The Arete Mountaineering Club was originally was formed in April 1960 by Tom Colley and the late Brian Hathaway. Within 5 years a thriving walking and climbing club of some 40 members had been established. The regular meets were surprisingly widespread considering transport limitations of the day. However this level of commitment was soon in decline and by 1968 the club had effectively ceased to exist.

Also during the 1960’s enthusiasts from David Brown Gears Ltd, Samuel Fox Steelworks (Stocksbridge) and surrounding villages were involved with various outdoor pursuits. This source provided the initial membership for the re-emerging Arete Mountaineering Club of 1970 which was again coordinated by original founding member - Brian Hathaway.

How to join three anchor points into a pre-equalized anchor with a cordelette. After securely inserting three pieces of gear into a crack you have several options for joining them together into one anchor. Take a cordelette, or a short rope loop, and slide it into each of the carabiners. Decide which direction you would like to climb in and tie a figure eight knot with all the loops formed with the cordelette. This creates a pre-equalized anchor that works well if you are climbing in one direction.

Eldorado Canyon State Park is part of the Colorado State Park system. It is located in Boulder County near the city of Boulder. The park consists of two areas, the Inner Canyon. Eldorado Canyon is home to one of the world’s most accessible and comprehensive rock climbing areas.

Peter from the Mountains and Water-blog climbed at the Eldorado Canyon

It also looks very hard. So it was off to 606. 606 is a well-known crimpy V10 that climbs the west face of the Gill boulder and has the advantage of being directly adjacent to the parking lot. I gave it a thorough looking over and thought it looked very feasible…

The Southeastern Climbers Coalition is a non-profit corporation dedicated to preserving climbing access in the Southeast. They started in 1993 when a group of climbers banded together to help out with ongoing access issues at Sunset Rock, atop Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The group had positive results from the start and went on to sponsor cleanups and trail days of climbing areas, raise money to purchase land and to keep climbing areas open for future generations.

In addition to the SCC there is another corporation called CCC- Carolina Climbers Coalition, since 1995, the Carolina Climbers Coalition has grown and expanded. Today the CCC is a nonprofit corporation. We still hold onto the motto, preserving protecting and expanding you climbing opportunities.

The climbingnarc-blog posted a video directed by Andrew Kornylak, with footage from Josh Fowler, the recently unveiled short Heart Of Stone provides an important voice for all of the hard work being done on climber’s behalf in the southeast.

In July Colorado climber, cyclist, runner, and all-around endurance nut Bill Wright was more than halfway through an attempt to climb Longs Peak once a month for a year.

Dougald from the mountain world-blog has reported that Bill Wright has completed his Longs Peak project: climbing the 14,259-foot monarch of the Colorado Front Range via a different route each month during a single calendar year.

I would like to congratulate Bill on his outstanding achievement.