SPORT CLIMBING   -   BOULDERING   -   TOP ROPING   -   MOUNTAINEERING   -   BREAK TRIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY!

Climbing at Sewanee is as easy as finding a hiking trail!   Numerous bouldering and sport climbing destinations exist within walking distance of main campus.

 

 

The Domain offers students climbing and bouldering opportunities on 15 miles of cliff line, and most climbing sites are a short walk or bike ride from central campus! Sewanee's climbs range from 35 to 80 feet in height and include vertical slabs as well as the classic steep overhangs of the Southeast. The more than 50 established routes on campus are predominantly toprope climbs, but several sport and trad routes also exist with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.12d. Weekly trips are offered for beginner, intermediate, and advanced climbers.

 

 

Beyond the Domain, SOP student leaders plan, organize, and lead climbing trips to areas across the Southeast, such as the Obed River Gorge, Red River Gorge, Foster Falls, and Stone Fort. Historic fall and spring break trips have traveled to Hueco Tanks, TX;  Shelf Road, CO;  Penitente Canyon, CO;  and Enchanted Tower, NM, among others.

 

 

For those days when weather doesn't permit outdoor climbing, students can access 750+ square feet of climbing on the SOP's indoor bouldering wall!

 

SOP Climbing Adventures, Near and Far

The immaculate Warren Point Sandstone makes for some of the most stellar sport climbing in the Southeast.

Just a ten-minute walk from the quad, students can find one of the SOP's favorite spots to rig beginner top-rope climbs.

Take your sport climbing skills to the next level on the SOP's spring break trip to Shelf Road, Colorado!

Nothing like some desert limestone to test those fingertip calluses.

The SOP has all the quickdraws, ropes, harnesses, shoes, and other equipment students need to start their climbing careers.

A Sewanee climber takes in the view during an expedition to Colorado's Sangre de Cristo mountains.

SOP climbing spring break trips have taken students all across the country, such as to Hueco Tanks, TX, a world-class bouldering destination.

The countless sandstone boulders that have eroded off the Sewanee arm of the Cumberland Plateau make for a climbing playground.

Sewanee students soak in some southeastern granite on an outing to North Carolina's Looking Glass Rock.

Half the fun of climbing at Sewanee is discovering the numerous sandstone destinations scattered across campus.

Sewanee climbers have taken the skills they learned with the SOP on adventures around the globe.

Students enjoy access to 750+ square feet of bouldering on the SOP's indoor climbing wall, perfect for rainy days.

Sewanee leaders celebrate a successful summit of the Grand Teton in western Wyoming.

Nothing like 8 days of climbing in the desert with your best buds to recharge during spring break!

Sewanee climbers summited a number of granite spires during a recent expedition to Canada's Bugaboo Provincial Park.

Besides featuring impeccable, iron-laced southern sandstone, Sewanee's bouldering spots have the good fortune of being situated in a stunning natural setting.

SOP climbers don't always limit themselves to rock alone!

Climbing itself is always a blast, but what makes SOP outings special is exploring in the out-of-doors with friends.

Climb on, Sewanee!