Join us for a day of bouldering, and try some of the new shoes from Evolv, Scarpa, Five Ten and LaSportiva in the process…Reps will be on hand to provide information and insight.
Please car-pool to help ease parking and gas usage…
Demo starts at 9am and goes ’till 4pm - Reps will be set up in the parking area of Rumbling Bald
Slideshow and raffle will be @ 7pm that night at Asheville Brewing on Coxe Ave!
See y’all there!
Map:
Fox Mountain Guides reports some ice coming in around the area…Hwy 215, Whitesides and Linville Gorge…all are seeing some extended cold…
From www.foxmountainguides.com on January 21st:
Karsten Delap Reports: At Hwy 215 today the ice was the best it has been. The high got to around 30 while we were up there. I think the next few days will be great even though temps are rising a little the rock has had time to cool. Daniel Counsel Reports: John’s Rock was still running with water (Ripp Off). Josh Whitmore Reports: Led Starshine at Whitesides today early. Good ice top to bottom. 16cm screws going all the way in. Steep section on 2nd pitch very drippy, with 2-3 inches of that fine little wet icicle crap on the surface. Had to chop through to more solid ice underneath. Passed another party as we were on our way out (they were on their way to Starshine) and saw another party in the parking lot who had been climbing the gullies above the main Whitesides trail. Stuff will probably be good thru tomorrow but warmer temps expected on Wed. I went down to Linville Gorge with Kyle, parked at the bottom of the hill and hiked into the Amphitheater. Even though the temps were around 13° and went down to 4° on the drive over RT 181 there was not much ice to speak of, very wet and partly formed at the back of the Amphitheater. Climbed out the Prow and found a nice 50ft overhanging mixed section at the top and left of The Prow. A good morning but as Kyle put it “basically we drove and hiked all the way out here to climb The Prow on the coldest day of the year!“
2008 Peregrine Falcon Closures
| It’s that time of the year again.The US Forest Service letter dated January 14th, 2008 states there were 13 known nesting pairs of falcons last season. At least seven of the sites successfully produced young, 5 did not. They are unsure of Shortoff due to the fires.
Forest Service climbing areas that are CLOSED until August 15th (or further notice): The official closure release can be downloaded HERE |
The long anticipated Rumbling Bald Guide is here!Everything you want in a guide…route beta, photo/topos, maps…etc. Author Chris Dorrity has taken his time and produced a must have resource for The Bald…
Thanks to the Carolina Climbers Coalition for tireless work in securing access to this classic bouldering area.
to donate: www.carolinaclimbers.org
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Area Closed |
Landowner |
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All climbing routes between and including Southwest Arete and Mainline are closed. |
USFS, Highlands Ranger District (828) 526-3765 |
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Table Rock |
All climbing routes between and including Blood, Sweat, and Tears and My Route are closed. |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
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Shortoff Mountain (Linville Gorge) |
All climbing routes between and including C.O. to and including Paradigm Shift are closed. |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
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Big Lost Cove Cliffs |
All climbing routes are closed. |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
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Looking Glass Rock(North Face) |
All routes to the right* of Glass Menagerie and to the left of and including Twisted Laurel on the North Face of Looking Glass Rock are closed. |
USFS, Pisgah Ranger District (828) 877-3350 |
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Whiterock Cliff and Eagle Cliff |
All climbing routes are closed |
USFS, Appalachian Ranger District (828) 682-6146 |
* As seen from the base of Looking Glass Rock
Climbing route names are taken from: Kelly, Thomas. 1995. The Climber’s Guide to North Carolina 3rd Edition. Earthbound Sports Inc., Chapel Hill, NC 332pp. and from Lambert and Shull. 2002. Selected Climbs in North Carolina. 1st Edition. The Mountaineers Books. Seattle, WA. 326pp.
All sites are closed from January 15 - August 15, 2007; except that in the event that falcons are not using the site or nesting terminates at an earlier date than August 15th, the site may be opened to public use, as determined by the appropriate landowners. The specified closed (or open) routes will change if the falcons nest on a part of the cliff outside the existing closed area, or if they do not nest in an existing closed area, as determined by monitoring throughout the breeding season.
Eagle Cliff, Appalachian Ranger District, is closed for protection of rare plants.
This summary of climbing-site closures represents the best available knowledge regarding closure orders issued by the U.S. Forest Service and North Carolina State Parks as compiled by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission works in collaboration with the above landowners to recommend closure areas that protect peregrine falcon nest sites and minimize restrictions on climbers. Changes in the specific closures, and publication of the notices are the responsibility of the respective landowners.
US Forest Service Closure Orders are available for viewing at: http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc
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2007 North Carolina Climbing Site Closures for Peregrine Falcons