mattp Posted August 31, 2010 Posted August 31, 2010 The Washington Climbers Coalition is planning to celebrate the 2009-2010 Index Fund campaign at Index on Sunday, September 19, 2010. With donations from over 4090 individual donors and fund raising events conducted by over a dozen local clubs and climbing-related businesses, the WCC has purchased the Lower Town Wall and we are celebrating 50 years of climbing at this, Washington's most famous crag. This event will take place in the Index town park. It will include displays and ceremony, catered barbeque, and slideshows after dark. Admission is free. Out at the Lower Town Wall, two local guide services propose to offer some professional supervision for guided climbing. Other entertainment and activities are under way.
fenderfour Posted August 31, 2010 Posted August 31, 2010 A big thank you to the WCC (Matt and Jonah especially), all the other volunteers, clubs and gear shops who donated time, money and swag to make it all happen.
Weekend_Climberz Posted August 31, 2010 Posted August 31, 2010 Hmmm... might have to make an appearance from outta my cave.
mattp Posted September 8, 2010 Author Posted September 8, 2010 Thanks, Mr. Four. Others who may be too shy to claim credit did a lot of the real work on this thing. And the support we received from the local climbing community was, seriously, overwhelming. Come join us on the 19th, and while you are at it visit the crag for some climbing supervised by guides. I'm trying to contact the professor for an explanation of the research taking place in the tunnel, and we'll think of some more fun to be had as the time approaches. Free barbeque and a slideshow by cc.com's own Colin Haley is already in the works (cc.com own's him, right?). Index has been a hotbed of activity for 50 years and we're looking forward to another 50 (maybe longer for some of you young'uns). Bring your pictures from today or yesteryear, in JPG format, on some kind of USB device, and we can probably put them into the slideshow.
Colin Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 Long live the best crag in North America! (No, I'm not kidding, I really do think so). I'll be showing pictures from the first ascent of the Torres Traverse, in Argentine Patagonia. I apologize that some of you may have already seen this slideshow a couple years ago in Seattle.
Tom_Sjolseth Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 Thanks to Matt, the WCC, and all the groups and individuals who did something to save Index. Sounds like a fun event, I plan to be there.
mattp Posted September 9, 2010 Author Posted September 9, 2010 Those individuals include more than one cc.com sprayer. Index is the product of a big time community effort!
mattp Posted September 13, 2010 Author Posted September 13, 2010 It's looking like we'll have some door prizes and the good folks from cc.com are going to sing karaoke. More information here: WCC Site
mattp Posted September 14, 2010 Author Posted September 14, 2010 karaoke? Yup. If the weather is less than stellar we'll be in the old Index Tavern {Wave Trek) and the owner there said some guy named Olyclimber does a hell of a version of New York New York. The rest of us will be celebrating climbing. [img:center]http://www.washingtonclimbers.org/Misc/hist.jpg[/img]
mattp Posted September 17, 2010 Author Posted September 17, 2010 Rain plan is in effect. http://www.washingtonclimbers.org/IndexEvent/
mattp Posted September 19, 2010 Author Posted September 19, 2010 Think sun, if you want to climb. For dinner we'll be in the raft shop.
mattp Posted September 20, 2010 Author Posted September 20, 2010 It was a little wet at Index yesterday. The photographer from the Everett Herald who wanted to take pictures of climbers actually rock climbing got skunked but the rest of us managed to have a good time. Great show from Colin and the hosts at Wave Trek were great!
denalidevo Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 Thanks Matt - couldn't be there but glad for all the work you folks put in. Next funding target: $ for a retractable roof over LTW?
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