Fixed Hardware Review Committee Members

BETH BENNETT (at large, term ends 12/31/2009)

Beth started climbing at the ripe old age of 19, on the runout granite slabs of North Carolina, well before the bolting movement was conceived. The elegant movement won her heart and she's been addicted ever since. Although she can climb cracks, face climbing is a definite preference and she was the first woman to free climb many Colorado classics including the Naked Edge, Jules Verne, and the Yellow Wall of the Diamond. Now, older and wiser, she still likes to crank but spends more time working, probing the secrets of the genes.

bethbennett@comcast.net

ROLANDO GARIBOTTI (at large, term ends 12/31/2008)

Major climbs in Patagonia, including a new route on Cerro Torre and three ascents of Fitz Roy. Many speed ascents in Yosemite. Speed record holder on the Teton Grand Traverse (6h45m). Twenty-four hour ascent of the Infinite Spur on Mount Foraker, AK. Fifteen-hour link up of Canada's three most famous multi-pitch ice climbs: “Polar Circus,” “Weeping Wall/Weeping Pillar” and “Slipstream.” Frequently solos in Eldo and has soloed Super Slab and the Naked Edge.

Rgaribotti@aol.com

KENT MCCLANNAN (at large, term ends 12/31/2009)

When I first came to visit the Front Range in 1990 I immediately fell in love with lichen covered walls of Eldorado Canyon and the town of Boulder. It took a few years to finally locate here, but now that I'm married and have two kids I cannot imagine a better place to live and recreate. There is no more ideal place for a climbing family to be, its proximity to so many world class climbing areas is amazing. As a part of the FHRC, I hope facilitate communication between the climbing public and Eldorado State Park, and to assist in the recreational evolution of this canyon. This is one of the Nation's great climbing areas; it must retain its special and unique feel yet not become a museum. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the Canyon or the FHRC process at kent06@hotmail.com

STEPHEN "CRUSHER" BARTLETT (at large, member emeritus)

I've climbed for thirty years, and lived in Boulder since 1983. My fingers have explored climbs all over the U.S. and in Britain, France, Spain, Greece, Mexico and Canada -- I always love coming back to Eldo. The rock is polychrome perfection, sculpted by wind, water and gravity's whimsy into a place a rock climber can call home. But the canyon is small, the rock is finite, and many, many climbers regard Eldo as their home. Each generation of climbers has different ideas about climbing: what is possible, what is safe, what is convenient, and what is worth preserving. The FHRC process gives all interested climbers a voice in the future of climbing in our fragile shared canyon.

stephenbartlett@yahoo.com

STEVE ANNECONE (at large, term ends 12/31/2008)
Steve first visited Boulder in 1989 and was instantly enthralled by the awesome Eldorado Canyon walls and climbing, savoring classics like Super Slab, Outer Space, and the Naked Edge. He moved here in 1991, largely due to the draw of the climbing and proximity to Eldo. After completing graduate school at CU Boulder in Environmental Engineering in 1993, Steve made a career in environmental consulting. However, he still manages to pursue his passion of climbing in Eldo, and during the spring and fall seasons he often spends 2 or 3 days a week in the canyon. In addition to work and climbing, Steve gets out telemark skiing, runs a fair bit, spends way too much time tending his organic garden, and hangs with his wife and son enjoying the good life in Boulder.

climb@earthnet.net

STEVE LEVIN (at large, 12/31/2009)
I started climbing in 1972, age 13, with an ascent of the Exum Ridge on Grand Teton. My earliest stomping grounds were the Gunks and Seneca, but by 1976 I found my way to Eldorado. First climb (you guessed it): The Bastille Crack. Since moving to Boulder in 1978 Eldorado has become a second home, and like many local climbers, a place of reverence. I like climbing everywhere on any kind of rock, but lately it's been Eldorado 24/7, as somehow I got cajoled into writing a new comprehensive guidebook to the Canyon. Wish me luck.
There is room in Eldorado for new route development, whether onsight, headpoint, or bolted. For the FHRC (i.e. bolted new routes) system to work best all climbers who love and respect this very unique place need to get involved, informed, and contribute to the dialogue. Climb safe!

DAN BROCKWAY (at large, 12/31/2009)

I moved to Boulder in 1984 after learning to climb in Vedauwoo while I was in grad school at the University of Wyoming. Like a lot of us in the community, I have been to a lot of the regular stops, Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Red Rocks, etc. as well as a few stops overseas. In all those stops I never found a spot with all that we have here in Boulder. I hope to be able to help the climbing community maintain this fantastic place.

I currently get out climbing as much as I can and am happy to say that I enjoy it as much as ever. My wife, two kids (age 14 and 12) and I live in south Boulder so I can get out to the crag fairly quickly (although never enough)

MIKE SCHLAUCH (at large, 12/31/2009)

Although I don't recall wearing lycra, I've been climbing in Eldo since I first visited the canyon in 1985. Many of my climbing mentors still lurk about and give me reason to believe theres hope for me yet. Even after 20 or so years here, I still have a healthy list of routes to tick and aspire to climbing. Eldo is definitely one of those places where you have to raise yourself to the level of the climb, not vice-versa. Ive seen the FHRC process work very well over the years, so if you climb in the canyon please get involved and help maintain its unique aura.

Revised 12 April 2008