September 2021

The C4 Team is hard at work and over 70% complete with three new access areas; McKinney Gap Boulders, Stony Mountain Vineyard, and Chimney Rock Village Boulders. Sadly, we are nearly out of funding for the team. Will you contribute to keep them working on our access trails? The team has logged 1,000 hours so far this year, building this new infrastructure at newly opened climbing areas. Will you help the C4 Team continue by making a contribution here:   

Thanks to several CCC volunteers working with State Park staff, Eagle Rock is now graffiti free. Dixon School Boulders is nearly graffiti free for the first time since 1990. We are getting there and continually making a positive impact thanks to volunteers and the C4 Team! 

Construction on the parking expansion should be this week if all goes to plan. A huge thank you goes out to our major sponsors, REI and the Access Fund, for jump-starting the fundraising and to Brayack Media, Eric Janecek and Dr. Dave for matching donations that incentivised our members and climbing community to donate. Additionally, fundraisers at TRC and Progression Climbing helped the CCC meet our $28,000 goal for funding this project. Moore’s September Trail Day: Thanks to a crew of volunteers we were able to stabilize the area around the kiosk with stone from the parking construction spoils. The kiosk will soon get updated signage.

CCC board members and volunteers installed parking bumpers to define parking spaces and cleared back encroaching vegetation. If everyone uses the designated parking spaces we can get over 20 cars parked in the lot. Our ongoing bolt replacement at Hidden Valley is now nearing 1000 bolts replaced 1:1!!! Thank you donors and replacers! 

Every Tuesday in September: Wise Man Brewery CCC fundraiser. $1 per Mountain Calling IPA sold goes to the CCC. Raffle on 9/28 with gifts from Yogamunnity, Rock Box Bouldering, Great Outdoor Provision Co. 

Oct 1: CCC Public Meeting at Hound Ears

Oct 2: Hound Ears Bouldering Comp, Triple Crown

Oct 15-17 9:00AM: Access Fund Team and C4 need your help at the Chimney Rock Village Boulders Trail building

Oct 15, 6-8:00PM: CCC Pint Night and C4 fundraiser at The Riveter. This event will be following the Chimney Rock Village Trail Day, so let's make it a double header! 

Oct 17: Rock Warriors Way Falling and Commitment Clinic with Arno Illgner at The Riveter. Registration info forthcoming with the Riveter. 

Oct 23 6AM-6PM: Break The Nose at Inner Peaks is a unique 12-hour partner rope climbing endurance challenge and festival. All proceeds from the event go to the Carolina Climbers’ Coalition. The Nose is one of the original technical climbing routes up El Capitan. When competing in Break The Nose you aim to gain points for climbs finished, or try for the most pitches completed while you work to top or break the nose of El Cap!⁠ This will be a day packed full of endurance rope climbing, challenges and contests, food, and drink. Registration coming soon at Inner Peaks.

Dec 10- Dec 13 4th Annual SC Climbers Festival!!!!

The CCC board of directors has two positions open; Secretary and Northern Piedmont Rep. Application on our website.

Stony Mountain Vineyard: Trail signs and blazes have been installed to better guide climbers and hikers through the CCC built Peppermint Loop and Stony Mountain Vineyard trails that provide access to this amazing new Piedmont bouldering resource. Stony Mountain sports 110+ established boulder problems rated VEasy to V10. New problems are going up almost weekly and self guiding is fairly easy thanks to the C4 crews' many trail improvements.  A yearly permit is required for access and can be found here or you can use the QR code on the trail signs.

Leave No Trace Panthertown Hot Spot: CCC representatives took part in a Leave No Trace Hot Spot surrounding Panthertown Valley. Shout out to the Friends of Panthertown for organizing the Hot Sport and bringing community members and organizations together to take care of our beloved forests. 

Rutherford County Trails Committee: The CCC has joined several other non profits and stakeholders in the first ever Rutherford County Trails Committee. Rumbling Bald, Chimney Rock, Eagle Rock, Buffalo Creek, and dozens of currently closed climbing resources fall within the boundaries of Rutherford County. We are honored to be a part of a committee of diverse stakeholders that have the skills, ability, and people power to expand public access in this region. 

Thank You's: Booneshine Brewery, Progression Climbing, Triangle Rock Club, Wise Man Brewing, and Rock Box Bouldering