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News from the Carolina Climbers Coalition

May 2022

NC Climbers Festival

We are thrilled to host the inaugural NC Climbers Festival May 13-15; this weekend at Jomeokee Campground at the base of Pilot Mountain State Park. Come join the NC climbing community for a weekend of connecting with others, educational clinics, practicing good stewardship at the mountain, and sustaining access for the next generations of climbers. Big thanks to supporting sponsors American Alpine Club Triangle Chapter, Jomeokee Campground, First Hand Climbing, Murphys Organics, Avalanche Coffee, Blue Water Ropes, Bevana Beverage, Cactus to Pine, Jay Edge Yoga, and La Sportiva.

Bald Mountain Creek Preserve Opening, You're Invited!

May 16: Come join us, landowners Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land, and REI as we celebrate the opening of the Weaver Knob Boulders and the greater Bald Mountain Creek Preserve! Climbing, ribbon cutting, and a hike is the plan for the day. Thanks to folks like YOU, Southeastern Trust, REI, American Alpine Club, and the Access Fund, we have been able to build two parking lots and open two extensive boulder fields in the Preserve. The bouldering trails have largely been built by our C4 Team. Come check them out! More information about the day's events here.

Rebolting Fund

Time to clean up the mank and replace those rusted time bombs! Will you help us achieve our goal of $3000? Big thanks to Booneshine Brewery for kicking this campaign off with $500 donated. We are nearing our goal for our annual costs of replacing 150+ bolts, but could use your help! With these funds, volunteers plan to update old hardware 1:1 at Hidden Valley, Pumpkintown, Sauratown, Cedar Rock, Stone Mountain, and more! You can view our past bolt replacement work on our extensive bolt replacement database on our website.

Upcoming Stewardship Events

Stony Mountain Vineyard Boulders

Trail Day May 22 at 9:00AM with CCC volunteers and Inner Peaks. Come on out and help build this new access area that we were able to open in 2021. Please remember that the Stony Mountain Vineyard Boulders are on private property and our access agreements with the land owners are not permanent. The land owners and Stony Mountain Vineyard have enjoyed our work on their lands so far, let’s keep it that way by leaving no trace and building a nice obvious trail that mitigates need for off trail travel. Bring your favorite trail tools including loppers and rakes. Also, please make sure you fill out the annual access waiver on the link below. Stay tuned for more details on this event on our website.

National Trails Day, Moores and Melrose Mountain

Mark your calendars for June 4th! National Trails Day is a time when the nation comes together to steward the public lands we all adore. This year, we are planning to have trail day events at both Melrose Mountain and Moores Wall, starting at 9:00 at each location. Put it on your calendar and we will see you there! Stay tuned for more details coming soon.

Carolina Climbers Coalition

P.O. Box 33227

Raleigh, NC 27636

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