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Avalanche Jam Fundraiser Ready to Rock Golden
7/13/05 - The fourth annual Avalanche Jam, hosted by Backcountry Access (BCA), will take place from 5 to 10 pm on Friday, Sept. 16 outside the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado. 7/11/05 - On May 7th, Glenwood Springs resident Kurt Birkenmeier suffered serious head injuries in a climbing accident at Red Rocks. In the fall, Kurt fractured his skull, lost his hearing in one ear, and lost his senses of taste and smell. On Friday, July 15 the CRMS barn will host a slideshow by Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden. A silent auction and gear raffle will accompany the show to raise money to help Kurt cover the enormous medical costs. 7/01/05 - Boulder, CO, June 22, 2005 - On May 25, 2005, Arizona’s Senator Kyl and Congressman Renzi introduced identical land exchange bills into Congress. According to the Access Fund this moves Resolution Copper Company (RCC) one step closer to destroying the publicly-owned Oak Flat area East of Phoenix. 5/13/05 - The mainstream press is always reporting tragedies on mountains around the world and even showing them on six-story IMAX screens. What's never reported is the untold acts of caring and unselfish service happening everyday in countries that host our explorations. The Mountain Fund is out to change the public perception about climbers. 5/13/05 - Backcountry.com's first employee and head buyer, Christian Gennerman, recently experienced a family tragedy that would cause any of us to cringe, and now his friends and fellow Backcountry.com staff are asking the industry to lend its support. 5/09/05 - Friday May 27, 2005 will mark the beginning of the 27th annual four-day Mountainfilm Festival in the Mountains of Telluride, Colorado with the Moving Mountains Symposium from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Conference Center in the Mountain Village; a lunch will be included. 4/13/05 - MSA recently became aware of two incidents where climbers using the Redpoint Descender experienced a rapid rate of descent. 04/20/05 - Return 2 Sender, the latest release from Peter Mortimer (Front Range Freaks, Scary Faces), premiered at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado last Wednesday. Several members of the Climbing Magazine staff headed down to check it out. 4/05/05 - The Southeastern Climbers Coalition (SCC) recently finalized a deal to purchase the climbing area known as Jamestown in Jamestown, Alabama (close to Fort Payne). 3/18/05 - Lander, Wyoming will welcome the 12th Annual International Climbers Festival July 7-10, 2005. The festival, started in 1994 by local climbers as a celebration of climbing, is a long weekend of events in Lander and at the world-famous climbing areas nearby. 3/02/05 - This spring, Lynn Hill will launch the first of six comprehensive climbing camps. The camps will celebrate the climbing lifestyle and help participants achieve a new level in their climbing. 2/08/05 - On Feb 12th, Summit Youth Adventures, Inc. a new non-profit organization that provides wilderness experiences to at-risk youth will be sending two Los Angeles area youth to be a part of Mission Antarctica U.S.A. 2/08/05 - At 8 a.m. on December 26, a tidal wave hit the Thailand coast, destroying homes, businesses and families. Ko Phi Phi was hit very hard sustaining huge losses of property and lives. 2/04/05 - On Friday January 28, 2005 a Federal judge ruled against the Access Fund's lawsuit that requested the courts overturn the United States Forest Services ruling banning climbing at Cave Rock. 2/02/05 - For thirteen years, the award has supported small teams with climbing objectives that exemplify fast, light and clean alpinism. 1/26/05 - Following its hugely successful inaugural festival in April, 2004, the Taos Picture Show will return for its second edition March 31-April 3, 2005 in Taos, New Mexico. 12/22/04 - Montrail is pleased to announce the debut of Parallelojams, a new film that showcases the elevated accomplishments of crack climbing addicts in legendary Indian Creek, Utah. 12/13/04 - Mixed climbing and especially leashless ice and rock climbing has gained much popularity recently. This surge of interest has lead to the development of new equipment, terminology, and techniques that has not yet been recorded in book form. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado, has released its Interim Climbing Management Plan. The park staff, including Climbing Ranger, Brent Mims, has proven to be very attentive to the needs of climbers, and responded very positvely to specific input from the climbing community... 10/07/04 - Eldorado Climbing Walls, the leading builder of inspired rock climbing facilities and indoor/outdoor climbing structures, this week announced the acquisition of Franklin Handholds from Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. 9/24/04 - Blake Hartley went missing 2 days after his 25th birthday, during his first night in Chamonix, France in the early hours of the 8th August. He disappeared without a trace. Blake was the expedition leader, the only one qualified in Mountain Leadership he had extensive experience. August 31, 2004 – Seattle, WA Following an in-depth field testing program, Schoeller Switzerland is the recipient of the 2004 “American Alpine Institute Guides’ Choice Award” for schoeller®-dryskin-extreme fabric used in Mammut’s mountaineering Champ Pants and New Age Jacket, also featuring the multi-purpose 3XDRY® finish. 8/23/04 - Adventure climber par excellence Heidi Wirtz will give a benefit slide show tour across North America to help raise money for the DZI Foundation, which promotes the education, health, culture, and welfare of indigenous mountain communities. Clean-ups and Camping 8/19/04 - Looking to tune-up your climbing skills? Want to explore another facet of climbing or meet some of the leaders in the climbing community? Climb Smart is for you. Wild Country Ltd. announce the recall of all Helium karabiners supplied to retail stores between April and July 2004. |
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