When?
Sunday 14th September, 2014. Meet at 9:30am at the car parking near gate #17 on Norton Summit Road. Work will finish at 12pm but bring some lunch and stay for an afternoon climb.

What is it all about?
Climbers taking responsibility for the long term health of our crags in high value conservation areas.

What will we be doing?
We will again be working on the Olives at the base of the Billiard table with chemicals, so if you don’t plan on being involved we suggest you climb elsewhere to prevent any from getting on your gear. We shall also be working on the one-leaved Cape Tulips about Far Crag.

How will we do it?
We will use well established bush care techniques, in this case we will be drilling holes in the olive and filling with a solution of glyphosate. This has shown to be the most effective way to kill an olive, chopping at them just encourages multiple stems to grow back. Please DON’T chop, hack, kick, generally destroy branches on olives at the base of billiard table, you are actually making it harder to kill the tree as they grow back with multiple stems.

The Cape Tulips need their flower heads removed and the stems swabbing with glyphosate.

Removing Broom at the entrance to the Morilata climbing areas July 2014

What do I bring?
Sturdy shoes, hat, water, morning tea and for those working at the base of the cliffs helmets. Don’t forget your gear and some lunch if you intend to stay for an afternoon climb! Anyone planning to bring kids along let us know and we’ll get them working on the Cape Tulip away from the cliffs.

If it is very wet Sunday morning the event will not go ahead.

Please email Crag Care to let us know if you can make it so we ensure we have enough tools for everyone.

The larger-than-life characters of Yosemite carved out an “extreme bohemian” lifestyle in the Valley, living on red wine and boiled potatoes, clashing with National Park authorities, and pioneering the boldest climbs on Earth. The torch has been passed down across three generations of climbers; through rivalries, tragedies and triumphs, the art of Yosemite climbing has advanced beyond anyone’s imagination. Valley Uprising is the riveting, unforgettable tale of this bold tradition: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity — and the laws of the land.

Tickets available in store at Paddy Pallin’s now! Discounts apply for Financial members. See the flyer below for more details.

First Place with: Climb. Dream. Inspire.
is: Kate Braham
Kate wins the Climber magazine subscription or DVD of her choice

Second Place with: Taking South Australian climbers to new heights.
is: Roderik Vincent
Rod wins the chalk bag

We’ll be in contact with the winners by email. Congratulations!

We have tried to choose slogans which support all members, regardless of the way they climb or the reason they climb. It was a tough ask and we had to have more than one round of voting to get to our final 5.

Now it is your turn! Please follow the link below and put the 5 slogans in order of preference where the first one is the one you like the most. Voting is open for one week from today till the end of Wednesday 16th July.

CCSA slogan comp on Kwiksurveys.com

When?
Sunday 13th July 2013. Meet at 9:30am at the car parking near gate #17 on Norton Summit Road. Work will finish at 12pm but bring some lunch and stay for an afternoon climb.

What is it all about?
Climbers taking responsibility for the long term health of our crags in high value conservation areas.

What will we be doing?
This event will again be about removal of feral weeds from our crags. We will be working on the Olives at the base of the Billiard table with chemicals, so if you don’t plan on being involved we suggest you climb elsewhere to prevent any from getting on your gear. We shall also be working on weeds near the entrance to the park.

How will we do it?
We will use well established bush care techniques, in this case we will be drilling holes in the olive and filling with a solution of glyphosate. This has shown to be the most effective way to kill an olive, chopping at them just encourages multiple stems to grow back. Please DON’T chop, hack, kick, generally destroy branches on olives at the base of billiard table, you are actually making it harder to kill the tree as they grow back with multiple stems.

What do I bring?
Sturdy shoes, hat, water, morning tea and as we will be working at the base of the cliffs helmets. Don’t forget your gear and some lunch if you intend to stay for an afternoon climb! Anyone planning to bring kids along let us know and we’ll get them working near the entrance away from the cliffs.

If it is very wet Sunday morning the event will not go ahead.

Please email events to let us know if you can make it so we ensure we have enough tools for everyone.

www.libraries.sa.gov.au/climb
www.libraries.sa.gov.au/mountaineer

Once registered as a library user you can click the blue ‘Place Hold’ button to request an item be couriered to your local library for pick up.

Enjoy!

So we’ve decided rather than try and make one up which everyone is stuck with we’ll make a competition out of it and give everyone the chance to be involved.

Just send through your slogan to the events email address before Midnight on Monday the 7th of July 2014. You can put in as many entries as you like but duplicate entries of the same slogan will be credited to the first person to email the slogan in. By participating you are giving the CCSA the right to use the slogan you have entered.

We’ll collate them and then you will get a chance to vote on the top 5 chosen by the judges. The judges will decide the final winner but your votes will be a significant part of the final judging.

The Prizes:
First Prize: will be a subscription to the “Climber” magazine. Already subscribe? Don’t sweat it, you can choose a DVD to the value of $30US from ActionSportsVideo.

Second Prize: will be a brand new chalk bag for hitting those big walls with.

The competition is open to everyone – members and non members, so get writing and good luck!

Access to Waitpinga via the Heysen trail is still open.

Come along to see Mike’s presentation, all welcome.

With a little aid from my friends

When?
Sunday 11th May. Meet at 9:30am at the car parking near gate #17 on Norton Summit Road, or if you want to meet at the crag be there from 10am. Work will finish at 12pm but bring some lunch and stay for an afternoon climb.

What is it all about?
Climbers taking responsibility for the long term health of our crags in high value conservation areas.

What will we be doing?
This first event will be about removal of feral weeds from our crags. After much discussion about what affects climbers the most it was agreed that the olive trees at the base of the Billiard table must go! We shall be looking at weeds which are above and below the cliffs – yes one day that will mean tackling some of that blackberry!

How will we do it?
We will use well established bush care techniques, in this case we will be drilling holes in the Olive and filling with a solution of glyphosate. This has shown to be the most effective way to kill an olive, chopping at them just encourages multiple stems to grow back.

What do I bring?
Sturdy shoes, hat, water and as we will be working at the base of the cliffs helmets. Don’t forget your gear and some lunch if you intend to stay for an afternoon climb!

If it is very wet Sunday morning the event will not go ahead. We appreciate that this Sunday is Mothers day and it may be difficult this time for folks to join in, don’t worry there will be many more! We hope to make this a regular event.

Please email events to let us know if you can make it so we ensure we have enough tools for everyone.