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Mountaineer December 2011 The Arizona Mountaineer December 2011 ORC students and instructors Day 3 - McDowell Mountains Photo by John Keedy The Arizona Mountaineering Club Meetings: The member meeting location is: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Granite Reef Senior Center President Bill Fallon 602-996-9790 1700 North Granite Reef Road Vice-President John Gray 480-363-3248 Scottsdale, Arizona 85257 Secretary Kim McClintic 480-213-2629 The meeting time is 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Treasurer Curtis Stone 602-370-0786 Check Calendar for date. Director-2 Eric Evans 602-218-3060 Director-2 Steve Crane 480-812-5447 Board Meetings: Board meetings are open to all members Director-1 Gretchen Hawkins 520-907-2916 and are held two Mondays prior to the Club meeting. Director-1 Bruce McHenry 602-952-1379 Director-1 Jutta Ulrich 602-738-9064 Dues: Dues cover January through December. A single membership is $30.00 per year: $35.00 for a family. COMMITTEES Those joining after June 30 pay $15 or $18. Members Archivist Jef Sloat 602-316-1899 joining after October 31 who pay for a full year will have Classification Nancy Birdwell 602-770-8326 dues credited through the end of the following year. Dues Elections John Keedy 623-412-1452 must be sent to: Equip. Rental Bruce McHenry 602-952-1379 AMC Membership Committee Email Curtis Stone 602-370-0786 6519 W. Aire Libre Ave. Land Advocacy Erik Filsinger 480-314-1089 Glendale, AZ 85306 Co-Chair John Keedy 623-412-1452 Librarian David McClintic 602-885-5194 Schools: The AMC conducts several rock climbing, Membership Rogil Schroeter 623-512-8465 mountaineering and other outdoor skills schools each Mountaineering Bruce McHenry 602-952-1379 year. Browse the AMC website for information on Newsletter Cheryl Beaver 480-659-6078 schedules and classes. Outings Frank Vers 480-947-9435 Programs Kim McClintic 480-213-2629 For More Information: Technology Steve Crane 480-812-5447 Trng & Schools Bill Fallon 602-996-9790 Website: ORC Bill Fallon 602-996-9790 www.amcaz.org Anchors Eric Evans 602-218-3060 Mail: Lead Mike Knarzer 602-751-1701 Arizona Mountaineering Club 4340 E. Indian School Rd., Ste 21-164 Phoenix, AZ 85018 The AMC Land Advocacy Committee: The Committee works by itself and with the national Access Fund to maintain public access to climbing areas. If you know of areas that are threatened with closures or climbing restrictions, please notify the Land Advocacy representative Erik Filsinger, 480-314-1089. The Access Fund: This is a national, non-profit, climber’s organization that works to maintain access to climbing areas na- tionwide. Climbers can join The Access Fund by mailing an annual, tax-deductible donation of $35 or more to: The Access Fund, P.O. Box 17010, Boulder, CO 80308, or calling 888-8MEMBER or giving it to the AMC Club Treasurer to be sent to The Access Fund in your name. A donation of $35 or more is needed to receive Vertical Times, The Access Fund newslet- ter. One can also join electronically at https:// www.accessfund.org/join amcaz.org 2 Contents Welcome New Members 2 Who does what, Addresses and Numbers Anthony Angus, Matthew Branche, 3 Birthdays, Library, Newsletter, 4 Treasurer’s Report; Discounts, Rentals Breanna Buerckholtz, 5 Board Meeting Minutes Emmerson Hammerslag, 6 New Members 7 Proposed Budget, T-shirt Contest Vinay Hanumaiah, April Haradji, 8 Holiday Party Russell Kemp, Katherine Kincaid, 9 Board Elections, Glacier Travel, Snow Daniel Kraus, Jason Krug, Kaleo Mattern, Skills, & Crevasse Rescue Seminar 11 Congratulations ORC Students Sean Murphy, Elizabeth Parmer, 13 A Trip to the Boucher Shop Jonathan Prakash, David Sampson, 16 Update-Tom Thumb Trailhead 17 Calendar of Events Aleksandra Slaski, Dino Subasic, 18 Outing Leaders, Tufa Ad Murthy Tata, Bruce Terry 19 AZ Hiking Shack Ad Newsletter The Arizona Mountaineer is published monthly by the AMC. The newsletter depends on contributions from its members so PLEASE send us your articles and/or photos. All submissions are subject to approval by the AMC newsletter committee: Cheryl Beaver, Tracy Fleming, Susan Harnage, and Jutta Ulrich Digital photos should preferably be in JPG format and 300 dpi. Articles can be in any standard word processing format. Get a new piece of gear? Send us your reviews after you’ve tested it out. We’d love to hear about it Advertising in the Arizona Mountaineer is accepted, subject to approval, at the following rates. Personal ads are free to members. Business ads are $5.00 for a business card, $10.00 for half page, $20.00 for full page, and $25.00 for inserts. Submit items for publication and direct any questions through email to Susan at [email protected]. January NL Submission Deadline: December 1st December Birthdays Maya Kowalski 5, Shannon Flowers 7, John Hamilton 7, Robert England 9, Jon Fallon 9, Frank Fischer 12, Dino Subasic 13, Frank Hertz 15, Taylor Clarkin 16, Al Potter 18, Cliff Littell 19, John Keedy 20, David Wermuth 20, Philip Goebel 21, Nikki Khraizat 21, Breanna Buerckholtz 24, Susan Harnage 24, Wallace Vegors 25, Mara Linder 26, Eric Lewis 31 amcaz.org 3 Discount Directory Treasurer’s Report These merchants offer a discount to AMC members: Arizona Mountaineering Club Income Statement • Arizona Hiking Shack - 3244 E. Thomas Period Ended October 31, 2011 Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85018, (602) 944-7723 www.hikingshack.com. Show your AMC INCOME membership card and get a 15% discount. Admin (TRSM before scholarships) 0.00 Advertising 80.00 • AZ on the Rocks Gym - 16447 N. 91st St., Dues 5,582.26 Scottsdale, AZ 85260. 480-502-9777. Grants Received 0.00 10% off membership. Interest 28.39 Mountaineering Schools 875.00 • Phoenix Rock Gym - 1353 E. University, Tempe, AZ 85281. 480-921-8322. Rental Equipment 158.00 10% off membership. AARS Fall 1,830.00 AARS Spring 1,830.00 • Climbmax Gym - 1330 W Auto Dr, Suite 112, Basic Fall 6,125.00 Tempe, AZ 85284 - 480-626-7755. Basic Spring 3,325.00 10% off membership. Lead Fall 950.00 Lead Spring 300.00 • TUFA Gear Shop - Located at these gyms: Training Other 0.00 AZ on the Rocks, PRG, Climbmax, & Other 25.00 Ape Index. 10% discount. TOTAL INCOME 21,108.65 EXPENSES Admin 2,353.96 Promotional 570.55 Bank chgs 0.00 Rental Equipment Capital Expenditures 469.87 EQUIPMENT Qty $Dep 1-3day 4-7day Equipment Maintenance 21.53 MSR Alpine snowshoes 5 32 10 16 Grants Expended 0.00 Ice Crampons 5 26 8 13 Insurance 2,734.80 Ice axes (70 cm) 6 16 5 8 Land Advocacy Committee 233.65 Ice axes (90 cm) 5 14 5 7 Library 0.00 Snow shovel 1 8 3 4 Newsletter 1,281.52 Avalanche Kit (probe & Outings 0.00 shovel 2 10 5 8 Outing Leaders 0.00 Curved Ice Tools (pair) 2 40 20 35 Programs Monthly Meeting 1,821.61 Training 7,540.78 Contact Bruce McHenry for information on how to TOTAL EXPENSES 17,028.27 rent AMC equipment. (602) 952-1379 OVERALL TOTAL 4,080.38 amcaz.org 4 AMC BoardNovember Minutes 14, 2011 - Board November Meeting Minutes 14, 2011 1. Call to Order: 7:04 PM. Board members in attendance: Bill Fallon, John Gray, Curtis Stone, Bruce McHenry, Jutta Ulrich, Gretchen Hawkins, and Kim McClintic. Committee Chairs: Erik Filsinger. 2. Minutes of the October board meeting as published in the October Newsletter were read and approved. 3. Treasurer’s report was presented and approved. 4. Committee Reports: a. Membership-301 b. Programs: i. November 28th: 2nd Annual Activities Expo-CAMRA, Orienteering, Canyoneering, Ice Climbing, Kayaking, Cross-Fit, Todd Martin, Caving, Tri-Sports, and more. ii. Holiday Party: December 16th will be hosted by Curtis Stone. This will include a potluck and an optional gift swap. iii. The January program will be the annual Photo Contest, elections, and T-Shirt design contest. c. Outings/Activities: i. Upcoming: 1. The Mace- November 19-Frank Vers. 2. Rock Knob- November 20-Erik Filsinger. 3. In March or April 2012 the club will provide CPR and First Aid training for outing leaders. The last class was 4/2010. 4. Reminder to Outing Leaders: Schedule outings and submit signed waivers to the Secretary after the outings. ii. Past: 1. Fall ORC- 36 students completed the course. 2. Outings-Time Zone Wall (Curtis Stone) and Spider Walk (Chris Meyer). 3. QC Cleanup and Climb-11/5 (Tiina Perlman & Curtis Stone)-23 participants. Thanks to all. 4. Anchors School-(Eric Evans) -21 participants d. Land Advocacy: i. QCC is waiting on Resolutions Copper. At the Federal level, legislation affecting the area has not concluded. ii. The City of Scottsdale is set to acquire land North of Dynamite. Once this occurs there will be a process to develop trails in the area. Climbing access will be a consideration. Erik will be available at the November Club Expo to discuss access to the McDowells during the Tom’s Thumb Trailhead construction as well as to provide info about climbing in the area. e. Training and Schools: i. 21 members/students completed Anchors School in November. ii. Upcoming: amcaz.org 5 November 14, 2011 Board Meeting Minutes 1. Call to Order: 7:04 PM. Board members in attendance: Bill Fallon, John Gray, Curtis Stone, Bruce McHenry, Jutta Ulrich, Gretchen Hawkins, and Kim McClintic. Committee Chairs: Erik Filsinger. 2. Minutes of the October board meeting as published in the October Newsletter were read and approved. 3. Treasurer’s report was presented and approved. 4. Committee Reports: a. Membership-301 b. Programs: i. November 28th: 2nd Annual Activities Expo-CAMRA, Orienteering, Canyoneering, Ice Climbing, Kayaking, Cross-Fit, Todd Martin, Caving, Tri-Sports, and more.
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