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1/9/14 Registration Confirmation Payment Summary RKMF Educational Grant (2013- Due After 2014/APPLICATION) Registration is Approved 2013/2014 RKMF Expedition Proposal (2013- Due After (719) 389-6943 2014 - Preliminary Proposal ) Registration is Approved chris.c.dickson@coloradoco... 2013/2014 Registration Confirmation RKMF Expedition Grant (2013- Due After Registration is Approved Need Help? 2014/GROUP APP.) 2013/2014 Email [email protected] or call (719) 389-6943. Total $0.00 RKMF Educational Grant (2013-2014/APPLICATION) Thank you for applying for a Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Education Grant. We will look over your application and respond with an answer in about two weeks time. Should you have any questions, please contact Chris Dickson. Thank you, Outdoor Education Staff Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Registration Registration 2013/2014 Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Waiting Open Until 5/12 RKMF Educational Grant 2013-2014/APPLICATION for 20 Enrolled Dates Jul 15, 2013 Approval 3 Waiting Ritt Kellogg Educational Grants are for current CC students wishing to gain training to better prepare them for a Ritt Kellogg Expedition Grant. Price: No Charge 2013/2014 Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Waiting Closed RKMF Expedition Proposal 2013-2014 - Preliminary for 19 Enrolled Proposal Approval 4 Waiting Dates Oct 14, 2013 Submit a preliminary proposal for a RKMF expedition. If approved, you will be allowed to continue the application process by filling out the Group Application. Price: No Charge https://apps.ideal-logic.com/worker/report/28CD7-DX6C/fcb57ff4cd7e3c7b/p22c53cf2/a4dcd67faad9f.53616c7465645f5f2cc4f3d47b4d8751a5ce050400ce964d94… 1/12 1/9/14 Registration Confirmation 2013/2014 Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Waiting Closed RKMF Expedition Grant 2013-2014/GROUP APP. for 2 Enrolled This is the group application for a RKMF Expedition Grant. If you have Approval 15 Waiting received approval, you may fill out this application as a group. In this application you will be asked to provide important details concerning your expedition. Price: No Charge Participant Nicholas Pinto Colorado College Student Planned Graduation: Block 8 2015 CC ID Number: 114439 [email protected] (781) 974-3286 (Cell/Text) 902 N Cascade Ave Colo Spgs, Colorado 80946 United States Date of Birth: Mar 5, 1993 Participants: Nicholas Pinto, Michael Stevens, Andrew Huemmler, and John Dimmit Destination: The High Uintas Wilderness, Utah. Activity: Backpacking Emergency Contacts Donald Pinto (Father) (781) 740-0735 Consent Nicholas Pinto Outdoor Education Risk & Release (Sep 14, 2012) Backcountry Level I Recorded (Jan 6, 2014, NWP) Nicholas Pinto Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Consent Form (Jul 15, 2013) Backcountry Level I Recorded (Jan 6, 2014, NWP) I. Expedition Summary Expedition Name From East to West: Utah's High Uintas Objectives We will be traveling to the High Uintas Wilderness located in north-eastern Utah, extending partially into southern Wyoming. The High Uintas Wilderness is a large expanse of pristine backcountry wilderness, noted for containing several of Utah’s highest peaks and being the highest East-West running mountain range in the continental US. Many of the peaks and valleys, particularly in the Eastern portion of the range see only a handful of visitors a year – some summits have only seen a handful of recorded ascents ever. We have carefully devised a 12 day loop hike which will allow us to explore a majority of the range and https://apps.ideal-logic.com/worker/report/28CD7-DX6C/fcb57ff4cd7e3c7b/p22c53cf2/a4dcd67faad9f.53616c7465645f5f2cc4f3d47b4d8751a5ce050400ce964d94… 2/12 1/9/14 Registration Confirmation give ample opportunities to summit many of the significant peaks in the area. Due to the remote, alpine nature of the range we will often be travelling off trail. All participants are strong backpackers with experience travelling, camping, and managing risk in high-alpine environments. Our primary goals are to: Safely explore an expansive and infrequently traveled wilderness. Further solidify our skills travelling and camping in a remote, alpine environment, while practicing flawless Leave No Trace ethics. Get to know a beautiful, unfamiliar, and relatively close mountain range, with the hopes of encouraging future CC trips there. Isolate, contemplate, and reflect on the freshness of the Western landscape and on our incoming position as men entering our final year at CC. Thoughts for the trail: As natives of the East Coast, all four members of this expedition have been enthralled by the opportunities for backcountry exploration the American West has to offer. In addition, this expedition will mark the end of our final summer as CC students as we will enter our fourth years. These two facts set the context for our thoughts for the trail, namely: as East Coast-ers, we seek to evolve our understanding of our relationships to surrounding environments, that largely differ from our roots, and as incoming seniors we seek to explore how to grow as adult lovers of the outdoors. We chose this region for its numerous unnamed peaks and low yearly traffic so we can fully immerse ourselves in a secluded area to focus on understanding and experiencing growth. Specifically, we wish to test our growth as explorers of the great outdoors by completing semi-technical routes and an extensive trek that will push ourselves without the unnecessary risk of more difficult and exposed technical climbs. While this region has notable features and peaks that are of extreme interest to us, we stand behind our philosophy of exploration for growth; therefore we make two commitments: Not be summit happy, to respect the weather, to be sensitive and attuned to each other so that we facilitate growth. Additionally, to push each other to open our eyes and lungs in the hopes of maximizing our experiences and aiding each other to gain a new perspective on our relationship with the outdoors. Location The High Uintas Wilderness, Ashley & Uinta-Cache-Wasatch National Forests, Utah Departure Date Aug 15, 2014 12:00am Return Date Aug 28, 2014 12:00am Days in the Field 12 Wilderness Character Our expedition will fully immerse us in a remote, alpine environment. We will primarily be camping in alpine valleys, dotted with lakes and streams and framed by dramatic 12,000-13,000ft. peaks. Much of our travelling will be done in these valleys or on exposed ridge lines. At most points in the trip we will be approximately 10- 20 miles from the nearest dirt roads. Though some areas in the range see significant traffic during the summer, https://apps.ideal-logic.com/worker/report/28CD7-DX6C/fcb57ff4cd7e3c7b/p22c53cf2/a4dcd67faad9f.53616c7465645f5f2cc4f3d47b4d8751a5ce050400ce964d94… 3/12 1/9/14 Registration Confirmation we have designed our route to avoid these areas and have opted instead for spending more time exploring the rarely visited areas. Much of the forested portions of the wilderness have rough trail systems, which we will be using whenever possible however, most of our alpine travelling will be off trail. Due to the pristine and sensitive nature of the alpine ecosystem, low impact camping and travel methods, as well as careful navigation of occasional areas of class 3 hiking will be crucial. Additionally, wilderness first aid, route-finding, navigation, and emergency plans will all be imperative in the Uintas. II. Participant Qualifications Participants' Graduation Date Nicholas Pinto, Class of 2015. John Dimmit, Class of 2015. Andrew Huemmler, Class of 2015. Michael Stevens, Class of 2015. Medical Certifications Nicholas Pinto, Class of 2015. WFR Expiration: January 2015 John Dimmit*, Class of 2015. WFR Expiration: January 2017 Andrew Huemmler*, Class of 2015. WFR Expiration: January 2017 Michael Stevens, Class of 2015. WFR Expiration June 2016 *Dimmit and Huemmler will be completing their Wilderness First Responder certifications through CC, over half block in January 2014. Does your group have adequate experience? Yes Training Plan Yes, all participants on this trip have extensive hiking and backpacking experience which has adequately prepared them for the expedition we have planned. Additionally, all participants have experience navigating high alpine environments, having summitted numerous high-alpine peaks in the Rocky Mountains. Due to the nature of the planned summit attempts, all participants will be frequenting the Ritt Kellogg Climbing Gym, as well as local rock climbing areas, to practice and perfect basic rock climbing techniques before the trip. Though we will not be attempting any summits with climbing above class 3, a solid understanding of rock climbing technique can make a basic scramble even safer – something very important when travelling in remote areas such as the Uintas. In general, our training plan will focus on being overly prepared for the scrambling involved with some peaks in the Uintas and maintaining high levels of physical fitness to prepare us for long days and heavy packs. During the Spring and Summer, our team will be participating in a several training trips around the Rockies, including: Grays Peak (Front Range) Access Argentine Pass trailhead near Keystone, CO The Climb South Ridge route https://apps.ideal-logic.com/worker/report/28CD7-DX6C/fcb57ff4cd7e3c7b/p22c53cf2/a4dcd67faad9f.53616c7465645f5f2cc4f3d47b4d8751a5ce050400ce964d94… 4/12 1/9/14 Registration Confirmation 7 miles hiking and ~3,200 ft vertical some easy hiking, mostly class 2 scrambling Entirely above treeline Relevance Good practice route finding in the high