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Archives - Correspondence3-03-04 March's Monthly Update From SoutheastClimbing.com <Subject Line>3-03-04 March Monthly Update From SoutheastClimbing.com Hello from Wayne at SoutheastClimbing.com, March's Survey Question: Q: Which southeast climbing area deserves top focus concerning access? Reply by e-mail. March Updates: New information from Amy Bleckinger, Mountain Nongame Wildlife Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission. A peregrine pair has set up residency at the north end of Moore’s Wall at Hanging Rock State Park, leading to the closure of sections of climbing there. Routes affected are listed on the North Carolina Falcon Closures page. (http://southeastclimbing.com/faq/falcon_closure.htm) Details and links online. The Rangers in the Pisgah Ranger District have posted signs indicating the road in to Cedar Rock (FR 471) and the one into Looking Glass (FR 475B ) are in terrible shape and are barely passable by 4wd's. The recent snow has probably made the situation worse. April 22-24 have been added to the list of hunt closure dates at the Tennessee Wall. The March Chattanooga Climbers Meeting will be on Thursday, March 4, at 7 PM. Contact Kirk Brode (kirkbrode@usa.net ) for location / details. The Sand Rock Hoe-down is on March 13 (http://southeastclimbing.com/events.htm#hoedown). On March 20 - Bouldergrass @ Horse Pens 40, Alabama offeres another weekend of competition and music. The Carolina Climbers Coalition Meeting will be held at The Garage ( http://www.the-garage.ws/ ) in Winston-Salem , 6:00 pm Saturday, March 20th. Rumbling Bald access problems will be discused. Harrison Shull slideshow after the meeting. Details on all can be found on the Events page at http://southeastclimbing.com/events.htm. While I've been foiled by the weather in my climbing attempts last month, I have been able to get out and enjoy many good hikes in the snow. I put together a page on Cold Mountain, NC at (http://southeastclimbing.com/climbing_areas/north_carolina/cold_mt.htm). Detailed are the three most common approaches, photos and maps of the confusing sections of trail in the Shining Rock Wilderness. 6000 ft. peak baggers will find useful information on several nearby high points.
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