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kyleshea
Apr 14, 2007, 5:44 PM
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boulderingbowers=jim bowers?
and while im asking questions;
1. was there really a kid who fell into the quarry and seriously hurt himself or died last year?
2. what is the current state of access at the bellefonte quarry?
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rokgot
Apr 15, 2007, 12:09 AM
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BoulderingBowers wrote: rokgot wrote: ah, that makes some sense. Eric was involved in the Bellefonte Quarry guide, that is and was a guide for an illegal quarry in central PA, that he helped bolt more than 250 climbs in. wonder if he also helped with this illegal guide. why should anyone like this be in a position for "us" to look to for clearing up access. that is joke, but expected from that group of climbers from the 80's in central PA (PSU) Well, to set the record straight - Eric had nothing to do with the making of the bellefonte climbing guide. And he only helped bolt about half a dozen climbs. He did start the rap-bolting phase, dening me the adrenaline of putting up these routes from the ground up, but that's another thread. jim bowers
alright
i was wrong
i've read thru the Bellefonte Climber's Guide years ago, and believed Eric was more involved with him being mentioned quit abit and the "contest" that was thru out the book to find his secret for climbing. (that was cool btw), what did they win, chalk?
i stand corrected
Bill
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BoulderingBowers
Apr 16, 2007, 12:07 AM
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Some guy drowned last year. Funny thing is it's always some non climber who ends up gettin hurt or killed here. The place would be a lot safer if they let climbers in. Sort of like having lots of life guards on duty.
Don't know the current stattus but things were looking good for purchase of the quarry. I think the hold up is that we are dealing with a big slow corportation.
go to 3cpa.org for beta
jim bowers
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keystoneclimber
May 20, 2009, 5:40 AM
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I really wish we could get some movement on this. It just seems like the same old thing here in PA...STILL working on access. There are so many options...
What about getting an organization like Earth Conservancy (http://www.earthconservancy.org/) involved? They did a fantastic job with Mocanaqua! Maybe something like the park formed by the Bilgers Rocks Association? What about DCNR turning it into a state park? Bellefonte Borough could create a municipal recreational park to spur interest in their dying town? Penn state for an ...err scratch that idea.
(This post was edited by keystoneclimber on May 22, 2009, 5:08 PM)
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