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RARE AUCTION OF ELDORADO CLIMBING PHOTOS
8/14/07 - This year to raise funds for trail work and other climbing related projects in Eldorado Canyon State Park, ACE, the Action Committee for Eldorado, is hosting the 15th annual Celebrate Eldorado event. ACE has assembled an amazing collection of rare signed prints of Eldorado climbs. August 8, 2007 - New York, NY and Boulder, CO - Skram Media, publishers of CLIMBING and URBAN CLIMBER Magazines, today announced plans to purchase carbon offsets to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of their business. 7/31/07 - Join, The North Face athlete, Heidi Wirtz as she takes you on a journey of exploration and adventure into the Islamic World of North Africa, Southern Asia and the Middle East. 7/25/07 - An eight-member team of American Alpine Club representatives was set to depart for Islamabad, Pakistan today for the much anticipated Pakistani Women's Climbing Camp. The main goal of the Camp – a collaborative project of the Alpine Club of Pakistan and the American Alpine Club – was to introduce Pakistani women to climbing and mountaineering in a socially acceptable manner. 7/23/07 - Please join us at the Spot for beer, food, slide show, raffle and a chance to pay our respects to an amazing person and a fellow climber. Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:00 p.m. Michael Reardon was in Ireland when a rogue wave tragically took him from us on Friday, July 13, 2007. His memory will live on with his family and the climbing community. This is a Fund Raiser for Michael Reardon's family. A donation of $10.00 will get you in. 6/20/07 - On September 22 and 23, thousands of Americans are expected to climb mountains, hills and even stairs as part of the first-ever “Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up” fundraiser. 6/12/07 - Disabled veterans from both Afghanistan and Iraq will be participating in the Front Range’s first HERA Foundation Climb4Life event this summer. 6/11/07 - The American Alpine Club pledged this week to match up to $2,500 in donations toward the Pakistani Women's Climbing Camp, as a show of support for the project and to encourage further donations. 5/29/07 - Dieckhoff has been in Boulder since 1979, and just about everyone knows him, but at present he is battling lymphoma, with dwindling funds and no health insurance (ongoing difficulties with a congenital hip defect and eventual hip replacement priced him out of being able to afford a policy). 5/22/07 - North Face athlete Heidi Wirtz and Trango athlete and AMGA guide Majka Burhardt support ovarian cancer through volunteer works with the HERA Foundation. 5/22/07 - Ovarian cancer survivor and rock climber Eden Ellman gets her employer and friends at the Boulder Rock Club involved with the Front Range’s first HERA Foundation Climb4Life event, a fun, climbing focused event that raises money and awareness for ovarian cancer. 5/22/07 - Local companies CAMP-USA and Great Trango Holdings develop products to raise awareness for the HERA Foundation, a Carbondale-based nonprofit that raises money and awareness for ovarian cancer research. 5/16/07 - The Pakistani Women's Climbing Camp, is a joint project of Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) and The American Alpine Club (AAC). A team of AAC representatives comprised of guides, a photographer and cinematographer – all of them women – will travel to Pakistan in July to facilitate a mountaineering course for up to 100 Pakistani women. 5/04/07 - Josh and Brett Lowell were awarded a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Camera Work for a piece on Chris Sharma's first ascent of Es Pontas, in Mallorca, Spain—the world's hardest deep water solo. 4/25/07 - Kismet Rock Foundation, a local nonprofit organization serving New England youth, invites community and friends to two upcoming events. 4/18/07 - On March 11, 2007, Isaac “Ike” Palatt, 21, took a 110-ft ground fall from the anchors of Soul Train, 5.12a, breaking both heels, four vertebrae, his left elbow, a rib, and bruising a lung. 4/17/07 - Sender Films and Big UP Productions are pleased to announce the 2007 Reel Rock Film Tour (www.reelrocktour.com), an annual event that showcases the best new films about the sport of climbing and brings together communities of climbers, outdoor enthusiasts and film aficionados for high-energy evenings of entertainment. 4/16/07 - Local companies CAMP-USA and Great Trango Holdings develop products to raise awareness for the HERA Foundation, a Carbondale-based nonprofit that raises money and awareness for ovarian cancer research, and volunteer at Front Range’s first summer Climb4Life event. 4/16/07 - For those who have always wanted to learn to rock climb, REI and the Boulder Rock Club are offering a series of learn to climb clinics. The clinics are free and are part of the HERA Ovarian Cancer Climb4Life event, which will be held for the first time on the Front Range this summer. 4/12/07 - The event, known as "50-50-1" will include climbing teams in all 50 states in the US, scaling the highest peak in each state on the same day. Each team will raise money in their area, which will in turn help to fund important research to find a cure for cancer, provide patient support services, and give a child with cancer the opportunity to attend Camp Sunshine. 4/03/07 - Montana humanitarian and mountaineer, Greg Mortenson, has received the prestigious Kiriyama Prize for his New York Times bestseller 'Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission To Promote Peace…One School At A Time'. 3/15/07 - Chris Hunnicutt, a 32-year-old Salt Lake City climber, lost his life on Tuesday, January 30th while climbing Stairway to Heaven (WI5) in Provo Canyon. A Outward Bound memorial fund has been created in Chris' name to enable other teenagers to experience the trips where Chris solidified his love of the outdoors. 3/07/07 - The AAC today released the online version of its world renowned American Alpine Journal. Published since 1929, the American Alpine Journal (the Journal) is the premier annual record of significant mountaineering and long rock-climbing ascents worldwide. 2/23/07 - In November of 2006, after a decade of climbing together throughout the world, North Face climber Heidi Wirtz and writer/climber Lizzy Scully decided to found Girls Education International, a nonprofit that supports the education of young women. 2/20/07 - Five College Outdoor Festival Amherst, Massachusetts March 2 and 3, 2007 Hampshire and Amherst College Campus. |
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