Latest News from ACE
- Call for Applications to the ACE Board
The Action Committee for Eldorado (ACE) is currently seeking climbers interested in serving on the Action Committee Board. The board currently stands at nine members, including representatives from the American Alpine Club, the Access Fund, the American Mountain Guides Association, and the Colorado Mountain Club, and five at large members. Terms are three years.
The ACE holds periodic meetings, currently on the second Wednesday of each month at 5pm. Board members must attend these meetings and should expect to volunteer approximately forty additional hours of service per year. ACE runs the Eldo Fixed Hardware Review Committee (FHRC), which makes recommendations to the Park on fixed hardware proposals, based on input from the climbing community. ACE also periodically engages in special service projects for the Park. Additional time may be required for these projects. If you are interested in helping to preserve and enhance the quality and diversity of climbing opportunities in the Eldorado Canyon State Park, please fill out and submit an application by January 1st, 2012.
Visit www.aceeldo.org, log in, and select the "support" link to submit an application.
ACE is a non-profit organization dedicated to representing climbers' interests in Eldorado Canyon State Park and preserving the opportunity to climb and the diversity of the climbing experience in Eldorado. ACE supports conserving the natural resources and promoting responsible recreational use and land management in ECSP. Since its founding in 1993, ACE has raised and donated over $200,000 to Eldorado Canyon State Park in support of climbers' interests (especially the construction of climber access trails).
Board members are responsible for organization of Celebrate Eldorado and other climbing events that raise funds to promote ACE's goals for Eldorado Canyon State Park. For more information, visit www.aceeldo.org
Thank you for your support of ACE and Eldorado Canyon State Park! - Adopt a Crag, Open Space Use, and Other Events
Meet Boulder City Council Candiates
The upcoming Boulder City Council elections could affect our access to climbing on City lands, such as the Flatirons. City Council ultimately governs the management of City Open Space lands, and some Council members have recently spoken in favor of more restrictive regulations like bans on off-trail travel and night-time access. Meet the four candidates endorsed by the Boulder Outdoor Coalition, let them know how you feel, and find out more about where they stand this Wednesday, September 28, 5:30-7:00 at Movement Gym. There’s free beer.
For a summary of candidate interviews go to http://www.boulderblueline.org/election-2011/.
If you live in the City of Boulder, you can register to vote by October 3 and receive a ballot in the mail by going to http://www.bouldercounty.org/government/elections/pages/default.aspx.ADOPT a CRAG (Multiple Locations)
Where: Eldorado Canyon State Park
When: 9am, Saturday October 1st
Hosted by: REI Boulder and the Park
Details: Join REI for a day of trail maintenance at one of the best climbing spots in Colorado: Eldorado Canyon. All ability levels are welcome! We will have projects ranging from weed pulling and trash pick-up to stone step work. Meet at the streamside lower parking lot (take an immediate right after the entrance kiosk) at 9am. Time spent at this event will also count towards the 48 hours needed to receive a free Volunteer Parks Pass! Lunch will be provided by Noodles & Company - Basemar. REI will provide free tech shirts and other goodies. Registration required - register today! For more information or to register, call REI Boulder at 303-583-9970 and ask to speak to Outreach.
Where: Carter Lake
When: Saturday October 1st
Hosted by: Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition
Details: The Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition is holding a trail maintenance day at Carter Lake, just outside of Loveland. This historic bouldering area has seen heavy use over the years which has resulted in a web of social trails and erosion. We have selected a route through the social trails and will be working on areas with erosion and closing unnecessary spur trails. Meet at the Fawn Hollow South Trailhead at 9am. For more information contact Ben Scott at nococlimbers@gmail.com.
Where: Castle Rock, Boulder Canyon
When: Saturday October 15th, 10:00 am until 3:00 pm
Hosted by: Boulder Climbing Community
Details: The BCC in partnership with Boulder County Parks and Open Space will be working on improvements at Castle Rock in the area between Jackson's Wall and Tongo. Food, drink, and socializing during and after. Sign up with Tony Bubb. Parking is limited at Castle Rock so please try to carpool. Meet at 9:30 at the west end of the Dome parking area for carpooling. Questions or more information, contact Roger Briggs.
Every hour of time you donate to a crag helps show land managers that climbers are responsible stewards. Grab some friends and a pair of work gloves and spend a day giving back to the sport you love! We hope to see you there.Open Mic Night! Share Your Adventure
Boulder: Fri 10/07/11, 6:30 PM
Have a great outdoor adventure or survival story? Want to share your travel photos with your friends and family? Did you have a great experience with an outdoor non-profit or go on an epic bike ride or hike somewhere? Then join us for an open mic night of outdoor adventure storytelling! Listen, contribute, learn and be inspired. Share your tales, videos, photos, poems, paintings - anything about the outdoors or travel! You are welcome to use our big screen, projector and speakers or just bring yourself. Content needs to be appropriate for an all-age audience and time may be limited based on the number of presenters. Interested speakers, please RSVP to boulderreservation@rei.com.
Spirit of the Outdoors Amateur Film Festival
Boulder: Fri 10/14/11, 6:00 PM
Love the outdoors? Got a GoPro? Capture a story about outdoor adventure, conservation, or recreation in under 10 minutes and you could see your video on the big screen at the 4th Annual Spirit of the Outdoors Amateur Film Festival! Free entry for all video submissions and free to attend. Finalists will be screened at the festival and are eligible to win prizes. Submissions accepted until October 12, 2011. Drop off or mail a DVD (readable by a PC computer or DVD player) to the store: REI, Attn: Outreach, 1789 28th St, Boulder, CO 80301. Whether you are an amateur or experienced filmmaker, 9 years old or 99, new to the outdoors or an expert recreationalist... everyone is invited to participate in this fun and exciting event! Show us what inspires you about the outdoors, where or how you love to recreate, stewardship projects you have done, or something creative! All filmmakers will need to sign a guidelines and waiver release form to have their film considered for screening. Please either pick this up at the REI Boulder store at Customer Service, or contact boulderreservation@rei.com for a copy to be emailed to you. Register to attend at www.rei.com/boulder. We look forward to seeing you on the big screen! - 20th ACE Event Summary Sept. 8th 2011
Over 200 climbers gathered at Neptune Mountaineering to celebrate climbing in Eldorado Canyon State Park. The event, organized by the Action Committee for Eldorado, highlighted meaning climbing in Eldo holds in the careers of Lynn Hill and Abbey Smith. Abbey and Lynn teamed up to present a unique and progressive view of climbing in Eldo from the era early clean traditional climbing to recent scary test pieces and the bouldering boom. The event raised over $2000 for ACE that will be used to develop or maintain climbing access trails and replace aging fixed hardware.
Piggybacking on presentations by featured speakers, Chris Archer (ACE board member), Steve Muehlhauser (Eldo Climbing Ranger), and Brady Robinson director of the Access Fund spoke about the history of ACE, the valuable relationship between land managers and local climbing organizations, and the importance of stewardship.
Honored at the event were climbing luminaries, Layton Kor, Huntley Ingalls, Pat Ament, Jim Erickson, and many others with links to climbing in Eldo.
Neptune Mountaineering hosted the event. La Sportiva, Deuter, New England Ropes, Trango, Rab, Sharp End Publishing, The Boulder Rock Club, The Spot Gym, Alpine Training Center, and Avery Brewing donated equipment, gym memberships, guidebooks, and beverages.