Booroomba 50th Anniversary Celebration: 1966 – 2016
The Kingston Hotel 73 Canberra Avenue, Griffith, ACT, AustraliaThe first climb recorded at Booroomba Rocks was made in January 1966 by Peter Aitchison. The climb, named Aitchison’s Needle was graded at 13 and is a small pinnacle just off the South Buttress. Peter Aitchison at the top of the Bugaboos in British Columbia, circa 1992. The CCA is proud to announce a celebration […]
CCA General Meeting (AGM) / Keith Bell & Jim Smith guest speakers
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 speakers: Keith Bell & Jim Smith Keith Bell and Jim Smith will be talking about their historic climb of Balls Pyramid in the 1960s […]
CCA General Meeting / Climbing in the Dolomites
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 speakers: CCA members Jack Pezzey, Brian Mattick and Ben Freyens Jack, Brian and Ben will show slides of their recent, separate trips to the […]
CCA General Meeting / Heard Island Expedition
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: Matt Rogerson In 2000, Matt Rogerson, Stu Davies, Robb Clifton and Tim Curtis made the third ascent of Mawson's Peak, one of Australia's […]
Blue Lake climbing weekend 2017
Blue Lake Blue Lake Kosciuszko National Park, NSW, AustraliaBlue Lake in Kosciuszko National Park, NSW, is a rare and beautiful cirque lake which has some of the clearest waters of any Australian lake. Granite cliffs of up to 55m overlook the west side of Blue Lake, providing some wonderful traditional climbing and the only alpine climbing area in Australia. CCA holds this annual […]
