding, medical certification and good communication skills.
If interested, please submit a resume to patrick@appalachianmountaininstitute.com and call 828-553-6323.
AMI recently instructed a Rock Intro Class here in Pisgah Forest. The weather was great and Ken had a great time teaching the class. Here is what Gretchen one of the students had to say,
I just wanted to thank you and Ken for a fantastic day rock climbing! I took the Intro class and loved [...]
Today was a great day climbing Table Rock. I met with Cindy at the Table Rock parking lot with the plan of climbing some multipitch. We climbed Jim Dandy & My Route. Cindy climbed well. My route has some great exposure and fantastic views. The crux is challenging and takes so mental control to focus [...]
Bruce and his daughter had never climbed multi-pitch, so we began the day by going over protection: how different protection works, how to remove it & how to organize it while cleaning the pitch. The morning was looking good so we climbed the Nose to the Parking Lot. A storm came in from the North [...]
Brad and Chris arrived to meet the group at 7:30 at the parking area at Cedar Rock. The group which consisted of 11 campers from Green River Preserve, were in great shape so we made Stone Depot in 1 hour and 15 mins. We set up base managed routes on “Ruthie’s” and “Dave’s” and a [...]
The day was excellent weather and Marcus along with Hines and two others enjoyed a day climbing. We spent time at the chimneys at Table rock climbing some top ropes and setting anchors. Later we moved over to table rock and work on leading. It was a great day and thanks for the opportunity!
Before going [...]
Today I was enjoying working with Elaina at the New for an SPI exam. The weather was fantastic and I wish I had more time to climb and enjoy the place. However, the people on the exam were great today and I had fun working with them. Tomorrow we will be heading to the bridge [...]
