Rock Climbing News Wednesday 20th August 2008

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TUESDAY, 19 AUGUST 2008
	Summertime Contributions for Kismet
	North Conway, NH - The Great Circle Foundation of New York recently awarded a grant of $10,000 to the New Hampshire-based non-profit Kismet Rock Foundation (Kismet). This, added to news of several other major donations, makes for a remarkable total of nearly $40,000 in contributions over the past two months. The news came in the weeks following the Board of Directors' decision to initiate a Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 15 AUGUST 2008
	Bear Valley Adventure Sports Festival on Aug.16-17
	The third annual Bear Valley Adventure Sports Festival will take place this weekend, August 16-17. This year's Bear Valley Adventure Sports Festival will hold three rock climbing clinics which will be presented by the festival's leading sponsor - the Mountain Adventure Seminars. Aside from rock climbing clinics, the event will also include various competitions and demonstrations of other adv Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 14 AUGUST 2008
	Young Rock Climber to Receive Award
	A 17-year old rock climber named Gina Chaplin from Lower Road, Cookham Rise, Berkshire in UK has been nominated to receive the Citygate Young People of the Year award which recognizes unsung heroes. She has been participating in various national rock climbing competitions and teaching different sports such as badminton, judo, and rock climbing to her peers. Chaplin is also vying for the top Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 13 AUGUST 2008
	Rock Climbing Weekend in South Molton
	Rock climbers from the South West and UK will gather in South Molton, Devon, England this coming weekend to take part in the annual climbing festival called the Hard Rock Fest. The three-day rock climbing event will be held at the Hacche Mill and will be hosted by the Mill Adventure Centre. The event will kick off on Friday, August 15 at six in the evening. Various climbing competitions for c Read Full Story
MONDAY, 11 AUGUST 2008
	Climbers to Go to Sydney for World Climbing Event
	Two seniors from Wakeland will be going to Sydney, Australia at the end of this month to participate in the upcoming 2008 Youth World Championships. Rock climbers Heather Puccio and Nic Sutton are both 17 years of age, and both were members of the US team. The two also competed in the 2007 Youth World Climbing Championships held in Ecuador. Both climbers bagged the title in the overall Read Full Story