Central Texas Mountaineers

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Central Texas Mountaineers

• May 2006

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Quote of the Day

• On the back of the bag of peanuts provided by
  Southwest airlines
• Ingredients peanuts, salt
• This product has been processed in a facility
  that also processes peanuts.

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Old/New Business

• Limestoner update
• ERock trail project
• Reimers trail project
• Central Texas Climbing Committee elections
• Reimers Ranch Climbing Committee elections

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Limestoner

• Rain date Saturday, May 20th
• Same weekend as Erock trail project

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3nd Reimers trail project

• Saturday and Sunday
• Filled in with fine rock and dirt
• Continued building stairs
• Next -- Sunday, May 21st (after Limestoner)
• Finish building stairs to river
• Build bridges

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Finish stairs with cedar beams.
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Fill-in with small stones and dirt collected from
the canyon.
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1200 Access Fund Grant

• Funds for bridges over wet areas at Reimers
• Proposed design
• cement piers
• composite decking
• 170 per 9 section
• 2 sections at Mai Tai
• 1 section at Millenium
• 1 section at T-roofic

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Bridge

• Proposed design
• 3 wide X 9 long
• 2X6 cedar frame 40 20
• 1X6 composite decking 90 30
• 4X4 composite posts 20 10
• Quickcreete footers 15
• Fasteners 5
• total 170 80

If we use all pressure treated
Prices from Lowes (BMC about 2X)
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CTCC Elections

• Club nominations
• Barry Wilson Gail McClanahan
• Sean OGrady Corey Fields
• Voting ends May 31st
• Mail ballots and photo ID to
• Superintendent
• Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
• 16710 Ranch Road 965
• Fredericksburg, TX 78624-6554

On-line www.ctmrocks.com
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RRCC Elections

• Nominations
• Tommy Blackwell Scott Isgitt Jeff Olson
• Luke Bowman Evan Jackson Eric Moore
• Jordan De Long Emily Mathon Joel Schopp
• Thu Doan Minna Miller
• Vote tonight, at ARG, or at the Limestoner
• Voting ends May 20th

On-line www.ctmrocks.com
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Travis County Meetings

• April 20th
• Looking for trail project and funding ideas
• Supply cache of bolts, chains, etc. for
  maintenance
• for new routes too?
• April 25th
• Parks and Open Space Plan
• climbers mentioned as a main user group
• Conservation Development Ordinance
• incentives for developers to keep green space

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REI Grant Proposal

• Proposal due May 31st
• Up to 5000 in funds or REI gear
• Youth-oriented project

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2006 Calendar
Each month 2nd Wed. - CTM meeting 3rd Sat. -
ERock trail project
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CTM Budget

• About 40 members
• CTM account 2962
• 130 from new memberships
• 500 from Land Water Sky for Limestoner
• - 205 to Tommy for 2005 route maintenance
• Does not include
• 1200 from Access Fund for Reimers trail
• 150 from REI

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Membership Drive

• PayPal now on web-site
• 9 members have joined on-line
• Hand out business cards at Reimers/Erock
• Youth advocacy at bouldering competitions
• April 20th at SARG (Thanks Corey)
• May 13th and 20th at Harker

Help support the Central Texas Mountaineers

• 15 membership fee will contribute to
• climbing access
• bolt and route maintenance
• trail projects

Join today online with PayPal! www.ctmrocks.com
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CTM Outing

• Oklahoma
• Memorial Day weekend
• Leave Fri May 26th and return Mon May 29th

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Knot of the Day - Double Fishermans
Used for joining two ropes for a double rope
rappel
http//www.animatedknots.com/