Clifton Climbers Alliance

05/28/2026

There is a falcon closure being enforced at Fletcher Bluff by the new landowner. It is not yet known what the end date for this closure will be.
Updates will be provided when available.

05/11/2026

Wonderful trail work day today. Thank you to all the volunteers!

We added 4 berms, a rock jump/roll, and another rock roll on Doublemint. It’s riding well now! Also cleared and raked Root Ball.

04/24/2026

We’re getting excited to see everyone at Eagle Bluff tomorrow at the Spring Community Bouldering event!

In the mean time, check out our segment featuring the CCA and Eagle Bluff which premiered on Borealis last night. Thank you Aislinn Sarnacki and team!

4 likes. "Episode Four | Borealis Season Three"

04/15/2026

An appeal to our fans and followers:

There is A LOT happening within the CCA currently; some of the most ambitious projects we have undertaken since the initial purchase of Eagle Bluff in 2014:

- Working with Frenchman’s Bay Conservancy and Northeast Wilderness Trust to maintain climbing access to Fletchers Bluff and Halfmile Pond Bluff
- Large scale trails grant project to add 2+ miles of new machine built trail on the back slopes of Eagle Bluff
- Exploratory campaign to identify new land acquisition targets and copacetic grants to help with funding.

We are a small, 100% volunteer organization, and we really need your help! We have continued to see our membership numbers dwindle, yet use of the Eagle Bluff property is at an all time high.

Some of our accomplishments in recent years:
- Bolt replacement on a mass scale to make your local crags safer
- infrastructure improvements including a new main parking lot, and trail signage
- new trails for mountain biking and hiking
- more regular events for our members, and potential new members

Our organization depends on membership, community involvement through volunteerism and other voluntary donations to continue this increased energy and progress. If you enjoy Eagle Bluff (and safer routes at Parks Pond and other crags in the greater Clifton area), please consider joining the CCA. Your donations (small or large) or new membership (or renewal) is incredibly valuable not only to help cover operating costs, but to show to larger institutional benefactors and state agencies overseeing grant approvals that we are a healthy and growing organization who has supportive and engaged members.

Please consider joining the CCA, and we commit to continuing our stewardship and improvements in the central Maine climbing community.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/clifton-climbers-alliance-memberships

Memberships start at $15/yr, and as an added benefit, entitles you to a discount at our primary partner sponsor, Alpenglow Adventure Sports.

We hope to see all of our members and any new curious faces at our Community Bouldering Event on Saturday, 4/25. Come on out and see what we’re all about. The boulder field is in great shape with many new and reinvigorated older boulder lines freshly cleaned.

HAPPY Spring!!

Available at 3 levels, annual memberships for the Clifton Climbers Alliance come with 15% off at Alpenglow Adventure Sports stores and voting rights in Board of Director elections each Fall.

11/29/2025

On Giving Tuesday, 12-2-25, please consider joining the Clifton Climbers Alliance.

https://www.cliftonclimbersalliance.org/join

Supporting your LCO (local climbing organization) is critical to helping ensure access to your favorite local crags is maintained, future access threats are monitored, and organizational structures exist to address those future threats swiftly.

An Appeal:
We have seen our membership dwindle in the recent years despite significantly increased property useage, and we need your help! Membership to the CCA will allow us to continue embarking on exciting new projects and continue the momentum from last few years:

- Hundreds of bolts replaced, including removal of cold shuts, anchor replacement with safe, consistent hardware
- New routes added to Eagle Bluff and Parks Pond Bluff including new boulders at Eagle Bluff
- New main parking lot installed and Trail signage project well underway, with more to come in 2026
- Annual Community Bouldering day established for 2 years running, and significant trail work to make navigating the bouldering circuit more enjoyable
- Multi use and biking specific trails are being introduced slowly

Once you join the CCA or renew your current membership, join us on Thursday, 12/4/25 at Alpenglow in Bangor for our Annual Meeting at 6:30p. We will be electing our new board for 2026. See you there!

Available at 3 levels, annual memberships for the Clifton Climbers Alliance come with 15% off at Alpenglow Adventure Sports stores and voting rights in Board of Director elections each Fall.

11/20/2025

Have you ever felt Eagle Bluff was a confusing trail network with a complete lack of signage? Us too!

We are pleased to announce we have added some new signs to the Eagle Bluff Property to help make navigation easier. Special thanks to Jacob Holmes for engraving the signs and to Snowman Printing for donating the sign boards.

We are working on additional signs for a second batch to install in the Spring.

Get out onto the trails before they are covered in snow. See you out there!

11/02/2025

Impromptu trail maintenance:
• Cutting fallen trees
• Trimming back the blueberry bushes & trees which had started growing across it & blocking passage

10/28/2025

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Aislinn Sarnacki - Author & Hiking Guide for filming an episode segment of Maine Public 's Borealis.

Photo Credit: RvnPhnx Vision (Drew Northup)

09/05/2025

Only about a week away!! Don’t forget to join us at Eagle Bluff for our 2nd annual Community Bouldering event.

If you’re a seasoned climber, a beginner, curious about a new sport, or even if you’d just like to get to know other outdoor minded folks in the area, we’d love to show you around Eagle Bluff. If you haven’t been to the boulders in years, there has been a lot of new development to make the area feel fresh.

Free event, bring a car load of friends and family!!

Saturday 9/13 at 10am at the Main Lot on Rebel Hill road in Clifton!

04/24/2025

COMMUNITY BOULDERING EVENT: Cancelled. 😞

- We regret to inform we will need to cancel the community bouldering event that was scheduled for 4/26 due to inclement weather.
- We will come back with a new date for this event soon. We expect this event to be shifted to Fall 2025.