March 6, 2007

Stone Fort Clean-Up & Bouldering Comp

Stone Fort
Bouldering Competition and Clean-Up
Saturday, 9:00am
April 7, 2007

The Plan: Roadside clean-up along the Brow Road and the Clubhouse Road for Montlake. Trail maintenance in the boulder field and update the kiosk.

There will be a small half day mini-competition for those who attend the trail day.
Winners will be the ones who collect the most stars. As in 3 Star Classics!

We’ll have food and refreshments after the clean-up/comp inside the clubhouse.
We’ll also hand out some awards to few hardworking climbers and grunts.

Contact Chad Wykle for more information.
chadwykle [at] yahoo.com 423.618.4466

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November 22, 2006

Triple Crown Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser

Triple Crown - Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser 2006
Click for larger image Triple Crowners! The finale to the Triple Crown is just around the corner, and we have been hard-at-work to make this the best competition in the history of this series. To add to the fun, the event has once again been extended into Sunday!


The Chattanooga Market has asked us (The Triple Crown/Southeastern Climbers’ Coalition) to once again help them raise money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity*, by having an indoor difficulty and dyno competition. These competitions will be held on Sunday December 3 (the day after the Little Rock City/Stone Fort comp).

The location will be the same as our kick-off/awards ceremony site—the giant First Tennessee Pavilion in downtown Chattanooga. This event will coincide with the Chattanooga Market—a weekly event held at the pavilion. The Market will have over 50 local vendors (arts, crafts, and food). The Market typically draws between 1,000 and 5,000 visitors each weekend. We’ll begin taking registrations for the indoor comps at 10 am on Sunday on-site at the First Tennessee Pavilion.

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April 3, 2006

Come and Celebrate the 6th Annual High Octane Climbing Competition!

Tennessee Bouldering Authority is inviting the public to join them in their newly renovated climbing gym on April 15, 2006 for a killer climbing competition

Chattanooga, TN - The Tennessee Bouldering Authority (TBA), in cooperation with The North Face and Rock/Creek Outfitters (ClimbingGear.com), is proud to announce the 6th Annual High Octane Competition. On April 15th, 2006 at 11:00 am, TBA is inviting the public to join them in their newly renovated gym located at 3804 St. Elmo Ave, Suite 10. Three Divisions of Competitions will be held, including Unleaded, Super-Unleaded, and High Octane. Prizes for the winners of each division will include LaSportiva and Five Ten climbing shoes. The cost to compete is $25.00, and there is a spectator fee of $10.00.

These entry fees include a free entrée from Mojo Borrito as well as access to the 6th Anniversary Dub and Groove After-Party. There will also be plenty of door prizes and swag from the broad spectrum of sponsors. In addition, Michelle Smith will be sharing a slide show presentation that covers her two week road trip sponsored by Red Chili and Wild Country. The road trip included eight people in one RV. They began in Salt Lake City went to California and ended the trip back in Utah. Smith has conquered numerous V8's and V9's as well as bold trad leads, and high scores including several 1st place finishes in comps.

Following the days events, the gym will be transformed into a studio for the 6th Anniversary Dub and Groove After-Party. According to TBA’s Luis Rodriguez, this year is going to be, ‘especially festive.’ The entry fee for the celebration is included in the High Octane Competition entry fee or there is a $5.00 entry fee at the door. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Mafioso (hip hop), DJ ArchBishop (Progressive House), and DJ HeavyWeight (Dub & Reggae). There will be cocktails available in exchange for small donations.

For more information, please contact Luis Rodriguez at 423-822-6800.

About Tennessee Bouldering Authority
Bouldering is the essence of rock climbing, allowing the mind and body to learn the basic tenets of moving over stone. TBA is a training facility specifically built to develop climbing strength and challenge the mind. All the tools are available to take you from a novice to an expert level in a comforting, appealing environment. TBA is an indoor bouldering gym unlike any other.

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February 20, 2006

Triple Crown Feature in Climbing Magazine

Climbing Magazine has a great writeup of the Triple Crown with a photo gallery. Check it out at this page on their Web site.

I think this feature will also be in the next issue of the magazine, so watch your news stands as well.

ClimbingGear.com's brick-and-mortar parent company, Rock/Creek Outfitters, has been a proud sponsor of the Triple Crown since its inception several years ago. For updates on the series, check our Triple Crown page on ClimbingGear.com.

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January 31, 2006

Triple Crown Final Results

January 7th dawned cold and perfectly sunny in Chattanooga for the Triple Crown Finale - and amazing conditions unfolded at Little Rock City by mid-day that allowed for one of the best weather days of the season.

Was it the weather that provided all of the inspired bouldering, or was it some kind of strange "Kharmic" mix of motivated friends that produced "career days" for so many? Who knows-but one thing's for sure; fantastic scores were the norm, and the day felt more like a massive "session" than a competition.

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December 19, 2005

Triple Crown LRC Comp Rescheduled

Dear Triple Crowners!-

We have rescheduled the Little Rock City Bouldering Competition for Saturday January 7th 2006. An e-mail containing all of the competition particulars will be coming in the next few weeks. The itinerary for the competition will be very similar to the plan that we had for December 3rd. Should the weather be poor on the 7th the competition will be moved to Sunday January 8th.

We also want to send out a very special thank-you to all of the folks who braved the weather and came out to the First Tennessee Pavilion on Sunday for our Speed Climbing and Dyno competition. We raised over $3,000 for Habitat for Humanity! We want to say a very special thank-you to the competitors that donated their cash prizes ($900) to the cause as well—Heath Bailey, Kate Reese, Alli Rainey-Wendling, Ronnie Jenkins, Dave Graham and Nancy Jackson.

The representatives for Habitat for Humanity were brought to tears by the size of the donation, and extremely thankful to the entire climbing community for their support. They reported that, “this money would cover the cost of a roof or floor for a new home for an underprivileged family.” They were especially moved by the fact that the competitors gave back their winnings.

Big thanks to all of our sponsors (Rock/Creek Outfitters, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Chaco, Misty Mountain, Oakley, Rockstar Beverages, Arborwear, Montrail, and Metolius), our volunteers, and climbers for helping us make this happen!

Please keep checking the SCC website and the Triple Crown website for updates and information.

**Those participants that cannot attend should contact us by no later than Monday December 19th—

Best Regards,

Jim and Chad

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November 14, 2005

Custom Chaco Sandals for the Triple Crown

From the latest SNews issue:

Chaco footwear, in conjunction with Rock Creek Outfitters [ClimbingGear's parent company] and Alabama Outdoors, will offer one-of-a-kind performance sandals available for purchase at the 2005 Triple Crown Bouldering Series. Proceeds will help the Southeastern Climbers' Coalition and the Carolina Climbers' Coalition gain permanent public access to bouldering, climbing and hiking areas in the United States.

Featuring two custom webbing designs not available in stores, Chaco performance sandals will be available for purchase to all participants and attendees of the Triple Crown series at nearly 40 percent off regular retail. A large portion of the proceeds are going to help create a new state park at Rumbling Bald, N.C., known for climbing and bouldering. Upcoming Triple Crown www.triplecrownbouldering.org.

Events are Nov. 5 in Steele, Ala., and Dec. 3 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Chaco, Rock Creek and Alabama Outdoors say they'll put close to $20,000 into direct action causes in 2006 in the Southeast alone.

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October 7, 2005

Houndears Results

Results are in for Houndears. Click here to check them out! The 4th annual Triple Crown Series - Houndears competition took place on Saturday, October 5th 2005 near Boone, North Carolina. Over 400 climbers and spectators lined up to be a part of the opening of fall climbing season in the deep south.

ClimbingGear.com is a proud sponsor of the Triple Crown Bouldering Competition.

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September 21, 2005

ClimbingGear.com Proudly Sponsors Triple Crown Southeastern Bouldering Series




RockCreek.com is proud to announce the 2005 Triple Crown Southeastern Bouldering Series. This has been a popular competition for several years and takes place on three separate weekends: Houndears, outside Boone, NC, will host the first stage on October 1, 2005; Horse Pens 40 between Birmingham and Gadsden, AL will host the second comp on November 5, 2005; the final comp will be held at Little Rock City outside Chattanooga, TN on December 3, 2005.


RockCreek.com has been a proud sponsor of the Triple Crown for several years and looks forward to helping making this the best competition yet. This year RockCreek.com has teamed up with Chaco Sandals to make a unique Chaco design available to Triple Crown climbers. These performance sandals will have a unique strap pattern designed specifically for this event, and will feature the new Stealth diamond rubber soles not available to the general public until 2006! The proceeds from the sale of these custom-designed Chacos will help the Southeastern Climbers' Coalition in their efforts to save the Rumbling Bald climbing area.


As Kirk Brode of the SCC says on their Web page: "Rumbling Bald was recently on the Access “chopping block,” but through the efforts of the hardworking Carolina Climbers’ Coalition, the state of North Carolina is set to purchase land in and around “The Bald” and preserve the site as a State Park (this means permanent climbing access!!). It’s no secret, though, that the land there is very valuable and the state will need the help of the climbing community to close the deal."


For more information on the Triple Crown, click HERE.


To read more about the Chaco deal for Triple Crown climbers, click HERE.


To read the story of how event organizers Chad Wykle and Jim Horton secured access to the LRC climbing area, click HERE.


To support the Access Fund, click HERE.

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