September and October Climbing Events

Coffee will be served most Saturdays and Sundays during peak climbing season in Joshua Tree, CA.

-- Sept 19-20 -- Bidsboro, PA -- 3rd Annual Clean and Climb

-- Sept 19 -- Index, WA -- WCC Index Purchase Celebration

-- Sept 25 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- Adopt-a-Crag American Fork

-- Sept 25 -- Indian Creek, UT -- SushiFest

-- Sept 25 -- Devil's Tower, WY - Adopt a Crag

-- Sept 25 -- Everywhere -- National Public Lands Day

-- Sept 30 -- Portland, OR -- Colin Haley Slideshow

-- Oct 2 -- Boone, NC -- Trip Crown Bouldering Comp

-- Oct 2 -- Bellingham, WA -- Extreme Weather NW Washington talk

-- Oct 7-9 -- Seattle, WA -- Mountainfilm Tour

-- Oct 8-10 -- Red River Gorge, KY -- Rocktoberfest 2010

-- Oct 8-10 -- San Luis Obispo, CA -- Pine Mountain Pull Down

-- Oct 10-12 -- Golden, CO -- Craggin Classic

-- Oct 14 -- San Diego, CA -- Allied Climbers Annual Fundraiser

-- Oct 23-24 -- Las Vegas, NV -- 2010 National Climbing Management Summit: This fall the Access Fund will host the 2010 National Climbing Management Summit in partnership with the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and US Forest Service in Las Vegas, NV on October 23rd and 24th. The summit will bring land managers and field-level personnel who are involved in recreation policy and climbing management together to discuss best practices for climbing management and policy. Topics will include climbing management challenges such as cultural and historic resources, fixed anchor management, protected species closures, climbing in wilderness, trails and staging area impacts, and how land managers can better work with local climbing organizations. For more information contact Jason Keith at Jason@accessfund.org.

--Oct 24-26 -- Joshua Tree, CA -- ClimbSmart

--Oct 24-26 -- New River Gorge, WV -- Warrior's Way SPORT Camp

--Oct 29-Nov -- Southwest various locations -- Chris Sharma Slideshow Tour

--Oct 30-Nov -- Banff, Canada -- Banff Mountian Film Fest

--Oct 30-Nov 7 -- Italy -- International Mountain Summit Festival