Craig Reger

New River Mountain Guides
Fayetteville, West Virginia

About me

Craig Reger is a film photographer, climber, and coffee slinger from Eastern Pennsylvania. He moved to Fayetteville after graduating York College with a degree in Fine Art Photography in 2009. 

Craig has over a decade of climbing experience, mainly on the bullet hard Nuttall Sandstone found in the New River Gorge. Route development, ice climbing, and gear climbing are Craig's passions within the climbing world. Now, you can add Single Pitch Instruction and sharing what the New has to offer with National Park visitors to that list. 

When Craig is not climbing, he can be found either printing in his darkroom, mountain biking on local trail systems, trying to shred the concrete at the local skatepark, or crafting coffee drinks at Range Finder Coffee, which he started in 2019. Range Finder won't give you wings, but it will give you incredible strength and steel tendons! So snag an espresso drink and hit the crag for a vertical adventure with Craig!

 

 

Certifications

AMGA Single Pitch Instructor


Wilderness First Responder


Reviews

5.0 (24 reviews)

Trip: Half Day Climb - Bowles Family

With Craig R., Tim L., Jennifer F. on March 30, 2024

Company: New River Mountain Guides

By Dennis G. on April 05, 2024

Trip: Half Day Climb

With Craig R. on March 29, 2024

Company: New River Mountain Guides

Craig was great! Catered to a variety of skill levels & everyone had a great day out.

By Liz R. on March 30, 2024

Trip: Full Day Climb

With Craig R. on March 17, 2024

Company: New River Mountain Guides

Our family had a great time on this full day climb! Craig was incredibly knowledgeable, made us feel safe, and made sure we had the right level climbs. He also was very encouraging and great with our 10yo who was a bit timid at first. If you’re trying to decide whether to do a half-day or a full-day climb — which we were — do a full day! A half-day would’ve flown by! Can’t wait to come back and do this again!

By Olga N. on March 19, 2024

Trip: Full Day Climb

With Craig R. on March 06, 2024

Company: New River Mountain Guides

Craig was excellent. He taught at my pace and focused the day on helping me be a better climber.

By Stephen O. on March 07, 2024

Trip: Full Day Climb

With Craig R. on November 03, 2023

Company: New River Mountain Guides

Craig exceeded our expectations on all fronts. He is an awesome person to spend the day with! So fun! He met us at our level, taught us so much and kept us safe while also helping us push towards our goals.

By Amy P. on November 11, 2023

Trip: Half Day Climb

With Craig R. on October 23, 2023

Company: New River Mountain Guides

Craig was awesome! Relaxed and very informative. We had a wonderful time.

By Ashley W. on October 26, 2023

Trip: Half Day Climb

With Craig R. on October 23, 2023

Company: New River Mountain Guides

Craig was awesome! He took me and my wife out and did some climbing, taught us how to set up a top belay, and how to clean an anchor. Great teacher with great jokes. We will be back with the whole family another time.

By David W. on October 24, 2023

Trip: Half Day Climb

With Craig R. on October 18, 2023

Company: New River Mountain Guides

Craig was great, extremely articulate in the sport and explained things very well. Instilled confidence and had great energy. Thank You!

By Steve R. on October 19, 2023

Trip: Full Day Climb

With Craig R. on October 04, 2023

Company: New River Mountain Guides

By Ricky J. on October 04, 2023

Trip: Half Day Climb

With Craig R. on September 03, 2023

Company: New River Mountain Guides

We had so much fun doing climbing and repelling with our guide, Craig. He was fun, friendly and knowledgeable. His instructions were clear and concise. Because of him we will plan this trip again in near future. Thank you

By Kautilya P. on September 04, 2023

Trip: Half Day Climb

With Craig R. on August 08, 2023

Company: New River Mountain Guides

Craig was a fantastic guide! He was friendly, knowledgeable, thoughtful, and safety oriented. We appreciated how he asked us what we wanted to get out of our trip and planned out our destination and routes accordingly. On the wall, he was an encouraging coach and cheerleader, and even stayed a little later (past our scheduled end time) so we could get an extra climb in. 10/10 would go again. Thanks for a fun time at the crag, Craig!

By Brian P. on August 09, 2023