We hope these awards will inspire your sense of adventure, exploration and personal achievement in the world of climbing!
ROWCC CLUB AWARDS
The ROWCC Climbing Awards have grown again. This is an update for your review, and if you qualify for an award, go for it. After seeing last year’s recipients at the rendezvous, everyone should be motivated. So enjoy your adventures in climbing.
Application for awards is made by submitting a written list of climbs, dates of each climb and any pertinent information you may want to include (condition, partners, etc.) to the ROWCC Climbing Committee. The Climbing Committee submits a recommendation to the president on the application within one month and notifies the applicant of the recommendation and specific approval and/or disapproval of the climbs. The Award is then passed on by the ROWCC Executive Board at the next meeting.
The 10 Climb Awards- The 30 Climb Award, The 50 Climb Award, The 100 Climb Award, The 5 “14,000’ers” Award, The 11 “14,000’ers” Award, The 27 “14,000’ers” Award. Note that most of the climbing areas are within a long days drive of the So Cal area. There are 27 14,000 foot summits in the Western Coastal States. You may submit climbing areas and peaks outside our “local” area. The Climbing Committee will review these areas keeping the spirit of adventure and exploration in mind.
10 TRIP AWARD
Starting with the 2023 Rendezvous! Attend 10 club trips and send at least one 5.5 or harder to earn this NEW award.
10 CLIMB AWARD
One climb 5.5 or harder in each of the following areas.
__ Tahquitz
__ Sierra’s
__ Lovers Leap
__ Suicide
__ Yosemite Valley
__ San Bernardino Mountains
__ Joshua Tree
__ Tuolumne Meadows
__ Sequoia Needles
__ Red Rocks
30 CLIMB AWARD
Same as the 10 award plus one climb in each of the following areas.
__ Mt. Woodson
__ Owens Gorge
__ Wagon Wheel
__ Rubidoux
__ Donner Summit
__ Fossil Falls
__ Williamson
__ Mt. Pacifico
__ Hercules Finger
__ Devils Punch Bowl
__ The Domelands
__ Santa Barbara
__ Giant Rock
__ Big Rock
__ Owens Ridge
__ Southern Yosemite
__ 395/Sierra Tioga Rd North
__ Pinnacles Natl. Monument
__ 395/Sierra South of Whitney to Tioga Rd
50 CLIMB AWARD
All of the 30 Award areas plus the following areas.
__ Malibu Creek
__ Castle Crags
__ Washington Select
__ Stoney Point
__ Zion
__ Rocky Mtn. Natl. Park
__ Black Mtn
__ Phoenix
__ Wind Rivers
__ Corona Del Mar
__ Mt. Lemon
__ Devils Tower
__ Great Falls Basin
__ Granite Mtn
__ Cochise Stronghold
__ Poison Canyon
__ Tetons
__ Smith Rock
__ Calaveras Dome
__ Black Canyon of the Gunnison
100 CLIMB AWARD:
At least one climb in 10, 30 and 50 Awards including the following. 30 climbs 5.8 or harder. 30 climbs 5.10 or harder. 10 climbs 5.11 or harder. 20 Grade IV’s. 10 Grade V’s. 1 Grade VI Plus 50 areas of your choice.
Past Recipients: Kenn Kenaga, Bob Cable, Pat Brennan
ANY 5; 14,000’ers AWARD:
Any five of the 27 14,000’ers harder than the Dog Route (walk up).
Past Recipients: Bob Cable, Kenn Kenaga, Eric Tipton, Joel Koury, Pat Brennan, Bruce Binder, Aaron Barnes
11 14,000’ers AWARD:
The 11 following, other than the Dog Route.
__ Langley
__ Williamson
__ Sill
__ Muir
__ Tyndall
__ Norht Pal
__ Whitney
__ Split
__ Thunderbolt
__ Russell
__ Middle Pal
Past Recipients: Kenn Kenaga, Pat Brennan
3 COUNTRY AWARD:
One climb 5.5 or harder in 3 countries
10 STATE AWARD:
One climb 5.5 or harder in each state
10 SANDSTONE SPIRE AWARD:
10 Sandstone Spires 5.5 or harder. 6 of them need to be in the Colorado Plateau
10 ICE CLIMB AWARD:
10 different Ice Routes WI3 or harder.
Past Recipients: Kevin Graves, Bruce Bindner, Joel Koury, Benji Oberman, Aaron Barnes, Lee Clark, Sheila Romane.
OTHER DUBIOUS AND OBSCURE AWARDS:
This is your opportunity to earn great kudos, or, at least a good looking award from your fellow ROWCC’ers.
29 14,000’ers AWARD
All 29 of the Coastal states summits, no Dog Route’s.
__ Langley
__ Williamson 1
__ Thunderbolt 1
__ Muir
__ Williamson 2
__ Thunderbolt 2
__ Aigulle Extra
__ Williamson 3
__ Shasta
__ Third Needle
__ Split Mtn North
__ Sill
__ Day Needle
__ Split Mtn South
__ Columbia Crest
__ Keeler Needle
__ Middle Pal
__ Liberty Cap
__ Mt. Whitney
__ North Pal
__ Point Success
__ Russell East
__ Polemonium
__ White Mtn.
__ Russell West
__ Starlight
__ Tyndall
__ Aiguille du Paquoir
__ Fourth Needle
Past Recipients:
20 CASTLES AWARD
3 Required Castles (all in the SB’s)
__ Castle Rock
__ Castle Gray Skull
__ Castle Spire
Plus 17 other castles of your choice
Past Recipients:
10 ARETE AWARD
Past Recipients: Pat Brennan
10 PILLAR AWARD
Past Recipients: Pat Brennan
10 PINNACLE AWARD
Past Recipients: Pat Brennan
10 NEEDLE AWARD
Past Recipients: Pat Brennan
10 TOWER AWARD
Past Recipients: Pat Brennan
10 DOME AWARD
(1) required dome
a. 1/2 dome
b. 1/4 dome
c. west 1/4 dome = 1 dome
(9) others of your choice
Past Recipients:
10 GRANITE SPIRE AWARD
No SB’s or sport areas. These 4 required granite spires:
__ Castle Rock Spire
__ Lower Cathedral Spire
__ Higher Cathedral Spire
__ Lost Arrow Spire (tip is ok)
Plus any 6 of the following of your choice:
__ Arrowhead Spire
__ Shaw Spire
__ Hermit Spire
__ Chimney Rock Spire
__ Spook Spire
__ Outguard Spire
__ Bear Creek Spire
__ Nomad Spire
__ Scodie Spire
__ Brush Creek Spire
__ Trinity Spire
__ Razor Spire
Past Recipients: Pat Brennan
10 BUTT AWARD
3 required butts
__ South Butt
__ West Butt
__ East Butt
Plus 7 other butts of your choice
Past Recipients:
10 TIT AWARD
__ Old Squaws Tit (Parker Needle- Parker, CA)
__ Snake Tit (L.A. Pinnacles)
__ Old Lizard Tit (Valley of the Moon- San Diego County)
__ Old Alabama Tit (Alabama Hills- Lone Pine)
__ Old Crafts Tit (Crafts Peak)
__ Perky Crafts Tit (Crafts Peak)
__ New Sawtooth Tit (New Bob City)
__ New Bob City Tit (New Bob City)
__ Old Sheep Tit (Sheephole Mtns- Near Armboy)
__ Young Sheep Tit (Sheephole Mtns- Near Armboy)
10 GYM AWARD
10 gyms that charge money. No home gyms. Support the local climbing community- You must pay!
Past Recipients: John Cardmon, Mike Rigney, Connie Rigney, Bob Cable Dave Lepere, Bruce Bindner, Jim Baldwin, Kenn Kenaga, Lee Clark, Pat Brennan.
10 DRIVE UP AWARD
Drive your car up 10 different summits. The classic: step down from your car to the summit.
Past Recipients: Bob Cable, Todd Gordon, Cindy Bransford, Pat Brennan
MR. or MRS. S.B. AWARD
Climb 1,000 routes in the S.B.’s (San Bernardino’s) 5.5 or harder
Past Recipients: Brad Singer, Pat Brennan, Kenn Kenaga.
HIGHEST PEAK IN NORTH AMERICA AWARD
Climb the highest peak in North America- Mt. Mckinley, aka- Denali, with a summit elevation of approximately 20,320 feet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_mckinley
Past Recipients: John Cardmon, Kevin Graves
SPECIALTY AWARDS
Past Recipients: Tom Evans, Doug Chalker, Aaron Barnes