North Carolina Grants Awarded
2008
Laurel Knob, North Carolina (2008)
Carolina Climbers Coalition received a grant to help pay off the remaining balance on the loan used to purchase laurel Knob in 2006.
2006
Laurel Knob Acquisition Project, North Carolina (2006)
The Carolina Climbers Coalition received a grant, made possible by Petzl and Scarpa, to assist with the purchase of a 50-acre tract near Cashiers, North Carolina containing what is arguably the tallest cliff in the eastern United States – a granite wall over 1,000 feet tall known as Laurel Knob. The purchase opens up a previously closed climbing area. This grant supplements a grant awarded by the AF in 2005 for the acquisition.
2005
Laurel Knob, North Carolina (2005)
The Carolina Climbers Coalition received a grant to assist with the purchase of a 50-acre tract near Cashiers, North Carolina containing what is arguably the tallest cliff in the eastern United States – a granite wall over 1,000 feet tall known as Laurel Knob. The purchase opens up a previously closed climbing area.
2004
Carolina Climbers Coalition, North Carolina (2004)
The Carolina Climbers Coalition was awarded a grant to help pay for the updating and printing of their climber education brochures.
2003
North Carolina State University, North Carolina (2003)
North Carolina State University was awarded a grant to help fund a study on climber use at Grandfather Mountain Corridor.



