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Reel Rock Film Tour this Thursday

By |2011-09-20T13:33:11-04:00September 20th, 2011|Categories: General|

Thursday, Sep. 22 at 7:00pm the Reel Rock Film Tour festival will be showing at Lefont Theaters in Sandy Springs. All proceeds benefit the Southeastern Climbers Coalition. Check out High Country Outfitters web site for details, including a trailer. Tickets can be purchased in advance for a discounted price at [...]

Lost Wall trail day this Saturday, Sep. 17

By |2011-09-15T10:38:31-04:00September 15th, 2011|Categories: Access, Events|

This Saturday is our annual Adopt a Crag at Lost Wall near Lafayette, GA. Since 2000, doing our part to show the DNR we care about where we climb! Trail maintenance, erosion control, trash removal, clearing debris… Meet at 9am and bring gloves, boots, buckets, shovels, picks, axes, saws, hedge [...]

T-Wall hunting closures for fall 2011

By |2011-09-13T14:22:46-04:00September 13th, 2011|Categories: Access|

Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed deer hunts on the dates listed below. The area west of Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors except hunters on these dates. This includes Tennessee Wall and the T-Wall parking/camping area. The area east [...]

Climbing film premiere at WallCrawler this Friday, Sep. 9

By |2011-09-07T14:32:00-04:00September 7th, 2011|Categories: Events|

This Friday, September 9th at 7pm come out to WallCrawler Rock Club for the premiere of Chuck Fryberger’s new film “The Scene”. There will be a keg of beer, some popcorn, and one sweet raffle prize, as well as some toss-outs. Film will start at 8pm. $10 suggested donation. All [...]

Petzl GriGri 2 recall

By |2011-06-21T16:03:06-04:00June 21st, 2011|Categories: General|

Petzl has issued a recall on the GriGri 2 belay device. Apparently the release lever can get stuck open if pulled hard enough. Details here: http://www.petzl.com/us/outdoor/us/recall-replacement-grigri-2 This problem does NOT exist with the original GriGri. Be safe out there!

T-Wall hunting closures for spring 2011

By |2011-04-06T15:57:27-04:00April 6th, 2011|Categories: Access|

Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area will be holding managed turkey hunts on the dates listed below. The area west of Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors except hunters on these dates. This includes Tennessee Wall and the T-Wall parking/camping area. The area east [...]

Banff Mountain Film Festival, March 21

By |2011-03-09T10:20:21-05:00March 9th, 2011|Categories: Events|

On Monday, March 21, the Banff Mountain Film Festival will be returning to Atlanta. Hosted by REI at the Ferst Center on Georgia Tech campus, the festival features films that explore nature, culture and adventure in the mountains. Doors open at 6:15pm, and the show starts at 7:00pm. Club Treasurer [...]

February trip postponed

By |2011-02-04T09:13:22-05:00February 4th, 2011|Categories: Trips|

Due to inclement weather this weekend, we are rescheduling the February trip to Starr Mountain till next weekend. We’ll post more details on the trip next week.

Club meeting January 4, 2011

By |2011-01-03T11:25:39-05:00January 3rd, 2011|Categories: Meetings|

Our January meeting is Tuesday, 1/04/11. We will meet at: The Harp, 1425 Market Blvd, Roswell, GA 770-645-0118 ACC member Tim Lacny will be our speaker, sharing his trip to Peru and hike on the ancient Inca trail to Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu was discovered in 1911 by Yale archaeologist [...]

Steele trip this Sunday, Dec. 19

By |2010-12-16T20:56:08-05:00December 16th, 2010|Categories: Trips|

The club trip to Steele, Alabama has been rescheduled to this Sunday, Dec. 19. Recently purchased by the SCC, the sandstone cliffline at Steele holds some quality single-pitch climbing. The southeast-facing aspect of the cliff collects quite a bit of heat from the sun, making it an ideal winter destination. [...]

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