PMC Website Feedback

****Great! I can see its going to take a while to work thru all the different
pages to undate them to use the stylesheet.****
It actually goes pretty smooth and it doesn't work that way...i start with one of 2 pages of the new design, cut and past old content, then select this content and apply the CS and it is done; easy as ****!

*****Now the much harder part
organizing the content in an easy to understand way. Examples: Meeting
notes under the current events link and not under the meetings link*******

That isn't how I intended this "Current events and Notices" -BLOG to work....I actually wanted the blog to appear in a frame on the front page so I wouldn't have to constantly have to update the content notices and crap going on , it would automatically re-cycle and disappear with out my input, because between the newsletter, website, membership and FOGF, oh and my family life, I am one busy little weasle working on spit and wishes....People can go and read about the club from day one of the blog as you see..

The idea of having the meeting minutes on the meeting page is brilliant. too bad I can't have anchors in the blog to direct people to specific meeting minutes from past meetings...i wonder if that can be done?...i am sure it can.....get on it mister. I did just put a link to the current minutes on the page.


*****Also, can the current events and calendar be consolidated into one thing. The distinction
between what goes where seems kinda subtle and you know me I don't get
subtle ;-)********

I am glad I get some kind of feed back on the site ....if you check the links between the 2 you'll see they are on different sites altogether. the blog is free and put out by Blogger and the calendar is put out by Localendar and thus are different and non combinable. If you remember I used to have a Climbing trips Blog that was going to function as a calendar but the word BLOG does something to the less savy...The idea of putting the climbing calendar in the Newsletter has slowly been dying off, thank god...that was one aspect of the newsletter that required effort and people aren't doing the trips like they used to..they put their own trips on the calendar as they want to! It seems to work pretty well. The old timers want to see the Climber's Calendar and I do put one out in the springtime.....as needed however.

thanks for your input Sonny!

>V<

PMC Website Overhaul

Over the next few days , weeks months I will be changing the look and feel of our website. I couldn't stand seeing that website again.

The following pages ave been redone: homepage
the sitemap and the ice climbing page.

thanks to everyone who has contributed to this effort.

Vincent

PATC-MS mtg minutes 11 oct 06

[PATC-MS] PATC-MS mtg minutes 11 oct 06 Inbox patc

Judy Wu
to PATC-MS
More options 12:50 am (7 hours ago)
Since so much was discussed tonight & the secretary was out I thought
I'd summarize.

-First things first... Carlos Carro-Duplas, who was injured in a fall
this past weekend at the Gunks, is doing well enough to be transported
back to his home in Columbia, MD soon! We are relieved, delighted, &
rooting for your recovery Carlos!!!!!! Perhaps someone on this
listserv will let us know how we can lend a helping hand??

-Great Falls trail closures last week?? ... Access fund didn't know
their manpower was to be used in ways outside of the NPS GF mgt
plan... or something like that. Consult &, more importantly, support
FOGF www.friendsofgreatfalls.com and help keep GF open to climbers.

-Little stoney man & anchors... LSM is great for lead climbing but
bolted anchors are needed for top ropers... otherwise anchors will run
directly over a relatively high traffic portion of the AT. The mgt
plan that oversees this is also the same one that covers Old Rag.
Shenendoah NP mgt plan is as important as the GFNP mgt plan.

-Seneca Work day was rained out. Keep your calendars open for the end
of May 2007 for the next Seneca Work day. Ask not what Seneca can do
for you but what you can do for Seneca. Bill Wright is the coordinator
and can be reached at wwrightsr@comcast.net (703) 860-3752

-John Smith received a long letter from the Conn's recounting their
prewar climbing days at Caderrock & Seneca. Back then they had to park
at Glen Echo & walk 2 miles on the C&O towpath to get to where PATC-MS
wednesdays are! And despite wartime gas rations, the Conn's were still
able to make it out to Seneca.... the letter recounts a time when Jan
was held in w/ a piton at the top of Seneca, asleep in the top of her
sleeping bag, while the lower half of her bag dangled over the rock.
Not mentioned in the mtg was that this was recently replicated by
another PATC-member whose name shall remain anonymous. She did tell me
that there are alot of active bats at night up there... just FYI.
Anyway, a link to a copy of this letter will soon be posted on PATC_MS
homepage http://www.patc.net/chapters/mtn_sect/meet.html. And perhaps
Jeanette Helfrich might elaborate on her visit w/ the Conn's sometime
in the near future!

-Nominations for PATC-MS officers for next year are being accepted.
Contact Ozana Halik mrkayak1@verizon.net for more info. Just because
I'm posting this doesn't mean anyone should try nominate me for
secretary again..... sorry : (

-Expedition grant money.... Katahdin, (fawk yeah!) will take place
during the last week of Feb '07. I'm sure Wayne will discuss this
further... Katahdin deposit money is due THIS FRIDAY. $203 is the amt
& Sherpa Dave Green is the man................... Aid climbing in
Zion Sept '07 remains on the table as a proposal. See the powerpoint
proposal at http://duncanhome.bounceme.net:8081/tao.ppt . Simon Carr declares that
the ability to trad lead 5.9 is requisite. Whether I'll be leading 9's
by then remains yet to be seen but I guess I better get some aid
experience under my harness. The ability to take long dayS of intense
exposure will be a must. Personally, I'm guessing that knowledge &
practice of self/leader rescue w/ *aid* & trad gear on SOFT sandstone
should prolly also be part of the repertoire.

-REI Bailey's http://www.rei.com/stores/store_events.jsp?store=34 will
be hosting PATC-MS slideshows OCT 18 will be John Watson-Jones
presenting his trip w/ Bob Graver to Assinoboine. Sherpa Dave Green
will talk about bagging the highest points in all 50 states, as well
as other international high points
http://www.rei.com/stores/store_event_detail.jsp?pid=F2FD5FE54FD6BBDF0915DA6A59118555&template_id=14&template_family=webDetail&ignore_cache=1
.
October 20th: at REI SNP ROMP outreach
November 27th Dave Green presents.

-Last but not least, JOSH BAKER presented a ** stunning ** slideshow
on his expedition in the Indian Himalayas. Awesome work Josh!!!!!!

Climb safe & fasten your helmet,

jpw

shameless plug: c4's are 20% at REI til the 15th.

On-Line Advertising

Through the Commision junction, I have placed ads on our website that will earn the club commissions from sales through online "purchases".

I added two companies as a pilot to see how they would do for us.

The first we are all familiar with: REI.

REI has been very cative with the community and in 2005 provided a $3000. gear grant to the Club.

The PEAPOD ad that you see is a service provided by GIANT SUPERMARKETS in our area.

How does this pertain to the Climbing Club. Well, indirectly it doesn't at all.

But, as a service, when we go on extended climbing/mountaineering trips, it is nice to know that upon our return, groceries can be pre-ordered to arrive on your kitchen counter hours , minutes, after you return to an empty refrigerator from your adventure epic in Who-knows-where.

We have used this service and I endorse PEAPOD wholeheartedly and encourage everyone to give it a try. You'll get much lazier for it!!!!!

I will hope to generate revenue for the CLUB with this latest effort.


Vincent Penoso