Events

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 [...]

Club Climbing Trip Saturday at Sunset Park

By |2011-06-09T19:08:30-04:00June 9th, 2011|Categories: Trips|

It is one of the oldest and most established climbing areas in the southeast, most likely due to its close proximity to the city of Chattanooga. The cliffs are made of hard layered sandstones. They run north from Sunset Rock about half a mile, and twice as far to the [...]

Club meeting Tuesday, June 7th at The Harp

By |2011-06-02T23:14:55-04:00June 2nd, 2011|Categories: Meetings|

As much fun as rock climbing is, sooner or later most of us want to get better at it.  Maybe you’re a beginner wanting to do your first 5.9, or maybe you’re a more experienced climber wondering what it would take to lead 5.12s at Little River Canyon.  Whatever your [...]

Club Meeting at The Harp Tuesday

By |2011-04-29T23:30:06-04:00April 29th, 2011|Categories: Meetings|

When you think of climbing out west, the first destination that comes to mind might be the legendary Yosemite Valley.  But as Mark Cushman can tell you, there’s a lifetime of climbing in the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado, from the moderate multi-pitches of the Flatirons to the forbidding steep [...]

Club Trip to Black Mountain April 9th

By |2011-04-07T20:27:31-04:00April 7th, 2011|Categories: Trips|

There are about 40 established climbing routes at Black Mountain with very few being bolted routes. Placing additional bolts is absolutely forbidden! Top roping is generally best but there is some lead climbing available for those able to place protection. These routes range in difficulty from an easy 5.5 to [...]

Club Meeting Tuesday April 5th

By |2011-04-02T21:49:11-04:00April 2nd, 2011|Categories: Meetings|

How many different cliffs do you climb at?  Are they all the same kind of rock; if not, how does that affect your climbing?  Come find out at the April meeting of the Atlanta Climbing Club, where Denmark Blount’s program will be an overview of rock geology and a survey [...]

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 [...]

March Climbing Trip

By |2011-03-03T19:04:34-05:00March 3rd, 2011|Categories: Trips|

The March Trip to Stone Door/Savage Gulf has been postponed to Saturday, March 12th.  Because of the limited parking available at the crag, we strongly suggest carpooling there. We’ll be meeting at the Marietta Park and Ride at 7:00am. Don’t be late! For those coming from out of town and [...]

Club Trip at Starr Mountain Sunday, February 13th

By |2011-02-10T20:19:41-05:00February 10th, 2011|Categories: Trips|

We’ll be climbing at Starr Mountain in Benton, TN this Sunday the 13th.  Starr Mountain is located on the north bank of the Hiawassee River in the Gee Creek Wilderness Area 50 minutes northeast of Chattanooga.   Because of the limited parking available at the crag, we strongly suggest carpooling there. We’ll [...]

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.

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