Registration deadline is this Friday 10/23. Last chance to get into the big digital raffle, last chance for your T-shirt, and last chance for PDF guidebooks of Big Rock and Pumpkintown. 

AAC Atlanta Chapter will be hosting a clinic at Big Rock, SC Nov. 7, 10AM. Register here. Proceeds split by AAC and CCC. Thank you AAC ATL! Register Here. 

CCC leaders volunteered with Camp Grier’s Streets to Peaks program this past weekend. See photo, above. Over two days, we shared the love of climbing with Streets to Peaks kids. Streets to Peaks is a Maybin Mission program which provides wilderness experiences to those who traditionally do not have access. 

Congratulations to climber Hank Doan, who will be participating in a two day course offered by the partnership of Fox Mountain Guides and the CCC. In Hank’s words "I enthusiastically look forward to working with Fox Mountain Guides and the Carolina Climbers Coalition! I am fortunate to be a part of a wonderful community of climbers, and words cannot express my excitement for this course!"

If you donate to Buckeye Knob between now and Nov. 5, you will be entered into a raffle for a 2 day course of your choice with Fox Mountain Guides. Every $5 donated will enter your name into the raffle, meaning if you donate $50 to Buckeye Knob, you will be entered 10 times.Click here to donate and enter. Thank you FMG! 

Thanks to the support of organizations like AAC Boone Chapter, and many donors, we were able to send a $10,000 check to the Access Fund this month. Our loan is now down to $16,000. Thank you donors! Let's conserve this land and save the boulders. 

We are honored and humbled to have been awarded a Dogwood Award by NC’s Attorney General Josh Stein for our stewardship efforts and our C4 initiative. Recording of the award ceremony is here at 34:25: Click Here

Have you heard about the new 1 year access agreement we have set with the Whiteside Cove Cottages? It provides reasonable access to a plethora of boulders and potential cliffs in Whiteside Cove. CCC members, check it out here. 

New bouldering access confirmed: We have yet another access success to share with you! Bailey Mountain Preserve encompasses a 200+ acre preserved mountainside, water shed, and yes, some boulders! The boulders are located about 1.75-2 miles up trails that lead toward the summit of the mountain. There are maybe 6-12 boulders with nice climbing potential. Enjoy the hike and boulders! Consider donating to Bailey Mountain Preserve to help great public access initiatives and conservation initiatives like this. Their main stipulation with bouldering is that chalk is cleaned up and NO TICK MARKS. 

Asheboro Boulders will be changing ownership hands again. We are working with the new owners to hopefully maintain climber access at Asheboro. Please know that climbing access at Asheboro has never been permanent, but know that each time the land changes hands, we are steadily working on maintaining climbing access to this great boulder field. Reminder, you must be a CCC member to enter and leave no trace-- no tick marks or chalk everywhere please! 

Teer Quarry: Our access proposals for the Teer Quarry in Durham have been denied. Special thanks to the city of Durham for entertaining our proposals and to AJ Jackson and Andre Caesar Chiquito for working on the proposal.  

Chimney Rock Village/ Round Top Boulders: We have been working with the Chimney Rock Village since February to open a new bouldering area. The CCC has been planning a trail build leading to boulders, views, and a small waterfall and now it is time to build!  The trail build will be involved and we need volunteers! We have identified 8-12 nice boulders on the property. If interested in volunteering with the trail build, please email mreardon@carolinaclimbers.org. 

Oct 23: Deadline for SC Climbers Festival Registration

Oct 23: Pilot Mountain State Park Trail Day 9am-1pm. Climbing afterwards 

Nov 1: Pumpkintown Trail Day. Meet at 9am at White Oaks Pavilion. Climbing afterwards.

Nov. 7: Ribbon Cutting at Pumpkintown. Meet at 9am at White Oaks Pavilion.

Nov. 7: AAC Anchor Building Clinic at Big Rock

Nov 14: Join CCC leaders while they present at the Access Fund’s Climbing Advocacy conference. Register here, no cost.

Thank you to AAC Boone Chapter for the past two weekends of clinics with all proceeds to Buckeye Knob.

Thank you Pisgah Mountain Builders for your continued work on the Buckeye Knob kiosk! 

Thank you bolt replacers! We have replaced 130+ aging bolts this year thanks to your efforts. See the mindblowing rebolting database here.

Thank you SC Festival sponsors. 

Thank you to the 300+ climbers who filled out our survey to inform our strategic plan. 

Thank you to the current 730 CCC members who actively maintain their annual membership! Not sure if yours has expired? Check here under "check your membership status".  Your annual membership is a vote for sustainable climbing access in the Carolinas and beyond.