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Hello Cascade Section Members,
I hope you are all having a great
summer and finding ways to stay cool. I
want to let you know about a social and
climbing event we are helping to sponsor
this fall with cascadeclimbers.com and
others. Final details and events are
still being worked out but here is what
we know now.
Cascade Climbers Full Moon Ropeup
"Fostering Stewardship of the Vertical
Environment"
Date: Friday, October 10th thru
Sunday October 12th, 2003
Location: Bridge Creek Group
Campground, Icicle Canyon, Leavenworth
Join Northwest climbers for a weekend
of camaraderie, climbing and
communication. Planned events include:
climbing/toprope instructional clinics;
safety demonstrations; trails project
with the Forest Service and Access Fund;
bratwurst feed Saturday afternoon;
pancake breakfast Sunday morning;
slideshows and raffle Saturday evening
to benefit the American Alpine Journal
and the Access Fund (John Harlin, editor
of AAJ, will be presiding). The event
and camping is FREE and there will be
FREE BEER thanks to our great sponsor OR
and others. There will also be vendor
representatives and climbing gear
demonstrations. In addition to the AAC
and cascadeclimbers.com, sponsors so far
include: Omega Pacific, Marmot, The
Access Fund, Cascade Crags, Second
Ascent, Outdoor Research, Washington
Alpine Club, Pro Mountain Sports. This
will be a lot of fun and I hope you can
attend. Full details will be sent later
and posted on our web site
http://cas.alpineclub.org/
Volunteers: As I will be out of the
country when this takes place, I need a
couple of volunteers to help coordinate
the event with cascadeclimbers and to
represent the AAC at the event. This
will not take up much time but will be
greatly appreciated! If you can do this
please let me know as soon as possible.
If you have an exciting climbing story
to tell and would be willing to give a
short slideshow on the Saturday evening
please contact me. It will be great PR
for the AAC and maybe for you!
On a separate note, the North Face in
Seattle has asked me if anyone is
interested in doing a slideshow at their
downtown store this winter. If you are,
please contact Paul McKinley, Seattle
Store Manager, at (206) 622-4111 or
email: TNF_Seattle_Store@vfc.com
Other news: Thanks to a few of our
section members we have donated $1,000
to the AAJ recently. John Harlin is very
grateful and the section will get some
credit in the next issue!
I still get a lot of returned emails
when I send out a newsletter (over 50
last time) and I am sure this will be no
exception. Obviously if you are one of
those whose address changed you will not
be reading this but PLEASE keep me and
the AAC main office up to date if you
want to stay informed. You can update
through the AAC web site at
http://www.americanalpineclub.org/community/members.com
But it will help if you also notify
me directly as it can take a while for
changes to come through.
Thanks and take care,
Peter
Peter Ackroyd
Chair
American Alpine Club, Cascade Section
American Alpine Club, International
Conservation Committee
Tel: (206) 329 3447
Email: peakpeter@comcast.net
Lumpy Trails Day
The AAC and
Access Fund are hosting the 3rd annual
Lumpy Trails day. Join us and
Adopt-A-Crag to improve climber trails
at the Book and Batman Rock.
Meet at the St. Bartholomew's Church
parking (Devils Gulch Road) lot at
7:30am, October 18th. Free coffee,
donuts, and lunches provided, plus lots
of gifts for all volunteers. Trail work
is planned from 8am to 4pm. Here's your
chance to improve and maintain your
crag. For more information and
registration go to:
http://crs.alpineclub.org/ or email:
gsievers57@cs.com
Eastern Sierra MountainFest
Tri-County Fairgrounds
Bishop, CA
October 24-25, 2003
Eastern Sierra MountainFest is a
non-profit event dedicated to enriching
the mountain culture of the Eastern
Sierra. It is held each fall in the town
of Bishop, California. Eastern Sierra
MountainFest donates a portion of its
proceeds to various organizations
including Inyo and Mono Search and
Rescue.
This year’s festival is on Friday
October 24 and Saturday October 25. On
Friday afternoon listen to Jack Tackle,
AAC’s 2003 Mountain Heroism Award
winner, speak about Alaskan
mountaineering challenges. Friday
evening, Sir Chris Bonington will give a
retrospective of his life of
mountaineering and world exploration. On
Saturday hear Gordon Wiltsie,
mountaineer and photographer speak about
his career with emphasis on the impact
mountaineering has on indigenous peoples
and the environment, followed Saturday
evening by the Chang Tang Traverse
presentation featuring Rick Ridgeway,
Conrad Anker and Jimmy Chin. This
presentation is given as a tribute to
Galen Rowell and all speakers’ fees are
being donated to Galen’s Tibet
Scholarship Fund.
Scheduled book signings allow you to
meet the speakers and have your
treasured books autographed. In
addition, the presenters participate in
a panel discussion, and this year it
will focus on environmental issues
concerning Bishop-area bouldering. The
panel discussion is FREE, and we invite
you to join the dialogue and ask
questions.
The MountainFair tradeshow is a great
place to check out the latest outdoor
gear designs, exquisite mountain
photography and art, review old and new
books from legendary mountaineers, learn
about Eastern Sierra companies and
organizations, and eat lunch while
listening to live bluegrass music. It’s
FREE; you do not have to be a ticket
holder to enjoy the Eastern Sierra
MountainFair!
Tickets go on sale June 30, and space
will be limited!! A full weekend ticket
is $65.00 until August 31, when it will
increase to $75.00. Single event pricing
for daytime events are $15.00 each and
evening events are $30.00 each. A
cocktail party/mixer precedes each
evening show.
Contact Eastern Sierra MountainFest
Phone: 888-395-3952
Email:
info@moutainfest.org
No Horizon is so Far
First Women to Ski Across Antarctica
to Speak at American Mountaineering
Center. "No Horizon Is So Far" will be
presented by Norwegian Liv Arnesen and
American Ann Bancroft on October 3, 2003
at 7:30pm.
There is no charge for admission.
Foss Auditorium
American Mountaineering Center
10th & Washington Ave.
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