climbing in robinson park synergy between climbers and city of sandstone
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Climbing In Robinson Climbing In Robinson ParkPark
Synergy between Climbers and Synergy between Climbers and City of SandstoneCity of Sandstone
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SummarySummary
• Who are we
• What is Climbing
• Effects of Climbing
• Events
• Contacts and Organizations
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Who we areWho we are
• 6.5 million climbers nation wide
• Large range of demographics – Climbers are Business owners, Students, Engineers, Builders, Etc.
• Me
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ClimbingClimbing
• Why we climb – The challenge
• Types of Climbing – Rock, Ice, Mixed
• Styles of Climbing – Bouldering, Top rope, Leading, Soloing
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Rock ClimbingRock Climbing
• Rock climbers use special shoes and other equipment to safely ascend vertical rock walls. The climber does not use any of the gear or rope to help the ascent
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Ice ClimbingIce Climbing
• Ice climbers use ice axes and crampons to ascend vertical columns of Ice.
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Mixed ClimbingMixed Climbing
• Mixed climbing is a combination of Ice and rock climbing. Some times Ice climbers have to ascend rock with their ice tools to get to Ice formations
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Styles of climbingStyles of climbing
• Bouldering
• Top Roping
• Leading
• Soloing
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BoulderingBouldering
• Bouldering is ascending small rock formations close to the ground. Usually the climbing is very technically challenging.
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Top Rope ClimbingTop Rope Climbing
• When top rope climbing the protection rope is secured above the climber and a belayer pulls in slack rope as the climber climbs.
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Lead ClimbingLead Climbing
• When Lead Climbing, the climber clips the rope to fixed protection or traditional protection as they climb. The belayer will let out rope and hold it if the climber falls
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Types of ProtectionTypes of Protection
• Traditional non-fixed – Cams, Nuts, Tri-Cams
• Fixed – Glue in Bolts, Mechanical bolts.
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Developing ClimbingDeveloping Climbing
• Put in routes ~ potential for about 30
• Clean up base of rock
• Better trails
• Legitimate users to help keep out the rif-raf.
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What we have doneWhat we have done
• 3 clean-up events last summer
• Biggest was this fall ~ 30 people helping Dave B. and City clean up
• Mini rescue clinic for the Fire Department
• Started Fund raiser for rescue gear for the fire department
• Climbing Demonstration at Quarry Days
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What we will doWhat we will do
• Support local businesses
• Influence the local youth.
• Continue to help keep the park clean
• Work with other users like paddlers to make the park more multi-use
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EventsEvents
• Ouray Ice festival - http://www.ourayicefestival.com/
• Lander Rock - http://www.climbersfestival.org/
• Sandstones own Ice Climbing Festival - http://www.sandstoneicefest.com/
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ContactsContacts
• Minnesota Climbers AssociationShawn Tracey – (612) 205-5739http://www.mnclimbing.org
• Access FundKaija Webster - (218) 726-6257http://www.accessfund.com/
• Ice Climbing FestivalTony Vavricka – (612) 275-2062 http://www.sandstoneicefest.com/
• Me – Jeff Engel (651) 257-0714
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Sites of interestSites of interest
• http://www.minnesotaclimbing.com/
• http://www.ourayicepark.com/