There was a major rock fall at the south face of looking glass last Saturday. This was a naturally occurring rock fall that came down the rappel line of First return. Several small trees were damaged as the rock struck near the bottom of the face and broke into smaller pieces. There was one unconfirmed [...]
There is only one spot left on the SPI exam this June 5th and 6th. Sign up soon at Appalachian Mountain Institute.
The course for May 8-10th in Brevard NC is full. It looks to be a great course with a strong line up of individuals on the course. The weather should be workable on Saturday with sunny skies rolling in for the rest of the course.
Patrick Weaver will be presenting at the Active Professional Conference in April. This conference is for medical professional who are seeking CE credits and want to experience outdoor adventure.
This conference will promote wellness and healthy living through education and activities. There will be variety of activities including mountain biking, rock climbing and fly fishing. You [...]
This April AMI will be offering climbing course for those individuals who want to have a fun time learning how to climb.
The AMI Anchoring Clinic will be on April 10th. This course is design for anyone who wants to learn how or improve his or her skills at building rock anchors for top roping, leading [...]
Patrick Weaver of AMI will be presenting at Brevard College on Friday the 20th. This presentation will be part of the Adventure Education Conference. The topic will be Anchor Rigging for Institutional Climbing. The conference will begin at 9am and last until 3:45. There will be a variety of presentation on topics related to Adventure [...]
This past Saturday 30 individuals met at the Indy Coffee House to braved the wonderful weather to donate their time to the service of cleaning up the Davidson River. Earlier this year, we attempted to clean up the river from the entrance of Pisgah National Forest on 276 to the confluence of Looking Glass Creek. [...]
Concerned about the trash and waste left behind over the summer? Want to do something but not sure how? Come and join us for a river clean up on October 3rd. The Davidson river is one of the most heavily used areas in the Pisgah National Forest. Visitors from all around come and spend time [...]
Today was the Pisgah Forest Clean up day. Due to the extreme amount of trash along the Davidson River, we focused our cleanup efforts on this part of the forest. This is also one of the most heavily use sections of the forest between the entrance and Looking Glass Creek.
Jenny Wallace, Ed Maggart, Rodney Lanier, [...]
Clean up day for the Pisgah Forest and Davidson River
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North Carolina is blessed with a fantastic diversity of outdoor activities. We have rivers to fish and boat, trails to ride, run or hike, and wonderful rock to climb. Most people who live around here have a deep appreciation for the mountains and people who live [...]
