BACC is a proud supporter of CRAGS’ multi-year stewardship initiative, HWY 50 Revival: Lover’s Leap! A favorite rock climbing destination from the Bay Area and the world over, Lover’s Leap has become enormously popular over the past twenty years. This growth has had a serious impact on the natural environment, leading to a degraded climber … More HWY 50 Revival: Lover’s Leap
Last month, our stewards attended an Access Fund stewardship training workshop in Yosemite to learn how to better build relationships with land managers, how to implement long-term resource protection plans, how to assess the condition of climbing areas, and trail construction skills and techniques. Below are some key takeaways that our stewards had from the … More Recap: Access Fund Stewardship Training in Yosemite
The BACC Fixed Anchor Replacement Team continued their efforts out at Castle Rock this month, with 12 bolts replaced at California Ridge Cliff, including the anchors of 3 of the routes and 6 face bolts. Â We also experimented with some new techniques for removing button head bolts, which are common in Castle Rock State Park … More Recap: Cal Ridge Cliff (Castle Rock) Rebolting
On Friday, April 28th, BACC volunteers Ben Steel and Tim Golden made a short mission to Castle Rock to kick off the BACC’s rebolting effort. In the inaugural outing for BACC’s Fixed Anchor Replacement Team, anchors for Putrefaction, The Layback, and Degeneration were successfully replaced with stainless steel glue-in bolts. A total of four bolts … More Recap: Castle Rock Rebolting, April 2017