Integral Crack – 50 years celebration
Booroomba Rocks Booroomba Rocks, Namadgi National Park, ACT, AustraliaImage above: Integral Crack (20), on the South Buttress of Booroomba Rocks, Namadgi National Park. Photo by John Price Photography. Peter Cocker and Peter Aitchison made the first ascent of Integral Crack, at Booroomba Rocks, on 11 July 1969. At the time, it was one of the hardest climbs in Australia (Ewbank’s The Janicepts (21) […]
CCA General Meeting / guest speaker Penny Brothers
Room HB3, Hedley Bull Centre, The Australian National University Fellows Road, Acton, ACTCome and hear a rundown of the CCA’s recent activities plus general climbing news and points of interest, followed by our guest speaker presentation. CCA members and non-members are welcome. Guest speaker: Penny Brothers Twin summits: highs and lows of a bifurcated climbing career Penny Brothers’ formative years as a climber were spent in New […]
Booroomba Cliffcare Working Bee
Booroomba Rocks Booroomba Rocks, Namadgi National Park, ACT, AustraliaThe CCA spends considerable behind-the-scenes time and effort managing and maintaining access for the climbing community, to the ACT climbing areas. We will be holding a one-day cliff-care working bee at Booroomba Rocks. Typical cliff-care tasks are track work, erosion control in descent gullies and re-bolting routes with safer technology. Please join us if you […]
The art and science of trad lead climbing
White Rocks White Rocks, Karabar, NSW, AustraliaHave you ever wanted to learn how to lead "trad" climbs and not known how to start? Traditional climbing, or trad climbing, is a style of rock climbing in which a climber places all gear required to protect against falls, and removes it when a pitch is complete. This is a 1-day introductory traditional lead […]
CCA Annual General Meeting / guest speaker Lex Holcombe
Room HB3, Hedley Bull Centre, The Australian National University Fellows Road, Acton, ACTWe will have a short meeting for the election of CCA office bearers for 2019/2020 and a rundown of the CCA’s recent activities plus general climbing news and points of interest, followed by our guest speaker presentation. CCA members and non-members are welcome. Guest speaker: Lex Holcombe Lex has stood at the bottom of cliffs […]