Hello All!!

Club’s March trip is going to be on Saturday, Mar 7 at Palisades park in Alabama.  About Palisades Park: The climbing area in a state park and there are variety of trad and top rope routes out there. ~2.5 a hours of drive, located not far from Birmingham. Please note: There is $ 5 permit per person for using the climbing area.  Park opens 9 am Central time and closes at 5 pm Central

Weather: Looks good for climbing. High of 58 F and low 30 F. Recommend you get some warm clothes that will come handy when you are belaying or just hanging out around the crag.

Where do we meet? 7:30 am at Thornton road park and ride off I20. Parking is limited, so it is recommended that we car pool. However, you can also meet the group directly near the palisades parking lot at 10 am ET. Below are the google maps links to both (first one is for park and ride and the second is for parking area / trail head)

https://www.google.com/maps/dir//33.7779915,-84.605301/@33.778812,-84.6070558,17z/data=!3m1!4b1

https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B057’36.9%22N+86%C2%B028’38.8%22W/@33.96025,-86.47743,760m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en

If you want to contact the group on the day of the trip then please reach out to Bindal at (804) 833 3255 or Denmark at (404) 797 5479

For more information on Palisades park, how to get there and the routes, refer below:

http://www.mountainproject.com/v/palisades-park/105914427

http://www.blountcountypark.com/activities/rock-climbing/

Looking forward to see you all this Saturday!!