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.