Tomorrow we’ll be meeting once again at the Harp Irish Pub in Roswell. As usual, the meeting starts at 7pm. Our presenter will be Jia Chen. He will be presenting on his trip up Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Hope to see you there!
This weekend, May 11 & 12 is our overnight trip to the Obed in Tennessee. About an hour west of Knoxville, the crags along the Obed River and Clear Creek provide excellent single-pitch climbing on sandstone. A majority of the climbs are bolted, but there are a few opportunities for [...]
The speaker for our May meeting will be Arno Ilgner, founder of the Desiderata Institute. Arno’s mental training program, The Warrior’s Way, teaches students to deal with challenging, stressful and risky situations. The Warrior’s Way books and courses have helped many climbers to improve by focusing on the mental aspects [...]
This weekend is our club trip to T-wall. Joining us on this trip will be a group of interested climbers from the Atlanta Outdoor Club — a general outdoor club that does a few trips from just about every outdoor activity. Although everyone in the group has climbed before and is interested in more [...]
Nearly half of all climbing accidents occur when descending from a climb. Most of these accidents involve rappelling. Many of these accidents are fatal. Nearly all are avoidable. We are assisting the American Alpine Club in presenting a FREE clinic on rappelling best practices. The clinic will be held on [...]
This month we will be meeting at our usual time and place — 7:00pm at the Harp Irish Pub in Roswell. Our evening’s presenters will be our own Tim Lacny, Denmark Blount and Tom Osborne. They will be talking about their recent trip to Cochise Stronghold & Mt. Lemmon in [...]
In addition to speaking at our club meeting in May, Arno Ilgner will be conducting training clinics at local climbing gyms on May 6 & 8. Arno’s falling and commitment clinics are legendary in the climbing community for helping lead climbers improve their abilities. More information is available on the [...]
This weekend we’ll be taking a trip to Crowders Mountain, NC. Off of I-85 near Gastonia, the summit of Crowders Mountain holds numerous small cliffs. Most of the climbing is single-pitch, with a mix of sport and trad. Many routes can be accessed from the top to set up top [...]
In lieu of our usual monthly meeting at The Harp, this month we will be meeting at the Kennesaw REI for a presentation on alpine climbing. On Tuesday, March 5 from 7-8:30pm Karsten Delap and Lindsay Fixmer from Fox Mountain Guides will be giving a presentation on their travels and [...]
On Monday, March 18, 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. Tickets are [...]