As of May 14, 2012 all raptor closures have been lifted by the State Park in Eldorado Canyon. However, remember that Mickey Maus and Diamondhead are on City of Boulder OSMP land and remain closed. Go to http://boulderclimbingcommunity.net/flatirons-closures/ for maps of all remaining closures on City land.
Join Lynn Hill and Crusher Bartlett for an evening of entertainment and information about the threats to the Greater Canyonlands area. Free admission and free beer from Avery Brewing. 8:00 pm, Thursday, May 17 at Neptune Mountaineering
The BCC and Boulder County have done some crag restoration work up at Castle including erosion control, parking, trail/access improvements, and Graffiti removal. To date we’ve repaired and stabilized the area between Curving Crack and Gill Crack, put in steps to the trail up to Tongo, and smoothed/flattened the road … Read more…
The BCC welcomes OSMP Biologists Rick Hatfield and Burton Stoner to Neptune Mountaineering. Rick and Burt will be presenting information on the local wildlife found in the parks and how their biology effects policy and access. If you have ever been interested or concerned about wildlife and access, or have … Read more…
Join Boulder Climbing Community, Access Fund and American Alpine Club for a community event and fundraiser at Neptune Mountaineering. John Bragg will present stories from seminal moments in American climbing history, from some of the country’s first 5.12s to the first ascent of Torre Egger. Enjoy his tales from areas like Yosemite, Eldorado Canyon, the … Read more…
Last night Action Committee for Eldorado (ACE) hosted a Drill and Grill party. The main interest was to be drilling and placing bolts in some chunks of rock, then trying various methods of extraction. Someone brought a pretty incredible hydraulic extractor thing that you pumped up by hand – I … Read more…
The BCC has setup an affiliate account with Mountain Op. What does this mean? Every time you click on the Mountain Op logo, it registers a “click-through” and when you purchase something the BCC gets a percentage of the sale. Conveniently, the link goes directly to Mountain Op’s climbing section.
The BCC and Boulder County Open Space are hoping to complete “Phase III” of the Castle Rock maintenance/clean-up on the afternoon and evening of Friday, May 11th. In Phase I we refilled and stabilized the eroded and sliding area between Skunk Crack and Deadline, removed a few tons of junk … Read more…