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The Southeastern Climbers Coalition is in the running for a $250,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project. They plan to use these funds to secure permanent access to climbing areas in Alabama and Tennessee that are currently closed. They are a nonprofit (like CTM) and already own five areas and lease two others, so they have a good track record.

They don’t want your money, just your vote, and you can vote twice every day in November. One vote is online, the other via text.

To vote, click here: http://www.refresheverything.com/seclimbers (Vote #1)
and text “104071″ to the number 73774 (Vote #2)

Let’s help them and get some more cool places to take climbing trips to! Vote now and every day through November 30!

Thanks.

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.

I have never climbed at Eldorado Canyon State Park, although I have often been to Bolder Colorado, which is right in the neighbourhood. I am not so sure how this happened, but it did. I intend to rectify this soon since I read Peters blog about his climb there and as a result got the familiar climbing itch.

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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.