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Posted on June 26, 2021 by climbersalliance

Gym-to-Crag Curriculum Links

Here is the link to CASA’s Gym-to-Crag curriculum video, which is a prerequisite for all participants in our gym-to-crag clinics. https://youtu.be/qpmcFq6cv1Y

Here is the link to the comprehension quiz. When we receive confirmation that you have watched the video and passed the quiz, your registration will be complete. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F5KYW6T

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Climbers Alliance of Southcentral Alaska
We’re a coordinated effort to make our crags better through whatever jobs need to be done. See you out there!
Check out our 2026 events! May 1st - Social at On Check out our 2026 events! May 1st - Social at Onsite Brewing June 27th - Hatcher Pass Community Bouldering Day June / July - Archangel Composting Toilet Project August 5th - Ladies’ Crag Day August 19th - Seward Highway Crag Cleanup More information including descriptions, times, and locations are on our website (link in bio). Volunteers are welcome and needed! Reach out via DM or email us climbersallianceak@gmail.com
Climbers! Come hang out, make friends, and be good Climbers! Come hang out, make friends, and be good stewards of our crags- even those on the Seward Highway 😉. Remember, the Seward Highway crags are at risk of destruction when the Safer Seward Highway construction begins. The Climbers Alliance of Southcentral Alaska is advocating to protect these crags as recreational areas, but the more we are seen as climbers taking care of these spaces, the better our chances will be to keep them for future climbing. So! It’s time to pick up trash, starting at Sunshine Ridge, on Thursday, August 14th. 6:00 PM! Climbers Alliance of Southcentral Alaska provides gloves and bags. Photo by @gondalia
Ladies’ Crag Day is nearly here! WHEN: 5:30 PM - Ladies’ Crag Day is nearly here! WHEN: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, Wednesday, July 16 WHERE: Meet at the Sunshine Ridge parking lot on the Seward Highway. PLEASE: Bring gear to sport climb outside, including a helmet, quickdraws, and a rope if you have it. If you’re new to climbing, just bring what you have! Bring layers for any weather (if the rock is dry, we’ll be climbing!), as well as water and any snacks you may want for yourself. WHAT to expect: This is an opportunity for lady crushers of all experience levels to get out on some rock, find climbing partners, share knowledge, and have fun! While anyone is welcome to join, we encourage attendance from femmes and climbers who feel underrepresented at crags — this is meant to be a low pressure, high stoke environment! See you there! Photo by @franticfreestyle
Our Community Bouldering Day in Archangel Valley i Our Community Bouldering Day in Archangel Valley is coming up! This event is super fun for new and experienced climbers alike. There will be opportunities to find new climbing partners, catch up with fellow community members, spray beta (don’t actually though), and share the stoke for climbing in our beautiful public lands! Meet at the Archangel Valley outhouse at 11am. If you’re late and don’t see the group, check the message board at the outhouse for updates. We will be out there no matter the weather, so in addition to climbing shoes, please pack layers. Bring a crash pad if you have one, and @alaskandirtbag.co is going to bring a few as well.
Our fourth annual Spring Fun-raiser is almost here Our fourth annual Spring Fun-raiser is almost here! On Friday, May 9th at 6:30 p.m. we will be at the Alaska Rock Gym with plenty of fun activities, climbing, food, prizes, and beer! ALL proceeds from this event go towards CASA! This year, we are specifically fundraising to replace the Archangel Valley outhouse with a composting toilet, similar to the one in Reed Lakes, in collaboration with Alaska State Parks and Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation. There will be opportunities to win prizes by filling out climbing-BINGO cards, or in the raffle contest- please note that only the first THREE people to win BINGO are guaranteed a prize, so show up early to maximize your chances. ALL participants to win BINGO will be guaranteed an extra raffle ticket. We have an amazing pile of prizes donated from sponsors far and wide. The event will cost $20, and does not include entry to the rock gym (which can be through membership, a punch card, a day pass, or a guest pass). The rock gym will also be waiving start-up fees for anyone who buys a membership at the event! Raffle tickets start at $1 and get cheaper the more you buy. There will be free beer for participants of the event aged 21+, as always. There will also be food available for purchase from El Señor Moose, so bring an empty stomach. Sponsors include (but are not limited to): Alaska Rock Gym Broken Tooth Brewing Kaladi Brothers Coffee Wild Scoops Metolius Access Fund Butora Alaskan Dirtbag Co. Skinny Raven Sports Alaska Mountaineering and Hiking Want to support CASA but don't want to play BINGO, or aren't in a financial position to donate? Donate your time! We are in need of a few more volunteers for the Spring Fun-raiser! Please reach out via email (climbersallianceak@gmail.com) to sign up. Volunteers will get free beer, and one free raffle ticket. Photo by @gondalia
Our summer season is almost here! You can be a par Our summer season is almost here! You can be a part of our summer by signing up to volunteer at an event. We are in need of volunteers for May 9th, July 16th, and August 14th. Volunteers at the spring fundraiser will get free beverages and a raffle ticket! Sign up at the link in our bio.
Come hang out with CASA on Wednesday, January 22nd Come hang out with CASA on Wednesday, January 22nd from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Onsite Brewing Company! We will be there to discuss summer projects and long term goals, to hear your input and needs as a community, and to talk about our mutual love of rock climbing! Climbers of all ages are welcome, and Onsite serves non-alcoholic options like kombucha and sparkling water in addition to beer. Meet us upstairs for a fun, casual, and social event to keep the stoke for rock alive amidst this abysmal January weather! Onsite Brewing Company can be found down the street from the Alaska Rock Gym, at the corner of E 33rd Ave and Denali St. See you there!
Join us, Friday, August 9th for our annual crag cl Join us, Friday, August 9th for our annual crag clean up on the Seward Highway! This event is so important towards stewardship of crags like Tree Fort and Glak’s Place, Pivot Point, Sunshine Ridge, and more. It is so important that we put in the work to keep these areas clean of trash, whether it’s from climbers, hikers, wandering tourists or littering drivers. Meet at the Sunshine Ridge parking lot, just south of Beluga Point, at 5:30 p.m. CASA will provide trash bags and gloves, so just bring yourself, weather appropriate clothing, a good attitude and a friend if you’ve got one! See you there! Photo by @gondalia
Wow! We had so much fun with everyone that came ou Wow! We had so much fun with everyone that came out to our Community Boulder Day last Saturday! Thanks for hanging out and pebble-wrestling (and joking around, encouraging each other, sharing knowledge, and making friends) with us! Our next event will be the Seward Highway Cleanup on Friday, August 9th. Thank you so much to @alaskamountaineering and @ospreypacks for donating two climbing packs for us to give away to participants, and to @thrift.witch.ak for the awesome photos!
CASA Community Boulder Day! Meet us in Archangel CASA Community Boulder Day! Meet us in Archangel Valley on Saturday, June 29th for a community bouldering day- this is a great way to get to know new boulders, find climbing partners, and get outside with your community! We will be meeting at the outhouse in Archangel Valley at 11 am and dispersing to various boulders in the area as people arrive. All ages (with adult supervision) and all abilities are welcome to come! If you have a bouldering pad (or three) please bring it (we suggest labeling it with your name first), but we will also be providing some pads. Archangel Road IS open at this time, however please remember that the road is not maintained past the Reed Lakes parking area, and consider walking or carpooling with a friend driving a high-clearance vehicle. All you rope climbers: We encourage you to come and participate, get on ropes while we pebble-wrestle, or just hang out in the valley with us! Who knows, if the stoke and the weather are in our favor, we may just get on ropes later in the day… Otherwise, prepare for a predictably fun day of unpredictable weather, and we’ll see you there! Photo courtesy of Bryce Fischer More info at the link in our bio.
Name this valley 😉 Whether the sun is shining or i Name this valley 😉 Whether the sun is shining or it looks like this, we are going to be in Archangel Valley bouldering with all our friends (that’s you) on SATURDAY, JUNE 29th!! Meet at the outhouse between 11 am and noon and we will dispatch to a handful of selected boulders in Archangel to punt our fingers off- prepare for the weather, and bring chalk, climbing shoes, snacks, water, crash pads if you’ve got ‘em, and STOKE! See ya there!
Friendly reminder to come hang out with your favor Friendly reminder to come hang out with your favorite CASA board members TOMORROW at our annual May fundraiser! We are giving away tons of awesome raffle prizes (those pictured are last year’s giveaways) including a Beal Booster 70m 9.7 mm climbing rope, thanks to our friends at @the_hoarding_marmot ! Other sponsors include @petzl_official @onsitebrewingco @multistitch_ak @alaskamountaineering @kaladibrotherscoffee @skinnyravensports and MORE, so come by, play some cool games, and see what you can win by supporting a local climbing nonprofit! We will be hanging out at @onsitebrewingco with @mammothcheesesteaks from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. tomorrow - SEE YOU THERE ❤️
Join us on Friday, May 3rd for our third annual Ma Join us on Friday, May 3rd for our third annual May fundraiser! This year’s event will be hosted at @onsitebrewingco at the corner of Denali St. and 33rd Ave. Come by between 5 pm and 8 pm for a fun climbing-themed night of games, raffles, and drinks! Onsite will be selling beer as well as kombucha and other nonalcoholic beverages, and Mammoth Cheesesteaks will be parked out back with food all night! We will be giving away raffle prizes from @metoliusclimbing @kaladibrotherscoffee @multistitch_ak and more! See you there!
📣 BREAKING: @blackdiamond has stepped up to match 📣 BREAKING: @blackdiamond has stepped up to match all donations—up to $80,000—to help @accessfund protect the places we love. Become a joint member with the Climbers Alliance of Southcentral Alaska and Access Fund at accessfund.org/advocate. Don’t forget to select the Climbers Alliance of Southcentral Alaska from the drop down menu to support national and local climbing conservation efforts. 🧗 As climbers, we are defined by our grit, our passion, our motivation to do hard things. If we choose to step up, we can be a powerful force in protecting the lands we love. We’re asking you to be a part of something bigger than just climbing. If we don’t stand up now to protect the lands we love, there won’t be any place left to climb. 🤝 Chip in now at accessfund.org/advocate to help us ramp up this critical work. Link in bio! 📸 Andrew Burr 📍 Masthead, Indian Creek 📸 BH Picture Co 📍 Indian Creek
Mark your calendars - that’s right, it’s a winter Mark your calendars - that’s right, it’s a winter event! On Wednesday, November 29th at 6:30 pm CASA invites you to @onsitebrewingco to have a drink, chat about climbing, and reminisce on the myth of sun-warmed rock and climbing in shorts. Come grab a beer (or a non alcoholic drink!), bring your friends, and hang out!
We had a big summer, an exciting fall, and now we We had a big summer, an exciting fall, and now we can’t deny winter any longer. Welcome to the November edition of our CASA newsletter... Read more in our November newsletter, available now at the link in bio.
Joint Membership is live!! You may have noticed o Joint Membership is live!! You may have noticed our new posters going up around town, and yes, it’s official! When a supporter of CASA signs up for the Access Fund or renews an annual membership, they can now choose to be a joint member with the Climbers Alliance of Southcentral Alaska so that a portion of their donation goes to us! This is really exciting for climbers who already donate to the Access Fund, or who have been considering it for awhile, but have been waiting for the perfect opportunity 😁. Thanks again to everyone for their continued support, for showing up and hanging out this summer, and to the @accessfund for this opportunity. End-of-summer newsletter coming soon, so sign up on our website if you haven’t already!!
Great news! The CASA team had a productive day yes Great news! The CASA team had a productive day yesterday, putting up a brand new message board on the side out the outhouse in Archangel Valley. The message board is intended for public use, so feel free to post messages about climbing plans, lost and found gear, and other relevant notes. Happy climbing!
Alaska Mountain Rescue Group is hosting a screenin Alaska Mountain Rescue Group is hosting a screening of the Brit Rock Film Tour next Monday, June 5th, at Hilltop Ski Area! Come out and support your local search and rescue team and watch a collection of new adventure movies. The film includes a multi sport kayak and big wall adventure in Greenland, trad climbing with Anna Hazelnutt and Tom Randall, and winter climbing in Scotland! All proceeds go to Alaska Mountain Rescue Group. There’ll be door prizes, a raffle, and a silent auction. See you there!
Thank you thank you thank you!! We shattered last Thank you thank you thank you!! We shattered last years donation record to raise over $2,000 for the Climbers Alliance at this year’s Cinco de Dyno! We have so much love and appreciation for everyone who came out to volunteer, to compete, to support, and just to hang out ❤️ Most of all we'd like to thank the @alaskarockgym and their staff for hosting and supporting the event, for giving up their space for the night and their route setters for the week. We're also so, so thankful to all of our event sponsors who donated prizes and made the raffle a worthwhile event for everyone who attended. Results are available now on our Facebook page. We'll see you next year!! Photos by @_sarahkathleen Event sponsors: @alaskarockgym @moosestoothpub @rei @skinnyravensports @petzl_official @alaskamountaineering @the_hoarding_marmot @kaladibrotherscoffee @accessfund @metoliusclimbing @moonclimbing @multistitch_sewing
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