Hey everyone!
Welcome to the brand new blog of Cimbmax climbing center, western North Carolina's original climbing gym. The mission of this blog will be to provide up-to-date, relevant news about the gym as well as important happenings within the southeastern climbing community. With that being said, it is my hope that this will be a community effort; a lot travels by word of mouth within the climbing world, and we'll need your help to keep everyone informed about access issues, closures, comp dates and locations, sick sends, etc. Feel to drop by and talk to us or give us a buzz at 828-252-9996 if you hear of anything that you think the community should know about!
There has been a LOT going on here lately! On September 11th, Climbmax hosted the second S.A.U.C.I. (Southern Appalachian University Climbing Invitational) competition of 2009 with a great turnout and some serious crushing. The top male competitor award went to Chris Noga of East Tennessee State University for the second time this year, while the top female award was handily snagged by UNC-Asheville climber Flannery Mikusa. Western Carolina University took the top college spot, closely followed by ETSU in second place and UNCA in third. Thanks to all the competitors for coming out! (Special note to college students: our semester climbing passes are still for sale! Come purchase one and climb for free until December 11th.)
All you bouldering fiends know what hosting a competition means: lots of new routes! At last count, 30 new bouldering problems have been put up since the night of S.A.U.C.I. (that is not a typo!). We have new routes ranging from V0 to V7/8, so there is a little something for everybody.
Autumn is just around the corner, and the next great NC bouldering season will arrive on its heels. Temperatures are gonna drop, crowded forest floors will clear out and the traditional summer swarms of bugs will leave, rendering all of our favorite outdoor climbing areas pristine and ready to be visited all winter long. Full-time access to Rumbling Bald was officially opened as of early August, and all large-scale projects within the area are completed (read the full article here). It also appears that peregrine falcon closures are no longer in effect as of August 15th, but it would be wise to call the area you plan to visit for specific information regarding peregrine nesting; read more about peregrine closures here.
That's all I've got for now! Again, if there is any news that you think should be broadcast to the community, let us know and we'll try to put it up here. See ya on the rock!
-- Rob
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