Central Texas Mountaineers

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Central Texas Mountaineers

• March 2007

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Central Texas Mountaineers

• Officers for 2007
• President Gary Ellis
• Vice Pres. Luke Bowman
• Secretary Amy Connolly
• Treasurer Roni Beer
• Events Coordinator Stan Ostrum
• www.ctmrocks.com

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Central Texas Mountaineers

• Greenbelt, Bull Creek, McKinney Falls, etc.
• Route maintenance and trail projects.
• Work with City, County, State to keep access.
• Member of Austin Parks Foundation.

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Reimers Ranch Climbing Committee

• Travis County acquired 2400 acres in 2005,
• including 300-500 acres for climbing.
• Large turnout from climbing community at public
  hearings.
• Travis County asked
• CTM to form
• Reimers Ranch
• Climbing Committee
• (RRCC)

Tommy Blackwell Jordan De Long Thu Doan Minna
Miller Emily Mathon Luke Bowman Jeff Olson
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Reimers Ranch Climbing Committee

• Trail projects
• Built steps in high traffic and high erosion
  areas.
• Route maintenance.

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Limestoner Competition Fundraiser

• Last year
• Raised almost 3000
• Half to RRCC for maintenance.
• Half for the Access Fund.

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CTM 8th Annual Limestoner

• March 24th (rain date March 31st)
• Friday camping.
• Saturday competition bouldering.
• Awards, silent auction, dinner, slide show.
• Special Guest Jason Kehl
• Sunday clinics
• Proceeds to general route maintenance fund.

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Limestoner Guest Speaker Clinics

• Slideshows
• Merrick Ales
• Jason Kehl
• Clinics
• Jason Kehl
• Joe Schwartz
• ARG
• Rock About

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Limestoner T-shirt Design
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Reimers Ranch Climbing Committee

• Vote for the new RRCC!
• Elections now to Limestoner.
• Vote here, ARGs, mail-in, or Limestoner.

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Central Texas Climbing Committee
Enchanted Rock State Park

• Trail projects
• 3rd weekend of every month.
• Free entrance camping.
• Tour of Main Dome
• 3rd Saturday of every month at gazebo 9am.

Saturday, March 17th
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Central Texas Mountaineers

• 19 members paid so far ( 9 from PayPal).
• 68 members last year (17 from PayPal)
• Over 200 active climbers in and around Austin!
• Only 15 membership / 15 T-shirt !
• Encourage your friends to join.
• Helps with political clout.

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CTM Accounts

• CTM 1951.62
• Expect about 1000 profit from Limestoner.
• Expect about 1000 from memberships.
• Spend about 1000 on Greenbelt maintenance.
• 200 from Eric Moore for sport anchors.
• RRCC 516.70

Thanks, Eric!
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Central Texas Mountaineers

• Texas Parks Wildlife Dept.
• Texas Historical Commission budget cuts
• Hueco Tanks transfer?
• Jason Kieth Access Fund
• Visiting next week.
• Lobby House bill on sporting goods tax cap.
• 105 million/yr (currently capped at 32
  million/yr).
• Email jason_at_accessfund.org

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Central Texas Mountaineers

• April 14th Its My Park Day.
• Austin Parks Foundation.
• Looking for 50 projects with 1500 volunteers.
• Will help CTM with a trail project.
• APF provides publicity, snacks, drinks, T-shirts.
• 9am to 1pm.
• Need an idea and volunteers.

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Central Texas Mountaineers

• Its My Park Day ideas
• Emily - Kiosk at McKinney Falls.
• Rick Sunken Gardens clean-up.
• Stan Help Greenbelt Guardians with wall at Gus
  Fruh.
• Brian - Cleaning cactus at top of Seismic Wall.
• Luke/Barry Remove bolts from bandit route.
• Discussion on www.erockonline.com

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2007 Calendar
Each month 2nd Wed. - CTM meeting 3rd Sat. -
ERock trail project
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Special Guest Speaker

• Global Warming
• Christina Mauro