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 Welcome to ClimbBooneNC.com!Welcome to ClimbBooneNC.com, the website dedicated to rock climbers in the Boone, North Carolina area! This is the place to come for pictures of climbing around Ship Rock NC, The Dump/ Warpen Endorphine Wall NC, and Holloway Mtn. NC, BOULDERING NEWS or just shooting the breeze, and whatever else becomes important to YOU, the local climber. Our Goal is to promote the climbing community, safety, and our love for the sport.The ClimbBooneNC.com team is currently gathering route information, pictures, and other information for Ship Rock, The Dump, and Holloway Mtn. More areas will probably follow as they become more mainstream. We want to be clear, we are not going to include secret areas or map out bouldering fields. The spirit of exploration is part of what makes this sport special - that and getting involved locally. Feel free to contact one of us for questions regarding these, and other areas. We want to be the first place you turn for information about rock climbing around Boone, NC. THANKS, -The ClimbBooneNC.com Team Right Photo - Aaron Billings on 'Steam Finish' 5.9+, Ship Rock, NC New Rap Anchors at Ship Rock, NC - June, 2008The Boone Climbers Coalition (BCC) and the CCC have been working with the National Park Service to negotiate placement of two additional anchor stations and a kiosk at Shiprock. We are pleased to be able to announce the negotiations were successful and the new stations have been placed. Here is a message from Park Ranger Eddy Cartaya:It only took a year and a half of head crashing but its finally done. Chris Ulrey and I installed the two new rap anchors at Ship Rock today. . . One is at the top of the Broach just right of those two studs sticking out. The other is near the top of Linn Cove Lullaby. These are both areas we scouted when you came up last fall. Could you please advise the climbing community. The rappel from the Broach anchors is about 142 feet from anchor to ground. You can either do it as a two rope rappel or, if no one is one the first pitch of boardwalk, you could traverse over to those anchors and get down from there. The rappel from LCL is a little shorter...maybe 132 feet. For now, I guess, it has to be a two rope rappel. The anchors at the top of first pitch are too far to reach as the rappel is free and there is no reaching the cliff. Don't know if there are any other rap anchors on the way down one could traverse over to. Do you? Most climbers know that any rappel from up there is a 2 rope or 2 pitch rappel. Do you think, however, we should tag the anchors with a dog tag or something to remind them, or will posting this on the various climber boards do? There will be a small kiosk going up about 50 feet up the access trail mentioning the rules and this 2 rope/ pitch aspect of these rappels. We just don't want someone to mistakenly rappel off the end of their rope and try to blame the park (not that it would work, but it would be tragic and bad press for the area.) If you have comments, please direct them to the CCC board via email or on the message board. We will be more than happy to forward them onto the National Park Service Personnel. The BCC and the CCC are extremely indebted to the hard work that Eddy Cartaya and Chris Ulrey have put forth in order to advocate for our needs. If you see a park ranger at Shiprock, please remember to tell them thank you and that you appreciate their hard work on our behalf.  Adopt a Crag @ The Dump, NCWhen: 9:00a Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007Where: The Dump/Warpin Endorphine/Co. Line What to Bring: Work clothes, tools, climbing gear. The Boone Climbers Coalition (BCC) has organized an adopt a crag for our beloved Dump sport crag. This area is in need of some tender loving care!!! If you enjoy climbing here please come out and help us take care of this wonderful climbing resource. Work in the morning, climb in the afternoon, and then head out to a party at a climbers house a couple miles away! Sponsored By: Footsloggers Mast General Store Sanctioned By: Access Fund National Forest Service  Adopt A Crag, Linville Gorge! Sept. 15th, 2007Adopt A CRAG! The access trail to the amphitheater area in the Linville Gorge is in sore need of help. With a little tender loving care we can keep this trail in good shape so it doesn't get washed off the rim.What? We will be renovating the amphitheater approach all day. Then, in the evening, we will convene at the North Carolina Outward Bound School at Table Rock for dinner, a slideshow, a raffle with cool prizes, and an Access Fund membership drive. When? On Saturday, September 15th, trail work will commence at the Table Rock Picnic Area at 9am. At 5pm, we will terminate trail work, saving time for a quick climb and shower before the evening event. Wear close-toed shoes, bring a bagged lunch, plenty of water, and any work tools you wish to use. Meet in the Table Rock, NC picnic area at 9am September 15th Contact Ron Funderburke with ?’s ron@foxmountainguides.com Sponsers: Fox Mountain Guides Backcountry.com Blue Ridge Mtn. Sports ASU Outdoor Programs Redpoint Indoor Climbing REI Clif Bar All Terrain Nalgene  Sandy Flats Rest Area Cleanup:On Saturday September 22 @ 10a.m. there is a trash clean-up at the “Sandy Flats Rest Area.” This is the rest area the DOT is kind enough to let us use for parking when we want to boulder at BLOWING ROCK BOULDERS. The area is sorely in need of a trash clean-up. There will be refreshments and all the clean-up supplies are provided. As always, you will be able to go climb after the clean-up. We hope to see you there!For More info contact Will Swing: (336) 880-3382 Or E-mail ws63685@appstate.edu Boone Climbers Coalition News:Upcoming Events: (updated 9.7.07) •The 7th Annual Blowing Rock Boulders Cleanup will Occur Sept. 22nd @ 10:00am. Please meet in the parking area at the rest stop. As always, if you can please do carpool. For additional info, please see attached flyer. •Adopt-a-Crag 2007 North Carolina will host the following events. One may suit your aspirations to help out your local crag. 09/08 Looking Glass Rock, NC. Looking Glass Rock Adopt-a-Crag event hosted by the Brevard Rock Gym and Looking Glass Outfitters. Meet at Looking Glass Outfitters 9am. Post Event Party at the Brevard Rock Gym 5:30pm., Susie and Mike McKearin, brevardrockgym@hotmail.com 09/15 Amphitheater, Linville Gorge, NC. Adopt-a-crag Event at Linville Gorge Amphitheater hosted by Fox mountain Guides and the Outdoor Program at Appalachian State University, Ron Funderburke, ron@foxmountainguides.com 09/15 Asheboro, NC. Asheboro Trail Day, an Adopt-a-Crag event hosted by the Carolina Climbers' Coalition., Mike Dean, mddean@charter.net 10/20 Charlotte, NC. Crowder's Mountain State Park Adopt-a-Crag hosted by the Carolina Climber's Coalition, REI, and Inner Peaks Climbing Center., Edward Medina, edwardmedina@carolina.rr.com 11/10 Blowing Rock, NC. Morphine-Endorphine aka the Dump Adopt-a-Crag/trail day hosted by the Boone Climbers Coalition., Lynn Willis Please stay tuned for additional events that are in the works. As always, we look forward to seeing you soon. Boone Climbers Coalition Other News: AREA CLOSURE IN EFFECT: ALL ACCESS ABOVE THE ROCK CLIMB ANGUISH OF CAPTAIN BLIGH IS PROHIBITED The Boone Climbers Coalition is working in cooperation with the National Park Service to notify climbers of a closure at Ship Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway. ALL CLIMBERS, PLEASE NOTE trail, hiking, descent or ascent access above the routes Anguish of Captain Bligh and Harpoon is strictly prohibited. The anchors for the routes Anguish of Captain Bligh and Harpoon should only be approached by lead climbing either route. If your party plans to top rope either of these routes, one or the other must be lead. Top access to this set of anchors is strictly prohibited. RAPPEL DESCENTS REQUIRED FOR ROCKCLIMBING AT SHIPROCK All climbers must use existing rappel stations for descent. Rappel stations are located atop the routes: "Boardwalk" (for main section of cliff) and "Edge of a Dream" (for upper tier routes). Thanks for taking the time to read this, for more, see our bulletin board thread. We NEED your PICTURES!!!Please send in some pictures of Ship Rock, Warpen Endorphine Wall, Holloway Mtn, Boulders, goofing off, whatever... We wont post areas with access issues, or secret places, but other than that, go crazy!The End result of this website will be a place to come look up a route and see some perty pictures of it, and then discuss whatever becomes important to you on the bulitin board. Send all input to climbboonenc@gmail.com News
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