Rock Climbing News July 2008

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THURSDAY, 31 JULY 2008
	Hanson Wins Bronze Medal at Extremity Games
	Davison Township, Michigan's very own McKayla Hanson bagged the bronze medal in the rock climbing category of the recently concluded Extremity Games. This event is a national X-games style competition held for climbers with missing limbs. Hanson and four other climbers went head to head last Friday, July 25, at the Planet Rock in Pontiac for the final stage of the rock climbing competition. T Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 29 JULY 2008
	Registration Opens for HERA Climb4Life
	Carbondale, CO - Registration is now open for the HERA Women's Cancer Foundation's 7th annual Climb4Life in Salt Lake City on September 18-21, 2008, hosted by locally-based international climbing company Black Diamond. The organization - which strives to save the lives of mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, partners, and girlfriends through ovarian cancer research and awareness initiatives - ties Read Full Story
	2008 Rifle Clean-up to be Held on Sept. 6
	The 2008 Rifle Clean-up will be held on Saturday, September 6. Clean-up projects include: all-day trash clean-up, bolt and fixed biner replacement, with gear generously donated by the Anchor Replacement Initiative, project wall trail building, Nappy Dugout trail building, and bridge repair. At the end of the day, there will be a BBQ party in the Community House. For $5, you will get food, be Read Full Story
	Discovery Channel Looking for Adventurers
	If you think you have what it takes to live and thrive in one of nature's most brutal environments, then join the next Alaskan adventure of Discovery Channel. It is the network that brought you "The Alaska Experiment". In the newest series of Discovery Channel, the participants will go on an epic journey through the wild. The challenge - if you dare to accept it - is to join a band of fellow Read Full Story
MONDAY, 28 JULY 2008
	Rock Climbing Event at Red River Gorge
	A two-day rock climbing event will take place in Red River Gorge, Kentucky on September 13 to 14. The event will be hosted by Uclimb and sponsored by Mountain Gear and Mountain Hardware. Participants can learn new climbing techniques through professional climbing instruction from the climbing experts in Red River Gorge - the Red River Outdoor guides. The registration fee is $159 for you Read Full Story