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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2012 - 10:18am PT
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Thanks Chad! Plenty of potential to go around. I would think that difficult slab routes would get traffic provided protection is reasonable. And there is definitely potential for that type of route, along with many more including multipitch.
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2012 - 12:18pm PT
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Jaybro,
Please tell Fattrad thank you from CRAGS, me, and the rest of the Sac/Bay Area Climbers!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 22, 2012 - 04:09pm PT
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I'll bet he saw this before I did. But I'll mention it to him.
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Aug 22, 2012 - 04:26pm PT
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Donated
Moving to Auburn in the near future!
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2012 - 05:43pm PT
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Woot! Thanks Lab! Given your screen name I would bet we have a lot more in common than just Auburn ;) Hopefully the thermometer will update soon and we can see where we are at. I can tell you that the CRAGS BOD is starting to work on purchases, signage, and supporting materials to get everything in place for opening within the next few weeks!
Also as an update and note: As Brian mentioned earlier in this thread, we will be looking for people to become "official" volunteers when they can to help meet the ASRA commitments. We will share more information soon about what that would entail and what it means for the area. Nothing too crazy, about a 4 hour commitment on the day(s) of your choosing that will put you in the Quarry.
Thanks again to all that have contributed so far! Even if we have reached our goal, which we haven't been able to confirm yet, I can tell you that CRAGS puts 100% of any donated $$ back into access issue impacting NorCal climbers. Once Auburn is open, we will be looking for other local areas that need access help and putting our focus on what gives NorCal climbers the biggest bang for their $.
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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Aug 22, 2012 - 06:10pm PT
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30 Minute drive up the hill, ahhh.
Any chance there'll be a clean up soon? Or route cleaning?
I have a bone to pick with some dihedral that spit a basketball size rock at me, almost killing me.
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caughtinside
Social climber
Davis, CA
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Aug 22, 2012 - 07:15pm PT
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You found loose rock in a quarry? Weird!
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Salamanizer
Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
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Aug 22, 2012 - 09:17pm PT
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Haha!
Yeah, when standing in the piles of talus below, looking up, it all looks so solid. Hard to believe there's anything loose around them parts ;)
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 24, 2012 - 02:40pm PT
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Hey Guys! It is confirmed that we have reached our goal for raising funds to get Auburn open, WOOHOO!! Awesome job and huge thanks to everyone involved with the access fight and/or who donated money!
The CRAGS bod will be meeting soon where we will try to lay out the plan for the reopening. I'll post up the info as soon as it is available.
Once again, HUGE thanks to the NorCal Climbing Community coming through as well as the Access Fund for the grant and assistance with this process. I also want to recognize Brian Poulsen and Ellen Trecott for their efforts over the last 5 years. I will be the 1st to admit I was running out steam and hope, and first Brian, then Ellen really stepped up and helped carry this fight on. The rest of the CRAGS BoD also put a ton of time into this and should be recognized.
So! Here's to spending more quality time in the Quarry and enjoying a great local crag!
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socalbolter
Sport climber
Silverado, CA
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Aug 24, 2012 - 02:57pm PT
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Great news!
I remember enjoying the area and being impressed with the potential of some of the walls.
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Aug 24, 2012 - 03:33pm PT
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Very cool.
Congrats.
Hope to get over there some time.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 24, 2012 - 04:09pm PT
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A big thanks to everyone who helped. Especially those at Crags that did SO much.
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 29, 2012 - 04:27pm PT
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http://www.accessfund.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=tmL5KhNWLrH&b=5000939&ct=12155425
(Many of you will get an email today from the AF concerning the above.)
Unbelievable! Thank you to everyone who stepped up and donated $ to help CRAGS cover the trash, toilet, signage, & agreement costs. While it is not a 100% open kind of thing (climbing only on Friday, Saturday, Sundays, and Holidays), it is the first step to restoring complete access.
This issue started a long time ago for me, over a decade ago. I have experienced the full gambit of emotions over the years, sometimes optimistic, sometimes pessimistic related to our chances of getting this place back opened. As of today, the emotion is pure satisfaction.
While the Quarry isn't a world class destination, it does have a lot to offer, tons of potential, and is very close to the Greater Sacramento Area. This is a huge victory for climbers in general too as it sets a great precedent for other state park units that have previously closed their doors to climbing and now can see a workable pathway to reopening climbing in their park.
I wrote a piece a few years ago about Auburn for the AF Newsletter (Winter 2008). I'll finish my thoughts off with a quote I provided about Auburn which ultimately became the lead off quote for the article "Backyard Crags":
“A ROCK PILE CEASES TO BE A ROCK PILE THE MOMENT A SINGLE MAN CONTEMPLATES
IT, BEARING WITHIN HIM THE IMAGE OF A CATHEDRAL.”
~ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY, FLIGHT TO ARRAS, 1942
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atchafalaya
Boulder climber
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Aug 29, 2012 - 04:37pm PT
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What date does the new route free-for-all start?
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 29, 2012 - 04:43pm PT
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Friday Sept 7th :) I am going to start with maintenance 1st though. I know the Memorial and Scale walls needs some work. After that I'll look at putting in some new stuff :)
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 29, 2012 - 05:49pm PT
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Roughster can you post your article? I never got saw it or got a chance to read it previously.
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Salamanizer
Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
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Aug 30, 2012 - 12:58am PT
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Sweet! Been a long time coming.
Rough, what kind of bolts (length, diameter, material etc...) have you found to work best out there. Maybe I'll buy a box or two to help out with some maintenance to get everything in working order and save a few just in case something catches my eye ;)
I think the first major route to go up there should be called, "Images of a Cathedral". Appropriate me thinks.
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Tim Camuti
Trad climber
CA
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Aug 30, 2012 - 01:51am PT
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I am stoked about this! Close to work for me...
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