Climbing Video: Erik Weihenmayer Climbs The Naked Edge
Blind climber Erik Weihenmayer, climbs Eldorado Canyon’s The Naked Edge to benefit the Access Fund in this incredibly inspiring video. (via Colorado MoJo, Prana)
Category: Access
Access Fund Updates Site Adding RSS Feeds
I’m not sure exactly how recently the Access Fund updated their web site, but they now have an RSS feed for their news. This will hopefully help the spread of news, access issues, and events.
Gunks Cliff Closure
News on the Gunks from SuperTopo: In Gardiner, New York, five pieces of land abutting the Mohonk Preserve are now closed. Accordingly, roughly 1700 feet of the Millbrook Ridge Trail has been rerouted off private land. Also, approximately 900 feet of cliff face in the Bayards and the Near Trapps is closed, including todayâ??s closure […]
Climbing Video: Heart of Stone, Climbing Access in the Southeast
On the theme of climbing access, please take some time to view the documentary Heart of Stone, a film from Andrew Kornylak and Josh Fowler. This is a fantastic, must-watch climbing video. I spent a lot of time climbing and bouldering in the Southeast and this film really hits home emphasizing the access issues as […]
Time to Join or Renew Your Access Fund Membership
My postal mail has backed up quite a bit over the past couple weeks and I just started sorting out some of the non-bills. I saw an Access Fund letter and immediately opened it – time to renew. I should have remembered this sooner, especially since Climbing Narc posted about the Access Fund recently. Luckily, […]
Fund Raising Match for Flatirons Climbing Projects
If you climb in the Colorado Front Range, please read the following announcement posted recently on Mountain Project: The Flatirons Climbing Council (FCC) has received a generous matching-funds offer to encourage donations. The donor has agreed to match up to $1,000 in donations received by Dec 31. The FCC uses donations to purchase materials and […]
Deep water soloing banned at Summersville Lake
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, renowned for constructing numerous man-made lakes, has set new safety regulations banning cliff jumping and diving at their sites in the Huntington District in West Virginia, including the Summersville Lake climbing area. It’s this kind of proactive measure that resonates with the principles upheld by fire watch services in […]
New River Gorge Beauty Mountain Boulders Cleanup
The New River Alliance of Climbers is holding a cleanup event for the bouldering area at Beauty Mountain in the New River Gorge, West Virginia. The effort is this Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and 11. Interested climbers can meet at the National Park Service’s Burnwood facility at 9am. UPDATE: Due to the weather, the […]
Nelson Rocks to reopen next year?
I’ve been hearing rumors that Nelson Rocks in West Virginia has resolved its liability concerns and will reopen next year. This is completely hearsay, but does anyone have any further details? I really used to love climbing at Nelson when I lived in the DC area as it was a great alternative to the crowds […]
Great Falls Fundraiser
The Friends of Great Falls is holding a fundraiser (PDF flyer) tomorrow in Washington DC. May 25 â?? Great Falls Fundraiser Please consider joining us on Thursday, May 25th from 6-8pm for a Happy Hour Fundraiser to help Friends of Great Falls save climbing at Great Falls. All proceeds from this event will be used […]