UPCC Received Grant from Access Fund to Install Lower Off Hardware at Silver Mountain! October 2024
UPCC Signed a Cost Share Agreement with the Ottawa National Forest - 2024
For the first time, climbing has been legitimized at Silver Mountain by the UPCC signing an Agreement with the National Forest Service. This will allow the UPCC to improve and maintain the infrastructure with the support of the National Forest and the Access Fund!
UPCC Received a $13,000 Grant from CCI!
The UPCC obtained nearly $13000 from CCI to build a pavilion at the top of Slug’s Bluff! Funds will also be used to purchase additional picnic tables, grill, and bear proof garbage can!
UPCC attended Reel Rock Premiers at NMU and Elev8 in Traverse City
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Michigan Ice Fest 2024!!
The UPCC was at Michigan Ice Fest, and had an excellent UPCC/Access Fund Membership Drive. More than 70 MEMBERS! We also hosted one of the apres after parties and had some killer raffles and silent auctions!
The UPCC was at Michigan Ice Fest, and had an excellent UPCC/Access Fund Membership Drive. More than 70 MEMBERS! We also hosted one of the apres after parties and had some killer raffles and silent auctions!
NOVEMBER 2023
The UPCC travelled to AR for the Annual Access Funder Conference and received the Land Conservation Award for its preservation of Slug's Bluff!
The UPCC travelled to AR for the Annual Access Funder Conference and received the Land Conservation Award for its preservation of Slug's Bluff!
Access Fund Awards the UPCC Land Conservation Award!
Read more here: https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/2022-climbing-advocate-awards
UPCC Acquires Slugg's Blugg --Which is Now the First Climber-Owned Crag in Michigan!!
September 2022 - UPCC Carney Adopt-a-Crag Day!
More than 40 local climbers descended upon Carney to do build a trail reroute. LOTS of big rocks were moved, trail was made, stuff was climbed, and fun was had.
More than 40 local climbers descended upon Carney to do build a trail reroute. LOTS of big rocks were moved, trail was made, stuff was climbed, and fun was had.
September 2022 - UPCC Attends South Superior Climbing Club Social Event -- AF/UPCC Membership Raffle
June 2022 - Adopt-a-Crag Cleanup at AAA
UPCC Members went out to AAA and cleaned graffiti that was unfortunately written on the cliff and on boulders at the base.
UPCC Members went out to AAA and cleaned graffiti that was unfortunately written on the cliff and on boulders at the base.
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Pictured Rocks 2022 Annual Cleanup
The UPCC, in conjunction with the Michigan Ice Fest, conducted an annual cleanup of Sandpoint Road and the bases and trails to the front country climbs. |
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UPCC at Michigan Ice Fest 2022
The UPCC will bet at Michigan Ice Fest 2022. For those who join the Access Fund and UPCC, you will be entered in a raffle to win a set of Grivel Ice Tools or a BD Ice Pack!
The UPCC will bet at Michigan Ice Fest 2022. For those who join the Access Fund and UPCC, you will be entered in a raffle to win a set of Grivel Ice Tools or a BD Ice Pack!
UPCC - Access Fund — Forest Service ADOPT A CRAG DAY at Silver Mtn
UPCC ANNUAL MEETING
The UPCC Annual Meeting is currently scheduled for
Thursday August 26 at 7:00 PM
Location to be announced in near future, but it will likely occur on the NMU Campus.
The UPCC Annual Meeting is currently scheduled for
Thursday August 26 at 7:00 PM
Location to be announced in near future, but it will likely occur on the NMU Campus.
UPCC and Cities to Crag Adopt a Crag Event at Secret Crag |
The UPCC, with the help of Sam Elias and his Cities to Crags Tour, got the Secret Crag all cleaned up. In a recent storm, a large tree fell blocking the trail and damaging the signage. Its all cleaned up. Go check it out.
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Sandpoint Adopt-a-Crag - On March 25, the UPCC held a cleanup in this popular ice climbing area.
ACCESS FUND Gym-to-Crag Event - March 3, 6PM via ZOOM
The UPCC, in conjunction with the Access Fund and local college climbing clubs, will be hosting a ZOOM event to teach ethics for new outdoor climbers.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflG0643ikSZ5Z0Woxfv3QivMmlYf6m0ZP2HNMB6XdwL7mh4w/viewform
The UPCC, in conjunction with the Access Fund and local college climbing clubs, will be hosting a ZOOM event to teach ethics for new outdoor climbers.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflG0643ikSZ5Z0Woxfv3QivMmlYf6m0ZP2HNMB6XdwL7mh4w/viewform
New Signs at AAA
On October 18, Kelly and Walt installed new signs at AAA. The new signage has two purposes. First, it reminds users of the rules that must be followed to maintain a good relationship with the landowner (such as no fires and no camping). Second, the signs provide a venmo link to make a suggested $5 donation per visit. This will go towards (1) purchasing the yearly insurance that is required for AAA to remain opened, and (2) general crag maintenance.
On October 18, Kelly and Walt installed new signs at AAA. The new signage has two purposes. First, it reminds users of the rules that must be followed to maintain a good relationship with the landowner (such as no fires and no camping). Second, the signs provide a venmo link to make a suggested $5 donation per visit. This will go towards (1) purchasing the yearly insurance that is required for AAA to remain opened, and (2) general crag maintenance.
2020 Annual Meeting in the Books
Despite a cold, rainy Fall day. We had a good turnout of local climbers. Always great to see everyone. Lots happening in the UP, including working with the Access Fund and Land Managers.
Despite a cold, rainy Fall day. We had a good turnout of local climbers. Always great to see everyone. Lots happening in the UP, including working with the Access Fund and Land Managers.
Annual Meeting
UPCC ANNUAL MEETING WEDNESDAY SEPT 30th, 2020 at 6pm
The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition will be having their Annual Members meeting at NMU’s pavilion which is located off of Lee Hall Dr. between the Cohodas building and the old Lee Hall. Come here what the UPCC has been doing for the last year and ways that you can help.
We will be following current CDC and NMU Covid policies and guidelines so bring a mask and please social distance. Newcomers are always welcome! Come meet the locals who are responsible for all the great climbing around the area and the ones responsible for maintaining access to those areas. Hope to see you all there
UPCC ANNUAL MEETING WEDNESDAY SEPT 30th, 2020 at 6pm
The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition will be having their Annual Members meeting at NMU’s pavilion which is located off of Lee Hall Dr. between the Cohodas building and the old Lee Hall. Come here what the UPCC has been doing for the last year and ways that you can help.
We will be following current CDC and NMU Covid policies and guidelines so bring a mask and please social distance. Newcomers are always welcome! Come meet the locals who are responsible for all the great climbing around the area and the ones responsible for maintaining access to those areas. Hope to see you all there
PRESS RELEASE
Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition holds fund-raiser event
The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition is hosting a social and silent auction event at 6:00 pm
on November 3 rd at Down Wind Sports, 514 N. Third Street in Marquette. The event will feature
a silent auction of rock and ice climbing related equipment, art and books. Proceeds will go
toward insurance costs to keep a regionally significant rock crag, the AAA Wall, open for
recreational climbing. Light refreshments will be available.
The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition is a nonprofit (Michigan 501-C3 #45-5123985) advocacy
group dedicated to creating and preserving sustainable and responsible climbing in Marquette
County and the surrounding areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
For more information on the event contact Bill Thompson at Down Wind Sports,
[email protected]. Individuals interested in donating items for the silent auction
may contact Phil Watts at (906) 226-9868.
Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition holds fund-raiser event
The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition is hosting a social and silent auction event at 6:00 pm
on November 3 rd at Down Wind Sports, 514 N. Third Street in Marquette. The event will feature
a silent auction of rock and ice climbing related equipment, art and books. Proceeds will go
toward insurance costs to keep a regionally significant rock crag, the AAA Wall, open for
recreational climbing. Light refreshments will be available.
The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition is a nonprofit (Michigan 501-C3 #45-5123985) advocacy
group dedicated to creating and preserving sustainable and responsible climbing in Marquette
County and the surrounding areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
For more information on the event contact Bill Thompson at Down Wind Sports,
[email protected]. Individuals interested in donating items for the silent auction
may contact Phil Watts at (906) 226-9868.
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South Superior Climbing Club / Access Fund and UPCC Team Up for Slugg's Bluff Clean Up- September 21 2019
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Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition Wins Sharp End Award- 2015
Access Fund is pleased to present Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition (UPCC) with a Sharp End Award for successfully opening the AAA Wall and Secret Crag in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to climbing. The area was closed in 2014 due to liability concerns, and UPCC’s dedicated group of volunteer board members formalized the organization as a nonprofit in order to partner with landowners as a united front for the climbing community. UPCC partnered with a local timber company to secure a recreational license that reopened the AAA Walls to climbing.
AAA Wall - 2014/15
June 24, 2015. Marquette, MI – The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition (UPCC) and the Access Fund are pleased to announce that the historic AAA Walls are reopened to recreational climbing.
The area was closed in June of 2014 due to liability concerns. UPCC and Access Fund began working with the landowners—Longyear Realty Corporation, a Marquette-based company that owns the AAA Walls and surrounding timberlands—to allow limited public access.
We now need the help of climbers and outdoor enthusiasts in the Upper Peninsula and surrounding region to assist UPCC in raising $5,000 towards the annual costs of liability insurance, signage, stewardship, and management.
Access Fund is pleased to present Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition (UPCC) with a Sharp End Award for successfully opening the AAA Wall and Secret Crag in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to climbing. The area was closed in 2014 due to liability concerns, and UPCC’s dedicated group of volunteer board members formalized the organization as a nonprofit in order to partner with landowners as a united front for the climbing community. UPCC partnered with a local timber company to secure a recreational license that reopened the AAA Walls to climbing.
AAA Wall - 2014/15
June 24, 2015. Marquette, MI – The Upper Peninsula Climbers Coalition (UPCC) and the Access Fund are pleased to announce that the historic AAA Walls are reopened to recreational climbing.
The area was closed in June of 2014 due to liability concerns. UPCC and Access Fund began working with the landowners—Longyear Realty Corporation, a Marquette-based company that owns the AAA Walls and surrounding timberlands—to allow limited public access.
We now need the help of climbers and outdoor enthusiasts in the Upper Peninsula and surrounding region to assist UPCC in raising $5,000 towards the annual costs of liability insurance, signage, stewardship, and management.
Little Presque Isle Trail Work - 2013
In July of 2013, the Access Fund's Conservation Team visited to Marquette help the UPCC with trail maintenance at Little Presque Isle. over 20 local climbers pitched in to help over there days to help trail erosion.
In July of 2013, the Access Fund's Conservation Team visited to Marquette help the UPCC with trail maintenance at Little Presque Isle. over 20 local climbers pitched in to help over there days to help trail erosion.
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Palmer/ Slugg's Bluff Work Session - 2012
Palmer is a beautiful bluff well known for its great trad climbing and it's local party spot. Over the years there have been everything from bottles to refrigerators and boats thrown off the cliff. The UPCC reached out to the property owners asking if we could help clean up their property as a sign of appreciation of the use of their land. We had a dozen people show up to help clean up the property, do a little trail maintenance and post some signage about respecting the landowners property and the inherent dangers of climbing.
Palmer is a beautiful bluff well known for its great trad climbing and it's local party spot. Over the years there have been everything from bottles to refrigerators and boats thrown off the cliff. The UPCC reached out to the property owners asking if we could help clean up their property as a sign of appreciation of the use of their land. We had a dozen people show up to help clean up the property, do a little trail maintenance and post some signage about respecting the landowners property and the inherent dangers of climbing.