Non-Profit Donations!
Happy New Year! We here at Greener Grass Publishing hope that 2012 is a great year for you!
As part of our mission to give back proceeds from our guidebooks to the non-profit organizations which help preserve those areas for the climbers which use them, Greener Grass Publishing is proud to announce that we were able to donate more money to these organizations this past year than ever before! The East Tennessee Climber’s Coalition was our big winner as we were able to give them $638 this year which came from sales of the Obed guidebooks. We also made a donation to the Southeastern Climbers Coalition of $609, which came from sales of the Stone Fort Bouldering guidebooks. Last but not least, Horse Pens 40 Bouldering guidebook author Adam Henry donated all of the money he earned from sales of that book this year to the Alabama Bouldering Fund, which he created, which is saving for an eventual purchase of some boulders in Alabama, and in the mean time is helping local efforts to replace dangerous anchor bolts at popular Alabama sport crags.
2012 is shaping up to be a big year for Greener Grass Publishing. While we continue to work to bring you new guidebooks to great climbing areas, we are also planning to branch out into new areas with our books, taking our trademark style and employing it bring you titles about Mountains, Trails, and even Food. Stay tuned for updates as our next books near completion!
Get Out Chattanooga
For those of you thinking about purchasing Greener Grass Publishing guidebooks for the holidays: DO IT! Just know that the last day that we can ship you a book via USPS Priority Mail and have it arrive by Christmas is Tuesday, December 20th. So order by that day to receive your book in time!
On another note, in the December issue of Get Out Chattanooga there is a full page article and interview with me (Andy Wellman) about myself, Greener Grass Publishing, and our rock climbing guidebooks. Click Here to read the article online, or pick up a copy on news stands if you live in Chattanooga. A big thank you to the editor Mark Jones for the piece!
Successful Obed Adopt-a-Crag
Photo by Annie Brown.
A highly successful Access Fund Adopt-a-Crag event went down in the Obed on the weekend of September 10th. The East Tennessee Climbers Coalition partnered with the Access Fund, the National Park Service, the Southeast Climbers Coalition, Del and Marte Scruggs, and everyone who showed up for the event to make this one of the most successful and positive climber work days that I have witnessed at a crag. The above photo shows just a fraction of the total turnout. An impressively large group of climbers dedicated a cool and crisp fall day to helping the NPS treat the Eastern Hemlock Trees in the Obed area to fight off the invasive Wooly Adelgid bugs that are attacking the trees. Many others helped out the park by maintaining trails and cleaning up trash from roads and trails. The day of work was followed up by a fantastic evening of competitions, beer drinking, a raffle, and BBQ.
Greener Grass Publishing was psyched to be able to attend and make the first of many donations to the East Tennessee Climbers Coalition. Greener Grass Publishing has pledged that 5% of all sales from the new guidebook The Obed: A Climber’s Guide to the Wild and Scenic will be donated to the ETCC, and we were very happy to be able to present Rick Bost of the ETCC with a check for $400. Rick was thrilled, saying that the annual operating budget for the ETCC is usually around $500, so hopefully the extra money from the guidebooks will help them continue and expand the already amazing work that they do for the climbers of the Obed.
Obed Party, Pig Roast, Guidebook Signing, and Adopt – A – Crag Sept. 10th
On Saturday, Sept. 10th, Kelly Brown and Del Scruggs are hosting a good old fashion bash at Del’s Lilly Pad in the Obed. The Access Fund Adopt – A – Crag event starts at 9:00 am Saturday morning, and the party and fun will last until the end of the day Sunday. Come work on some trails, clean up your favorite crag, and have a really fun time afterwards. Kelly is planning to roast a pig, there will be kegs, music will have you dancing, and of course Kelly will also be signing copies of his new guidebook The Obed: A Climber’s Guide to the Wild and Scenic. If you don’t have one and want one you can buy them there. The event is free except for the $5 per night camping fee at the Lilly Pad.
Greener Grass Publishing pledged that 5% of all sales from the new Obed guidebook would be donated to the East Tennessee Climber’s Coalition. We will be in attendance throughout the whole weekend and plan to personally make our first installment of that donation to help keep the Obed what it is.
We hope to see you there! Check out the event facebook page for more details.
Obed Guidebooks Now in Stock!
The Obed: A Climber’s Guide to the Wild and Scenic guidebooks are now in stock! All shipments will go out at soon as the order is placed. Unfortunately, that means that pre-sale prices are no longer valid. The Obed guidebook is selling for $29.95. To order from Greener Grass Publishing, click on the link to the left, or find the Obed page under the “Guidebooks” scroll down menu at the top of the website.
Also, the drawing to win $200 from Greener Grass Publishing for a climbing roadtrip was held this morning. In order to be entered, you must have pre-ordered a copy of the new guidebook. The winner of the drawing was: JACK PIEPENBRING, of Maryville, TN! Congratulations Jack, and thank you to everyone who pre-ordered their copy.
Finally, Kelly and Del are planning a Guidebook Release / Signing / Pig Roast / Bonfire / Kegger Party at Del’s Lilly Pad at the beginning of the climbing season, around the end of August or beginning of September. You are all invited and we hope to see you there! More details will follow…
Bouldering Guidebooks
HORSE PENS 40 Bouldering
Including the boulderfields of Moss Rock Preserve and Palisades Park
By Adam Henry
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
STONE FORT Bouldering
A comprehensive bouldering guidebook to the “Little Rock City”
By Andy Wellman
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
SOUTHERN BOULDERING 2-Book Set
Horse Pens 40 Bouldering and Stone Fort Bouldering together at a discounted rate of $40.95!
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
The Obed: A Climber’s Guide to the Wild & Scenic
The Obed: A Climber’s Guide to the Wild and Scenic
Including a complete guide to the Lilly Boulders
By Kelly Brown
NOW IN STOCK!
The Obed: A Climber’s Guide to the Wild and Scenic
UPDATED!: We are proud to announce our next guidebook The Obed: A Climber’s Guide to the Wild and Scenic, by Kelly Brown. It has finally been finished and sent off to the printer. Sorry for the delays, but we think that the wait will be worth it! As you can see to the left, the book is now available for pre-sale exclusively at GreenerGrassPublishing.com, and will be available for sale everywhere around the beginning of July, 2011. This book has been in the works for a long time, and we think that it is our most stunning yet! The guide features photographs from Knoxville local Mark A. Large, who has really put in the extra work in order to make this thing sing with action, as well as many others. Kelly Brown, a long-time local and developer, has done an amazing job of sharing his love for the magical climbing area known as Obed, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Read more
Greener Grass Publishing donates money to the SCC!
photo credit: Andrew Kornylak, Deep Creek.
When Greener Grass Publishing released the new Stone Fort Bouldering guidebook last year, we pledged that 5% of all sales of the book would be donated to the Southeastern Climber’s Coalition for use in and around the Chattanooga area. When we heard that the SCC was working with friends of ours to acquire a sustainable parking area for the Deep Creek sport climbing area, located just a few miles from the Stone Fort, we decided it was time to pay it forward and tally up that donation money. After a series of unrepeatable and indescribably complex mathematical calculations, Greener Grass Publishing wrote a check to the SCC for $588.27 to be used for this purchase. I can’t tell you how proud we are to be able to do so!
Happy Holidaze and a Merry Triple Crown!
Photo Credit: Chris Brown / highexposures.com
In case there are any southern boulderers out there that don’t know, the final leg of the Triple Crown Bouldering Series is taking place on Saturday, December 4th, at the Stone Fort. Like it was at Horse Pens 40 this year, the weather looks to be perfect, meaning this is one comp that you will not want to miss! Read more