San Francisco Bay Area
Cragmont Climbing
Club
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San Francisco Bay Area
Cragmont Climbing
Club
Welcome
Thanks for taking an interest in the Cragmont Climbing
Club, the CCC. The club consists of 20-30 active members who
climb at all levels of difficulty and are interested in a variety
of styles of technical rock climbing from traditional cragging,
to sport and gym climbing, to big walls. Our activities include
monthly social meetings (held jointly with the Bay Area Sierra
Club's Rock Climbing Section, the RCS), periodic business meetings,
an annual dinner, publication of a newsletter (The Crag), informal
bouldering sessions, regular safety practice sessions (Safety
Sundays), and frequent weekend climbing trips to major California
climbing areas (Yosemite, Donner Summit, Tuolumne, etc.) Several
times a year the CCC organizes longer trips to more distant climbing
destinations such as Joshua Tree, Red Rocks, and Smith Rocks.
Members often engage in other activities together including skiing
and ice climbing. The club organizes a weekend back country ski-snow
camping trip each winter. The Club also serves as a network for
small groups to organize special trips or activities of interest
to themselves. (See Activities for
current schedule of outings.)
The CCC was formed in 1988 to continue the rock
climbing activities of the RCS, after the Sierra Club prohibited
climbing as an organized Sierra Club activity due to insurance
problems. The CCC is proud to continue in the tradition of the
original Cragmont Climbing Club of the 1930's founded by Dick
Leonard and other early California climbing greats. (See History.) This original club later became
the nucleus of the RCS, from which we inherit a long tradition
of climbing, teaching and conservation. Our club and our local
practice rocks, including Cragmont Rock in Berkeley,CA, have
hosted many fledgling climbers who later went on to greatness.
These include David Brower, Galen Rowell, Arlene Blume, and Peter
Mayfield.
The club encourages interested people to get involved
in club activities and consider becoming members. We know that
each person brings something unique to the club, often something
that has nothing to do with their climbing ability. Everyone
is welcome to attend social meetings where you can begin to meet
people. Climbing activities are for people with at least beginning-intermediate
skills. Should you be a beginner, we recommend that you take
a beginning class available locally (call your local climbing
gym or college outdoor program.) If you have the skills, you
can begin climbing with those you met at social meetings by attending
one of the casually arranged gatherings climbing at local gyms
or bouldering on local outcrops. Out of town climbing trips are
for members and their guests. Members usually arrange their climbing
partners in advance. You can be considered for full club membership
after actively participating in any weekend climbing trip, climbing
with CCC members. Ask your CCC partners to recommend you for
membership. (See Membership) Even
after becoming a member, it takes a while to get to know people
in the club, and persistent patience helps. And for less experienced
climbers, it may take several seasons to develop the skills and
confidence to be a competent climber. The CCC, specifically its
more experienced members, can help you learn these skills and
build your confidence. Ultimately we hope that members will become
active leaders and contributing participants in club activities.
If you are interested in the Cragmont Climbing
Club, be sure you get the schedule of CCC activities, get on
the email mailing list, and get involved!
For more information contact the Club Chair:
Mark Phagan
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