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badass
Jul 3, 2004, 3:18 AM
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If the access fund lets rumbling bald slip through it's fingers we will lose the best winter bouldering in the southeast. Its probobly going to get blasted before anyone even realizes what is happening and the extent of how good the bouldering is. The really sad part is that most climbers know very little about the amount and quality of the boulder problems because of all the trad climbing and access issues over the years. I just think it is really sad that the only rock in the southeast that can even form problems close to V15 is going to be lost because nobody cares enough.
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badass
Jul 3, 2004, 3:28 PM
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I guess the lack of responses proves my point about the bald.
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ikellen
Jul 3, 2004, 6:14 PM
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Contact the access fund, preferrably by phone. Also try to contact whoever owns the land. Try to contact someone who could do something, instead of just moping about it on an internet forum.
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dynamicpanda
Jul 10, 2004, 2:22 AM
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I agree with you. Losing the boulders at Rumbling Bald would suck. The Bald is definately one of the best boulderfields/cliffs in this region of the US. It has some incredible moderate problems and probably the best setting in the southeast. If you have any info on how to save Rumbling Bald, this would be a better post. I guess www.ncbouldering.com and the carolina climbers coalition websites might be able to help.
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rrrADAM
Jul 10, 2004, 2:28 AM
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RB Rules !!! Both roped climbing and bouldering. Hell, I was lucky enough to find, clean, and FA a problem there last year (Group Effort):
http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/listSection.php?SectionID=801
I love the area also, and am still considering moving to Lake Lure in the future to retire.
BTW... Moving this to Access Issues & Closures. :wink:
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rrrADAM
Jul 10, 2004, 2:30 AM
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rrradam moved this thread from Bouldering to Access Issues & Closures.
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i would like to do anything to help RB. never been there but i hear it is an awesome place. as a NC resident and climber i take interest in any climbing area here and the things that threaten them.
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neuroshock
Jul 10, 2004, 4:58 AM
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In reply to: If the access fund lets rumbling bald slip through it's fingers
In reply to: I guess the lack of responses proves my point about the bald. |
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rrrADAM
Jul 10, 2004, 5:16 PM
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For more details, click this thread posted back in April also titled "Save RB":
http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/listArea.php?AreaID=7607
If you go back a few pages in this same forum, you will find more on this, as it's been in jeopordy for a while.
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j_ung
Jul 10, 2004, 7:41 PM
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If anyone wants to actually help out, try here:
http://www.carolinaclimbers.org/article.php3?story_id=20010211130643&slashSess=7c2f3ea10994903aa10ebf81116bb21f
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raelinn
Jul 11, 2004, 12:37 AM
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there are plenty of people working on this issue. put your money where your mouth is! click the link in the post above and donate!!!
if the CCC can buy it, it could be the next boatrock... one of the only areas owned solely by clmbers! yay!
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cammaniac
Jul 14, 2004, 3:35 PM
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I'm not aware of the current issues with the boulderfields. I have climbed there a few times and I know one of the land owners and he is not planning on any development. The access fund has been involved with RB and worked with the landowners on a parking lot and access issues in the past.
Where are the boulders you mention, I can make a call to find out who the landowner is if I know the location and forward that info to The Access Fund.
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bradmc
Sep 21, 2004, 3:48 AM
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a little bit of info from Sean Cobourn who is spear heading an effort to save Rumbling Bald with the Carolina Climbers Coalition:
http://www.seclimbers.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3082
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pornstarr
Mar 29, 2005, 12:20 AM
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NC Senate Bill 586 passed the NC senate and now must be passed by the house of reps. Notify your rep and let them know how they need to vote on this one.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2005&BillID=S586
may just get us a new state park and save the bald.
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