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Greg Barnes
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 19, 2009 - 12:49pm PT
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Hey everyone, Planet Granite climbing gyms have created a great Climb-a-thon for raising money for the ASCA, and they will MATCH up to $10,000 in donations! There will be two dates - June 27th at Planet Granite in San Francisco, and July 18th at Planet Granite in Sunnyvale. BBQ, beer, prizes, etc!
http://www.planetgranite.com/temp/ascaclimbathon.php
You can sign up for a personalized online event page, then email it to friends, so it can make the whole "donate-x-when-I-climb-500'-vertical" thing much easier (or your friends can just donate a fixed amount for you):
http://www.firstgiving.com/asca
The traditional paper sponsor packets are available at Planet Granite as well. I'll be at both events with all sorts of old bolts, pulling gear, etc. Hope to see you there!
A big thanks to Planet Granite for making this happen!
Also thanks to Clint for the tuning fork & bolt photos (better than any of mine), and Shayd Forest for being the "model" for the poster (when we were replacing bolts on those old unknown routes right of the Dike route on Pywiack).
(screenshot of event email poster - links aren't active)
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spyork
Social climber
A prison of my own creation
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May 19, 2009 - 01:20pm PT
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Sounds fun, but if I am climbing outside and cant make it, I will throw some dollars to ASCA anyhow.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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May 20, 2009 - 01:52pm PT
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Sounds like good events, especially if there's an adequate supply of beer.
Props to all the rebolters and those who have supported the rebolting cause.
It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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May 20, 2009 - 03:18pm PT
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Would you rather climb on this bolt:
Or this bolt?
What is the ASCA?
The ASCA is at the forefront of rebolting efforts, having replaced over 6,000 old bolts across the country using mostly volunteer efforts. Planet Granite is committed to giving back to our climbing community and will match up to $10,000 of the funds raised at these events.
The American Safe Climbing Assocation (ASCA)
 is active in California and throughout most the US, including Yosemite, Pinnacles, Red Rocks, Tahoe and more!
is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
exists via donations from people like you!
is a mostly volunteer only operation.
Help us raise money to support the American Safe Climbing Association
presented by Planet Granite
FREE BBQ & BEER!
Lots of Prizes, Fun and Climbing! Join the ASCA and Planet Granite in two ASCA Climb-A-Thon fundraisers.
June 27th at Planet Granite San Francisco
July 18th at Planet Granite Sunnyvale
You can participate in one or both events. The minimum sponsorship is $50. From 1p-4p there will be free climbing for all participants, sponsor tables, snacks and fun. After the climbing there will be BBQ, beer, sodas, prizes, etc. for the participants. Enjoy cool music, prizes and booty from our sponsors!
You will need to register for a sponsor packet either online or visit the front desk of your local Planet Granite
Register now so that you can start fundraising. You can register as a team or individual. For more information about how the Climb-A-Thon will work, click here. The first event is in just a few weeks!
Our goal is to raise $10,000 between two events. Planet Granite will match up to $10,000 of the funds raised so we have the opportunity to raise at least $20,000. Funds raised will be used by the ASCA to purchase new hardware for bolts and anchors. Come for the fun, the community and a good cause.
Quick-Links:
About the ASCA Climb-A-Thon
How to Participate
Save a Tree and Sign up NOW Online
About Planet Granite
About the ASCA
[img]http://www.planetgranite.com/temp/ascafiles/ASCA_ID-[Converted].gif[/img] [img]http://www.planetgranite.com/temp/ascafiles/BlackDiamond_Stndrd-[Converted].gif[/img] [img]http://www.planetgranite.com/temp/ascafiles/PranaLogoBlack-[Converted].gif[/img]
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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May 20, 2009 - 03:30pm PT
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Thanks for all your work on this, Greg. And of course the donations by the sponsors.
Sometimes I forget that it takes a lot of donation $$ to pay for all the replacement bolts and hangers. Powers, Fixe, etc. do not donate that hardware, even though they provide a volume discount. When you have a guy like Roger Brown replacing over 330 bolts in a summer, the mass of hardware to support his efforts is huge! (I've tried to lift part of it... :-) ).
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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May 20, 2009 - 04:12pm PT
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330?!?!?
holy macka-noodle!
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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May 20, 2009 - 04:24pm PT
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Yeah, Roger Brown is almost certainly the guy with the most bolts replaced next to Greg Barnes...
Clint has replaced a whole bunch as well...
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 20, 2009 - 04:40pm PT
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Yep Clint, actually the costs on some of the gear - especially the rap hangers, single or double-ring, have gotten so high lately that we've had to cut back or stop ordering them. Around triple the cost compared to 5 or 6 years ago, and double for standard hangers. Dollar tanked, steel costs went up, shipping costs went up, etc.
Roger certainly replaces more bolts per year than anyone I know, and a couple more years he'll definitely top out the replaced-with-a-hand-drill category. I've probably done 2/3 of my 1600+ with a hand drill, and I don't know how many Kevin Powell did with what, but he'd tallied up around 1500 bolts replaced, and that was 10 years ago!
Bruce H must be way up there too!
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 20, 2009 - 04:47pm PT
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t*r, that link is to sign up for the event, and then send info to friends who donate in your name. Planet Granite will match donations, but if you aren't going to the event it'd be better to wait and donate to a friend's Climb-a-thon page. If you don't know anyone who's going to participate, I'm not quite sure on how to work it. Let me get back to you on that!
Thanks! Greg
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murcy
climber
San Fran Cisco
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May 20, 2009 - 04:54pm PT
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"Details and goals of the event: A Climb-A-Thon is just like any other “A-Thon” fundraiser, except the participants will be climbing vertical feet to reach their goals! Participants can work in teams or individually. You set the goal and raise the money. Your friends and family who sponsor you can donate a flat fee, for example $20, or do a “per foot” climbed sponsorship. Every participant who raises $100 will receive a free ASCA t-shirt. There will also be other prizes and fun activities, such as prizes for the most vertical feet climbed. The event is followed by BBQ; beer for participants and their belayers."
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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May 20, 2009 - 06:03pm PT
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Greg have you got any plans for a So. Cal event?
Our gyms down here, Oy....
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 20, 2009 - 07:20pm PT
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No plans for socal - this is a Planet Granite idea to begin with, and they've done basically everything! Aside from some text & pics, and some bolt displays that I made, they've done it all, so that's at least 99% of the work setting this thing up. They wanted to help us out, and this way they can double their support, and have a fun event at a couple of their gyms too!
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 3, 2009 - 04:10pm PT
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Bump - first event, at the San Francisco gym (in the Presidio), is getting closer!
A photo from last weekend at noon - not too many climbers up there, because most of them were a lot smarter (and a whole lot drier) than we were:
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scuffy b
climber
Sinatra to Singapore
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Hey out there
For people like t*r and I, who want to donate, but not
participate,
Who can we support to assure matching funds?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Though I plan to be geographically out of the loop by then, if perchance I did run into someone, say my partner from our, 'El cap in a day, in a gym (which was PGSF, oddly enough). event' - what's her name, how much might we raise, and what, really would that money go to?
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 3, 2009 - 11:30pm PT
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Hey Jaybro - it would go towards buying more bolts & hangers - for instance, we've postponed buying more double-ring Fixe rap station hangers since they have gotten so expensive (higher steel prices, depressed dollar, higher shipping costs). We have also cut way back on pre-camo hangers (tan camo primarily), saving ones we already have for the places where they are required (JT, Red Rocks) - we could send more of them to places where they are nice but not required. Wholesale hanger prices (and european bolt prices) have at least doubled in the past few years, as anyone who buys them pro-deal knows.
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Sascha
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Excellent... will be there, or at least send $$$.
Thanks for all your good work, Greg!
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz Mountains/Los Gatos
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Jun 10, 2009 - 01:28pm PT
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shouldn't this be on the front page???
I like new bolts.
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz Mountains/Los Gatos
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:02am PT
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2009 - 12:18am PT
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Ahem...Joe, didn't you JUST say that you like NEW bolts?
What the heck are you doing climbing stuff with old bolts?
You do have to admit that that bolt looks a lot better than the ones you clipped on Fiddler on the Roof on Fairview last year while you were rope-gunning for me to replace!
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 16, 2009 - 06:46pm PT
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Bump - first event is in 11 days, at Planet Granite San Francisco!
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Greg Barnes
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 22, 2009 - 06:22pm PT
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Bump - first one is this Saturday at PG San Francisco!
(Yeah I know most of you locals will be in the Sierra, especially now that it finally seems like summer instead of December...but just in case!)
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jun 22, 2009 - 09:28pm PT
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I'll be around this weekend (somewhere local to go on Sunday) but I don't feel right about spamming my friends.
If I get a partner (anyone?) are there drop in sponsors?
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 22, 2009 - 11:56pm PT
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Jaybro, not sure on the drop-in or last-minute type climbers, I'll contact the PG folks in the morning and find out. It does say on their webpage that they will try to match up folks without belayers before the event, so I'll ask to see if they have some people on the list waiting for partners.
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 23, 2009 - 06:53pm PT
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Jaybro (and anyone else thinking of coming last-minute), PG folks say that there are usually lots of people looking to share belays, and that drop-in or last-minute participants are very common. Come and climb and have fun, no worries if you don't have any sponsors lined up!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 24, 2009 - 03:18am PT
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Where's Roger?
(photos from Sunday 6/21/09)
Name that climb, if you can??
Roger (Brown) is back in the Valley for another summer rebolting marathon. I delivered a load of ASCA hardware from Greg to Roger, but we are short on the Fixe Double Ring Hangers, due to cost increases. So we are hoping the Planet Granite Climb-a-Thon will scare up some much needed funds for ASCA, and keep Roger deep in these nice belay anchor hangers for the summer and then some!
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz Mountains/Los Gatos
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Jun 24, 2009 - 12:53pm PT
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hard to say.
is he to the right of goodrich?
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jun 24, 2009 - 02:32pm PT
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> is he to the right of goodrich?
Nope. :-)
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cragnshag
Social climber
san joser
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Jun 24, 2009 - 04:09pm PT
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In addition to bolting hardware, I think the ASCA should provide Roger with some SPF 45! Two gallons should be about right for the summer...
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rcknsno
climber
California
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Jun 26, 2009 - 03:47pm PT
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Amen on the sunscreen! A new ASCA T-Shirt might do the trick too.
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rcknsno
climber
California
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Jun 27, 2009 - 01:58am PT
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Bump...
Temps should be much nicer in SF than elsewhere this weekend.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jun 27, 2009 - 04:05am PT
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Know, if we could minimize the humidity....
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 2, 2009 - 06:46pm PT
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I was waiting until we got the final numbers in, and the first fundraiser was a big success! Donations through the online fundraising came to $4767, with an additional $520 on the day of the event. Add to that the $500 even that several folks donated to the ASCA earmarked for the PG matching, and we're at $5787! Planet Granite will match up to the first $10,000 for the two events combined, and we're more than half way there!
Turnout wasn't that high - probably because it was one of the very first weekends of summer as far as weather in the high country was concerned - but fundraising was great! The winner in both fundraising and feet climbed was a little girl, Kara, who climbed a whopping 1,680 feet - and she arrived a half hour late due to traffic! Here's a link to a little trip report from her proud dad:
http://vocr.sri.com/~herson/climbing/tr/asca.html
And, with a last minute plan from the night before, Em sponsored the Wyde Challenge, in memory of Brutus. Pretty daunting considering that the only couple of participants who had climbed ow just had shorts on and were gunning for climbing as many routes as they could (yep - you have to admit that offwidths are not a quick way to add up vertical footage).
After a couple people gave valiant attempts that failed to leave the ground, Carolyn found some oversized jeans, taped up her ankles, and sought some advice from Lucho, who claimed that he didn't have to do the ow due to his footwear...
She tried it left side in - this is her first time ever on an offwidth!
She fell off, started again, this time right side in, and fought her way up!
A fun time was had by all, with BBQ and beer out in the parking lot afterwards (while the rest of the Bay was sweltering, the Presidio was perfect, low '70s).
The next (and last) event is in just over 2 weeks, Saturday July 18th, at PG in Sunnyvale. If you haven't been before, it's a huge gym with loads of room, outdoor bouldering, and tons of cool cracks. If you live out of the area or you otherwise can't make it, and you don't know anyone participating who you can sponsor, you can donate straight to the ASCA and as long as you let me know that it's earmarked for the Planet Granite Climb-a-thon, PG will match it! Donate online from the little "Make a Donation" buttons on the upper right at www.safeclimbing.org, or donate with a check - either way, please email me so that we know that it's for the PG Climb-a-thon!
Thanks to everyone who participated! Hope to see you on July 18th!
Greg
PS Already contacting Fixe about ordering more rap hangers...we'll keep Roger supplied. He won't wear T-shirts, we bugged him about that in Tuolumne after a guy asked us who the guy was in the red T-shirt rebolting on Pywiack Dome - and we told him "Roger - but he's not wearing a T-shirt."
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 13, 2009 - 10:11pm PT
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Bump - the second and final Climb-a-thon is this Saturday at PG Sunnyvale!
Hope to see some of you there!
Greg
PS It'll be cooler by the weekend, forecast high of 82 for Saturday.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 13, 2009 - 10:18pm PT
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There is talk of a lower key, more free form wide wednesday wednesday the 15th.
You in?
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 13, 2009 - 10:36pm PT
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Hey Jay - I'm still on the not-supposed-to-climb doctors orders from my knee injury (doing biking, PT exercises), so I should probably start with a little easy stuff before I even think about ow. But have fun up there Wednesday!
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Greg Barnes
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 14, 2009 - 06:57pm PT
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The Climb-a-thon is this Saturday!
Prizes for most feet climbed, most money raised, and random prizes for participants!
Also for last-minute participants on the day of the event: donate to the ASCA and you're eligible for the prizes, BBQ, and beer!
Prizes include a #6 BD camalot, Mountain Hardwear backpack, Supertopo guidebooks to NorCal bouldering, High Sierra climbing, and Valley free climbing (thanks Chris!), chalkbags, etc!
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Greg Barnes
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 4, 2009 - 01:23am PT
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Sorry for the delay, but I jumped on a plane right after the second Climb-a-thon and just got back in the country.
Planet Granite was awesome in coming up with the idea, implementing it, spending lots of employee time and advertising it, and matching up to $10,000.
Did we make it? Pretty dang close!
$9,831
PG will match, making a total of:
$19,662
WOW!
Thanks to PG and everyone involved!! Right now I'm placing an over-$10K order with Fixe for more double-ring anchor hangers and other anchor gear (it takes a while since they have to stamp "ASCA" on them in Spain and ship them), ordering glue-in gear for replacement at Upper Blacktail Butte in Grand Teton National Park, etc.
You can view the top fundraisers here: http://www.firstgiving.com/asca
Thanks again everyone!
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