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The October ACC Climbing Club trip will take place on October 13 and 14 at the Obed and Clear Creek about 45 minutes NW of Knoxville, TN. The confluence of Clear Creek and the Obed River are home of a series of beautiful sandstone cliff bands and some of the best sport climbing in [...]
Join Atlanta Climbing Club and SCC for our annual Jamestown Trail day on Saturday, October 6th! We need to do some light tree cutting at the cliff, some trimming back branches and bushes along the access road and along the trail into the cliff. Meet at Jamestown parking area at 8am central [...]
The Atlanta Climbing Club’s September 2018 trip will be Saturday, September 8th, to Yellow Bluff, Alabama. Located near Huntsville, Yellow Bluff is a long (about 1500′) unbroken hard sandstone cliff. Development began in the 1980s with the discovery of the cliff by Atlanta climber Shannon Stegg. Numerous trad lines were [...]
Come join us Thursday, September 6th at the Concourse Athletic Club for our first meeting after summer break. Our presenter will be Arno Ilgner talking about climbing history in North Carolina. For those of you not familiar with Arno, he was a pioneering rock climber in the southeast. He subsequently [...]
Come join us Thursday, June 7th at the Concourse Athletic Club for our last meeting before the summer break. Our presenter will be local guide Scott Perkins talking about climbing the Direct North Buttress of Bear Mountain. Social time starts at 7:00, with the meeting starting at 7:30.
The following ACC members met at 0700 at the Marietta Park N Ride for the ride to Castle Rock and a full day of climbing: Tim (Mothy) Lacny Denmark Blount Jim (Twinkle Toes) Allison Alex Palmiter James Martin Lance Mendel We arrived at the Crag at approximately 0900 and headed [...]
Come join us at the Concourse Athletic Club Thursday, May 3rd for our May meeting. This month we are doing Climbing Trivia Night. Test your climbing knowledge and impress your friends! The meeting starts at 7:00, with the presentation starting around 7:30.
Saturday the 21st was a beautiful day in Alabama, and the ACC took full advantage. A dozen members arrived to partake of the climbing at Palisades Park, many arriving right at opening time. Climbers in attendance Chuck Connell Denmark Gary Gene Greg Kenny Kim Kirsten Mike Sue Terry We got [...]
Due to inclement weather, the April 2018 trip has been postponed to Saturday, April 21st.