May Monthly Meeting Minutes

May Monthly Meeting Minutes 2007

24 attendees

Judy Wu presiding in the absence of Dave Raboy

3 Mountaineering Section members. John Oster, Kathleen Steinle and Jason Sandridge are in Alaska for a summit attempt on Denali (Mt. McKinley). Their progress report was that they were at 10,000 feet acclimatizing. During the slide show, Josh Baker received word that Kathleen Steinle had fallen into a crevasse, but was able to “jug” her way up to safety. Reports will be relayed on their progress as they come in. They do have direct line of sight cell service at the top of peaks from time to time.

LITTLE STONEYMAN Annual climbing trip May 19 and 20th. Vincent Penoso is leading this trip again this year with an added twist that for those who are interested, backcountry camping will be arranged. SNP back country permit has been approved and is in the mail for us. The on going LSM project to map routes and make recommendations for fixed pro, will continue the work which began on that freezing ass cold fall day last year. LSM trip details can be found on the club’s calendar of events. Joe Martinet will bring GPS and a laptop for on the scene data collection for this project.

A light and Lively notice from the PATC about the KATRINA-LIKE condition of the meeting room after the historic April monthly meeting that saw 41 attendees for the Katahdin Slide show. Hey, We have fun when we get together!!!!! We left the room last night SPOTLESS…WHAT A GREAT TIME WE ALWAYS HAVE. Ted.
We Have Club T-shirts-long and short sleeves and Great Falls climbing guides for sale at every meeting for $10. We also have a limited amount of Club Climbing gear available for check out. And requires signing the new gear liability waiver and checkout slip. We have an ever growing video library that is also available to the membership for monthly check out.

Ross Hess is leading the annual trip to the Palisades in the Eastern Sierras. So far he has 4 slots filled on a great opportunity to visit this area of the country. The trip is slated for late July early August.

Climbing trip to the Cumberland Narrows, Maryland with guide author “INDY”. 60 meters ropes, Trad and TR…Bring a helmet. Take 270, out 70 past Fredrick through to 68 and good luck contact trip leader. This strip is slated for June 3rd.

Writing is on the wall concerning the controversial issue for the PATC to require all club section members to also be members of the well known hiking organization. More as this heated topic settles out.

Celebrity Slide shows and presentations: Planning for climbing related presentations can be done at anytime during the year but most of the touring climbers plan their schedules early in the year-for the year. We saw January come and go. We have an opportunity to have 3 notables visit our fair city.

• James crump ( texasclimbers.com) was a famous first ascent climber in Jueco Tanks in the day and is slated for a slide show sometime this calendar year.
• Mark Wilford: A famous rock, Ice and mountain legend has been climbing and giving clinics for over 25 years. He is a regular at yearly ice festivals and I took his steeps clinic in New Hampshire last year… His latest presentation includes climbing in Tibet and another presentation on the Himalaya . We would be lucky to have him give his acclaimed presentations. More as this develops .
• Eric Hoerst: Lives in nearby Pennsylvania and is the author of numerous climbing publications and podcasts. His presentations will no doubt be of great interest to this climbing community.
• THE GRIZ: Rob Giniecski is the author of ICE CLIMBING PENNSYLVANNIA and other publications who can be convinced to make the drive and bless our group with images and dissertation on the promise of Pennsylvania Ice.
  

Dave Green (sherpa Dave) will be trekking in Nepal during the whole month of November and has opened slots for anyone interested in seeing this enchanted mountaineering Mecca first hand. Contact Dave, he is the club treasurer.

Norman Watts has volunteered to give slide shows to our club on Nepal and Denali. This is another must see presentation from our diverse group of member climbers.

Jeff Karrels rounded the evening with a spectacular look at travel into Russia and its highest peak, Mt. Elbrus Slide Show. His humorous and candid look at life in the former USSR revealed stark images of breath taking scenery and tough living. Jeff’s guide on this trip is missing climber Chris Boskoff, who is one of 2 climbers lost in Tibet . Images show this vibrant mountaineer leading Jeff’s group to the summits. Very nice look at Jeff’s quest to do all 7 summits, Mt. Elbrus being the first. Great work Jeff!!!!