September and October Climbing Events

--September 17-20 -- Salt Lake City, UT --8th Annual Climb4Life Salt Lake

--September 18 -- Oakland, CA --Touchstone Bouldering Series 5: Great Western Power Company

--September 19 -- Smith Rock State Park, OR --1st Annual Smith Rock Fall Thing

--September 19 -- Castlewood Canyon State Park, CO --2009 REI Adopt a Crag at Castlewood Canyon State Park

--September 19 -- Red Rock Canyon, Colorado Springs, CO --Summer Sandstone Series: Red Rock Canyon Climbing Comp and Clean-Up

--September 19 -- Devil's Tower National Monument, WY -- Devils Tower Adopt-a-Crag Trail Day

--September 19 -- Yellow Springs, OH --Adopt a Crag. Clean & Climb: John Bryan State Park

--September 22 -- Harrisburg, PA -- Climb Kilimanjaro: A Kids with AIDS Benefit

--September 23-27 -- Yosemite National Park -- Yosemite Facelift

--September 26 -- Carderock, MD --Carderock: Adopt a Crag

--September 25-27 -- Jasper, AR --24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell

--September 26 -- Indian Creek, UT --National Volunteer Day For Public Lands

--September 26 -- Ferguson Canyon, UT --Adopt-A-Crag: Ferguson Canyon

--September 26 -- Flagstaff, AZ --Adopt-A-Crag Day at the Pit

--September 26 -- Muir Valley Nature Preserve, KY --Friends of Muir Valley Annual Trail Day

--September 26 -- Harrisonbrg, VA --Hidden Rocks Trail Day

--September 26 -- Little River Canyon, AL --Little River Canyon Clean Up

--September 26 -- Upper West Bolton Cliff, VT --Upper West Trail Day

--September 26 -- Portland, OR --PDX Ice Fest 2009

--September 27 -- Joshua Tree, CA --3rd Annual Joshua Tree Experience Fundraiser

--September 27 -- Hudson, WI --Willow River Clean-up V

--September 30 -- Golden, CO --Pictures From Space, Taken from the Camera of the Late Bradford Washburn

--September 30 -- Seattle, WA --Colin Haley Slideshow

--September 30 -- Grand Junction, CO --Sir Chris Bonington, "I Choose to Climb"

--October 1 -- Bellingham, WA -- Climbing Across the Hemisphere: Storms and Success in Patagonia and Alaska

For anyone who likes climbing mountains. Join WWU Alumni and Bellingham native Blake Herrington for a night of photos, video, and sotries from climbing expeditions to Alaska and Argentina. The event will be held at Backcountry Essentials. There will be a $3 suggested donation to the Access Fund, and will be lots of free gear given out. For more information, please contact Blake at blakeherrington at gmail.com

--October 1 -- Indian Creek, UT --International Climbers' Meet

--October 1 -- Atlanta, GA --AAC and High Country Present Dr. Kenneth Kamler, 1996 Everest Disaster Slideshow

--October 2-4 -- Clifton, ME --1st Annual Clifton Climber's Weekend Service Project

--October 3 -- Horsetooth Resevior, CO --14th Annual Horsetooth Hang

--October 3 -- Coopers Rock State Forest, WV --Coopers Rock Adopt a Crag

--October 3 -- City of Rocks, ID --Moondance at the City of Rocks

--October 3 -- Dallas, TX --ABS Regional Competition

--October 3 -- Bear Valley, CA --4th Annual Bear Valley Boulder Bash

--October 7 -- Seattle, WA -- AAI Guide Dawn Glanc: Slideshow, Presentation, and Door Prizes

Meet AAI Guide Dawn Glanc, Mountain Hardwear Athlete and AMGA guide. Dawn will be presenting a slideshow and discussing her various climbing adventures and accomplishments. Learn about the "Big Expedition for Cancer Research and win door prizes! The event will be held at Mountain Hardwear, 250 Pine Street, Seattle, WA. For information, please contact AAI (info at aai.cc or (360)-671-1505), or call Mountain Hardwear at (260)-441-2639.

--October 9-11 -- Salt Lake City, UT --Craggin' Classic 2009

--October 9 -- Slade, KY --Rocktoberfest

--October 18 -- Estes Park, CO --Lumpy Ridge Trail Day

--October 19 -- Birdsboro, PA --3rd Annual Clean and Climb at Bridsboro Quarry

--October 23-25 -- Joshua Tree, CA --Climb Smart 2009

--October 24 -- Chapel Hill, NC --2009 Reel Rock Film Tour

--October 26 -- Golden, CO --Celebrate Eldo: Ace And AAC Book Release Party