Mile High Mountaineer The newsletter of the Denver Group of the Colorado Mountain Club Volume 42, No. 4
April 2010 • www.cmc.org DENVER GROUP MEMBERSHIP GROWTH PROJECTS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED As many of you are aware the Denver Group As identified by many existing members and by CMC membership has declined in the last few years as a result staff, public awareness of the Colorado Mountain Club of more members not renewing after one or two years is low. The Membership Growth/Retention Committee than new members joining us. In an attempt to change needs volunteers to take responsibility to place this cycle, the Denver Group Council Membership posters and brochures at Community Recreation Growth/Retention Committee, headed by Stan Moore, Centers, various city Chambers of Commerce, State Park has developed 3 projects to bring greater awareness of Visitor Centers and retail outlets. Volunteers should CMC to the general public. contact Janet Martel at [email protected] or Tiffany Holcomb at [email protected]. Janet and Tiffany The first project is the development of a new Denver are members of the DG Council Advisory Board. Group (DG) website, www.hikingdenver.net. When the CMC website was developed several years ago, the While each of these individual projects are intended to Denver Group website was embedded within the State raise awareness of CMC, the Denver Group also needs website. This resulted in the DG pages having the same volunteers in the following areas: look and feel as the CMC website but did not allow changes to the DG pages to be made easily. Other CMC • Business School and Journalism School Grads or Groups developed their own websites which are linked members with equivalent experience to craft stories to the CMC website but are not embedded within the and messages designed for newspapers, magazines, CMC website. The new DG website has been developed e-notices, and links to other websites. by Sharon Kratze, DG Council member, at a very low cost. The www.hikingdenver.net website allows easier Contact: Stan Moore@ 303/939-7801 user navigation and allows DG schools to be more prominently displayed. So, now when a member or • Members who have relationships with retailers and non-member clicks on “Groups” from the CMC home are willing to contact retailers, give presentations page and selects “Denver”, the CMC website will link and negotiate discounts for CMC members; directly to www.hikingdenver.net. Currently Sharon these efforts will be coordinated with the CMC is the administrator, but we need a few website Development Director. development savvy volunteers to fulfill some of the continual updates needed to the DG information on the Contact: Linda Lawson @ 303/793-0144 new site. Please contact Sharon at skratze@comcast. net to discuss your background and ability to assist with While none of these efforts are gigantic, they do represent administrator tasks. a coordinated program by the Denver Group to increase membership. In future months you will be informed A Power Point presentation designed for use by any about the success of these projects and others still on the member is being developed by Beth Dwyer, DG Council drawing board. member. This Power Point is designed to be used in any member’s work place, community facility, place of We know we have many talented members and we worship, or recreation center. It will be available on the certainly can use your talent and experience, so please web site and can be used by any volunteer. contact one of us listed in this article. Trip Signup 4/27, 28 & 29 6:00pm BMS Climbing 3-May 6:30pm Adventure Travel Committee Meeting To register for CMC trips online, go to www.cmc.org, sign in as a member, and click on TRIP SIGNUP. Search by whatever criteria you like; fewer criteria 4-May 6:00pm BMS Climbing work better. Call the office at 303-279-3080 x 2 if you need your password 4-May 7:00pm WTS Lecture or any assistance. We will also be happy to sign you up for trips if you don’t 5-May 6:00pm BWAMM Speaker Series have computer access. 5-May 6:30pm HAMS Excomm Calendar of Events 6-May 6:00pm BMS Climbing For more information about schools, speakers, volunteer opportunities, and 6-May 6:30pm Wilderness First Aid special events, go to our web site and click on PROGRAMS. To see member-only schools and seminars, you must first sign in as a member.
1-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Leader Summit, April 8 3-Apr 6:30pm WTS Instructor Orientation Sponsored by Safety & Leadership and Denver Group Council 5-Apr 7:00pm BMS Small Group Social hour pizza and beer 6:00 - 7:00pm 5-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Presentations and door prizes 7:00 - 9:00pm 5-Apr 6:00pm Fly Fishing School Sign up at www.cmc.org, select Programs, Education. 5-Apr 7:00pm BMS Lecture
5-Apr 6:30pm Adventure Travel Committee Meeting Denver Group Lecture Series Calendar 6-Apr 7:00pm WTS Lecture All lectures are free to members and the public. Lecture times 7:00pm - 8:00pm. Reservations may be made 30 days in advance through the CMC website under 6-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Programs, Education or Programs, Speaker. 7-Apr 6:00pm BWAMM Speaker Series 7-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Tuesday, April 20 7-Apr 6:00pm Fly Fishing School Adventures in Pursuit of Water: Water Sampling from the Beaches of New Zealand to the Glaciers of Svalbard 8-Apr 6:30pm Denver Leader Summit Dr. Don Macalady, Geochemistry 8-Apr 6:00pm Open Wall Climb Colorado School of Mines 9-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing 12-Apr 7:00pm BMS Lecture Monday, May 17 12-Apr 7:00pm BMS Small Group The Secret Lives of Jefferson County Wildlife 13-Apr 7:00pm WTS Lecture Bryan Posthumus, Natural Resource Specialist 13-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Jefferson County Open Space 14-Apr 6:30pm Denver Group Council Meeting 14-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing WOUNDED WARRIOR HIKES 14-Apr 6:00pm Tech Section Meeting Unsure Of That Knee Or Hip Surgery? 14-Apr 6:00pm Fly Fishing School Starting in April, we will be offering "Wounded 15-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Warrior" hikes for experienced hikers with a "B" rating 15-Apr 6:30pm Fly Fishing Section Meeting or higher that are either rehabilitating or are unsure of their stamina after surgery or an injury. There will be 16-Apr 6:00pm Gear Sale two leaders in case part of the group wants to return 16-Apr 7:00pm Radical Reels early. We'll start at lower altitudes and work our way 17-Apr 9:00am Board Meeting up. The plan is to be flexible with pace and mileage. 4/17 & 18 8:00am Trail Crew Leader Training Wounded warriers should register for trips using the 19-Apr 7:00pm BMS Lecture trip signup system for trips on April 5, 12, 19, and 26. 19-Apr 7:00pm BMS Small Group Anyone interested in leading or co-leading these hikes, please contact Deb Robak at [email protected] 19-Apr 6:30pm Safety & Leadership Committee or 720-524-3649. 19-Apr 6:00pm HAMS Mt Fairweather Meeting 20-Apr 7:00pm Denver Group Lecture Series 20-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing Annual Report Available 20-Apr 7:00pm WTS Lecture The 2009 CMC Annual Report is now available online at 21-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing http://www.cmc.org/about/annual_reports.aspx. If you would like a hard copy, please contact the development 21-Apr 6:00pm Eckart-Roder Dinner director at [email protected]. 23-Apr 6:00pm BMS Climbing 26-Apr 6:30pm New Member Meeting 27-Apr 7:00pm WTS Lecture 2 Mile High Mountaineer • April 2010 Conservation Corner Trail Crew Leader Training April 17-18 AMC Golden, CO Propane Canister Recycling As current trail stewardship leaders know, this is THE Submitted by Carol Ordemann standard in Colorado to solidify your trail work skills. Do you have propane canisters piled up in your garage The two-day curriculum is focused on the fundamentals or storage shed? Bet you're wondering if or where you of successful volunteer crew management for the can refill or recycle them. Recycle, yes; refill, no. Here construction and maintenance of sustainable trails. This are a few places that recycle small propane canisters for training is perfect for CMC leaders that want to start scrap metal. leading trail work projects, as well as those with trail volunteer experience that are interested in becoming Metro Gas: 790 W. 64th Ave., Denver, CO leaders! Participants will receive certification from the (303) 428-3036 Outdoor Stewardship Institute (OSI). FREE for CMC Rooney Road Recycling Center: members. Sign up today - email Anya Byers at anya. 151 S. Rooney Rd. [email protected] or call 303-996-2754. We want to fill all Jefferson County, CO (303) 316-6262 20 remaining training spots! Weld County Household Hazardous Waste: 1311 N. 17th Ave., Greeley, CO (720) 652-4200 x2233 Boulder County Household Hazardous Waste Facility: 5880 Butte Mill Rd., Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 441-4800 Be sure to call or check on line before taking propane canisters, or any recyclables, to one of these sites. Some are drop off sites, have limited hours, or have a minimal charge. All limit use to residents of the county or municipality they serve. For example, for Jefferson County residents the Rooney Rd. site will take canisters on Wednesday and Saturday between 8:00-2:00 by appointment only. There is a $5 charge. Why aren't these small canisters refillable? According to Collin at Metro Gas, the small canisters are too dangerous Repairing trails at the 2009 Outdoor Stewardship Institute to refill because of the light weight of the metal from Crew Leader Training in Golden. which they are made. They can however refill 5 pound Photo by Anya Byers and larger canisters. Staff at Metro Gas can build hoses to connect to camp stoves and grills to accommodate 5 pound canisters. This could be useful for car campers, but unhelpful to backpackers. SPRING EQUIPMENT $ALE Nathan Hamm of Cascade Design explained that, Zoe Katsulos at [email protected] (preferred) or 303-666-7672 “canisters cannot legally be refilled. It's physically possible The Spring Equipment $ale will be to refill canisters, but it's not safe to do so. The canisters Friday, April 16, 6-8pm at the AMC in are not designed to be sturdy enough to handle repeated the conference rooms on the ground use. The canisters also lack an overflow prevention floor. Questions? Contact Zoe mechanism, which is required for refillable canisters.” Katsulos. Thanks! REI did a pilot program to see if they could offer a recycling service for canisters. Due to the complexity of VOLUNTEER for the recycling potentially dangerous canisters, they decided SPRING EQUIPMENT they couldn't provide this service. $ALE! Here are two all around good web links for general Zoe Katsulos at [email protected] (preferred) or recycling: 303-666-7672 Colorado Recycles: http://www.colorado-recycles. Volunteers are needed to help with org/main.html pre-sale setup, sale monitoring, cashiering, and post-sale Earth 911: http://www.earth911.org/master.asp cleanup from 4-7pm on Thursday, April 15, and 3:30- To search for a canister recycler in your area look under 8:30pm, on Friday, April 16. Contact Zoe Katsulos. “Metal (scrap)” and select your appropriate county or Thanks! municipality. Bottom line, we each need to take responsibility for our own canister recycling using the limited resources out there. Mile High Mountaineer • April 2010 3 Denver Group Schools For more information and to register for Denver Group Schools, go to www.cmc.org, log in as a member, and go to PROGRAMS, EDUCATION. Members of other CMC Groups are welcome to attend these schools for a $10 surcharge. Denver Group Standard Refund Policy: “Student/Participant requests for refunds of tuition/fees must be requested in writing to the appropriate school or event director. Requests made prior to 30 days before the beginning of the school/event will be processed less a $10 handling fee. Requests made within 30 days of the school/event will be refunded at 50% of the amount paid. No refunds will be made after the beginning of the school/event. However, a refund less $10 can be obtained if a person is found to take the original student’s place in a school.”
Fly Fishing School Jonathan Walter, 303-456-6279, before 9 PM or [email protected] Required Lectures April 5, 7& 14, 6:30-9 PM AMC Golden. Field trips April 18 & 24, $120($130 non-Denver member) Limit 20 students. No refunds after 03/30 This school is designed for beginners and “never-evers,” but can be great for those with more experience also. Basic information regarding knots, clothing, gear, stream structure, fish behavior and casting is covered in three evening classes. Two days of on-stream instruction are included. Students supply their own rod, reel, line, waders, boots, and fishing license. The emphasis is on learning fundamental techniques that will help you catch fish on a fly anywhere. Tuition includes some basic equipment and flies. There will be a shopping night at Golden River Sports on Thursday April 8 for those that need equipment at a reasonable price! This is a great way to prepare for the Fly Fishing Section’s trips and build on your knowledge throughout the season. Complete the registration form on-line by March 30. Registration at www.cmc.org. Navigate the Program/Education/2009 Fly Fishing School selections and complete the on-line form. Contact Membership Services at 303/279-3080 x2 if you have any registration difficulties.
Wilderness Trekking School CMC’s Wilderness Trekking School starts April 6th Hiking in Colorado’s mountains is fabulous, low-cost recreation! Wilderness Trekking School (WTS) is for those looking for adventure – AND – for those who just want to enjoy the scenery. WTS is a comprehensive course on hiking in the Colorado mountains; on- and off-trail, map & compass, nutrition, essential gear, weather, handling an emergency, overnight survival, and more. Colorado Mountain Club presents five Tuesday lectures plus five field sessions (your choice of Thurs, Sat, or Sundays) to teach how to travel safely in the backcountry. Students are assigned to groups of 10-12 people, based on hiking pace, conditioning, and prior experience. Instructor teams consist of a senior instructor and two assistant instructors. Spring 2010 classes will be on Tuesdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4 and 18. Field days are on your choice of Thursdays or weekends April 15, 17 or 18; April 22, 24, or 225; April 29, May 1 or 2; May 13, 15, or 16; and May 20, 22, or 23. Make-up arrangements are available for a missed class and may be available for a missed field day, depending upon instructor resources. Learn and practice new skills, meet new friends. Classes start Tuesday, April 6, 6:30-9:30 pm at American Mountaineering Center, Golden. $90 fee is due 3/30, 2010. Information and application at http://www.wts.cmcschools.org/ or office at 303-279-3080.
Wilderness First Aid Jeanette Kehoe at [email protected] or the CMC office. SPRING COURSE: May 6, 13, 20 6:30 pm – 9:30 & May 23 8:00 am – 3:00 $75 CMC Members. $85 Non-Members. $35 Trip Leaders. The CMC is offering the comprehensive and nationally recognized Wilderness First Aid (WFA) program. The course follows a standardized program through the Emergency Care and Safety Institute and consists of 10 hours of lecture, 6 hours of practical, and both written and practical exams. Topics include patient assessment, environmental emergencies, trauma, splinting, medical emergencies, altitude illnesses, and insect and animal bites. A comprehensive textbook is included in the fee. The course is being given over three 3 hour weekday nights and one 7 hour weekend day will all classes being held at the Golden CMC clubhouse. A Wilderness First Aid card is issued upon completion. The course is open and highly recommend to all CMC members regardless of experience. Those with experience are encouraged to use this comprehensive course as a refresher and to practice skills we rarely need but are critical to know. The class will be offered four times in 2010. Classes missed during one course can be made up during the next session.
Wilderness Survival School John Lindner, 303-431-7575 Lectures: May 12th, 19th and 26th, 7:00 - 9:30PM, CMC Auditorium; $45 includes textbook and some supplies Overnight Exercise: Saturday June 5th The 2010 session of the Wilderness Survival School is now open for registration. This course is designed to provide the skills and self- confidence to increase your odds of survival in an unexpected stay in the wilderness. Enrollment is open to all CMC members with ANY level of backcountry experience or hiking classification. Topics covered will include, (but not limited to) avoiding a survival situation, attitude, shelters, signaling and fire craft. Survival related medical emergencies and other priorities will also be covered. The overnight exercise is not a "sink-or-swim" field trip and we will not be surviving off of roots, berries, wild mushrooms or killing and eating bugs/ wildlife. The goal is to learn from a simulated survival situation and to practice skills with the equipment we should normally carry in our daypacks. Sign up online or call Membership Services 303/279/3080.
4 Mile High Mountaineer • April 2010 Summer 2010 Mountaineering Leadership Course John Raich, Course Coordinator, [email protected] The Alpine Leadership Program of the Denver Group will offer the Mountaineering Leadership Course for summer 2010. The goal of the Mountaineering Leadership Course is to allow current and prospective trip leaders and school instructors to incorporate recent advances in mountaineering techniques into their mountaineering leadership practices. The mountaineering leadership course is designed to provide technical leadership skills training for active CMC trip leaders and school instructors. The 2010 course is planned for 6 participants. Members of all CMC groups are invited to apply. Estimated participant cost is $325, mainly to cover the cost of guide instruction by two AMGA certified mountain guides from ClimbingLife Guides in Estes Park. Participants must commit to attend all 3 sessions of the course. The tentative schedule of the 2010 Mountaineering Leadership Course is: 1. Saturday, June 12: Review of basic mountaineering skills 2. Saturday-Sunday, June 19-20: Instruction by AMGA mountain guides 3. Saturday-Sunday, July 10-11: Practice climb
ALPINE SCRAMBLING COURSE PILOT OFFERED JUNE 2010 A new course has been approved which is designed to produce graduates with the training and confidence to climb non-technical 13ers and 14ers. Alpine Scrambling involves off-trail travel, and often is over rock and snow covered routes where a non-technical summit can be reached without the need of technical climbing gear. The Alpine Scrambling School Director is Wayne Johnson and the Basic Mountaineering School Committee has oversight responsibility for the course. The pilot course will be offered in two lectures and three field trips starting in June. Only six students are being accepted for the summer 2010 session. Assuming a successful pilot course, the school may be offered again in Fall 2010 and accept a larger enrollment. Applicants are required to have successfully completed Wilderness Trekking School or Backpacking School, or have equivalent experience. Applicants should be in good physical condition and be able to gain 750 ft elevation and a distance of 1.5 miles in an hour on a good trail. Contact: Wayne Johnson @ [email protected].
Red Cross Adult CPR Starts Tuesday, May 11, 6:00 p.m. Fee to members: $35 Fee to non-members: $40 Learn the basics of Adult CPR through the American Red Cross. This four hour course covers the basics of cardiopulmonary resucitation (CPR)--what to do in the first five minutes of any emergency. Tuition covers certification (good for one year) and booklet. Contact Lynda Wacht for details:try.athlete@gmail. com or (303) 653-1857.
Fly Fishing Section Activities The Fly Fishing Section offers Fly Fishing School (FFS), Fly Tying Schools (FTS), monthly programs, seminars, on river clinics and other events. 1) To register for educational and fun FF trips go to the Activity Schedule. www.cmc.org/trip/tripsearch. aspx 2) To register for scheduled FF Schools – Monthly FF programs - Clinics, log on as a member, click on the PROGRAM tab, then EDUCATION or SPECIAL SECTIONS. www.cmc.org 3) To learn everything that you wanted to know about FF, go to the FF Section web page. www.cmcflyfish. org 5) To stay informed about all the FF activities, by placing your Email address on the FF section mail server. Contact the FF Section Chairman at [email protected]. April15 Monthly Meeting: Theo Anest presentation on “Going high and dirty”. Fishing rivers like the South Platte when the flows are high and the water is off color. Theo is owner and head guide of the Colorado Skies Outfitters fly shop in Parker. – Host Wayne Suhr; Round Table Discussion after the main presentation on Streamers. Moderator: Wayne Suhr April Activities: Fly Fishing School – Go to the PROGRAMS tab on the CMC web site to register. 11 South Platte-Cheesman Canyon Trip, TL-Jorge Dominguez 17 Clear Creek Trip, TL-Gary Kline 25 Fraiser River Trip, TL-Jorge Dominguez 25-29 Arkansas River Trip, Fishing the Cadis Hatch, Cotopaxi KOA, TL-Herb Grotheer 30-2 May, Arkansas River Trip, Cotopaxi KOA overnight, 2 nights lodging – 3 meals $90, TL-Herb Grotheer
Mile High Mountaineer • April 2010 5 Adventure Travel For your benefit and enjoyment, the following trips have been reviewed and approved by the Adventure Travel Committee and are officially sanctioned by the Colorado Mountain Club. For expanded information about these and other CMC Adventure Travel trips, go to www.cmc.org and click on PROGRAMS, ADVENTURE TRAVEL. TRIPS LEAVING IN APRIL Barrier Islands off the coast of Georgia Betsy Weitkamp at 303-722-1656 or [email protected] Bicycling, walking and kayaking April 3 – April 11, 2010 Cost: $1,207 + Air Best of the Grand Canyon – Colorado River Raft & Hike Blake Clark and Rosemary Burbank 303-871-0379, [email protected] April 10 – April 22, 2010 Cost: CMC members - $4,075, Deposit $300, Limit - 18 Huayhuash Trek - Peru Janet Farrar at [email protected] or 303-933-3066 May 29 – June 18, 2010 Cost: $1,950 Trek in the rugged and remote Cordillera Huayhuash in northern Peru. This trip starts in Lima with a city tour, then a bus ride north to Huaraz, where we will do a couple day hikes before starting out on the 14-day loop trek in the stunning Cordillera Huayhuash. This supported trek will take us high into the Andes, skirting peaks over 17,000 feet, visiting high lakes and hiking over passes above 14,000 feet. We will circumnavigate Nevado Yerupaja, at 21,560 feet it is the world’s second highest tropical mountain. Trip rated C, high elevation and rugged trails. Not included in trip cost is airfare to Lima, travel insurance, several meals, guide tips and personal spending money. Moab Mountain Bike & Hike Adventure Janet Farrar at [email protected] or 303-933-3066 May 20-23, 2010 Cost: $275 Before March 1, after March 1 $300; March 2-April 10 $300; April 11 –May 10 $325; after May 10 $350 We will base camp near Moab in this new adventure and explore the famous mountain biking and hiking trails in the Moab area, and Arches & Canyonlands National Parks. You will ride (or hike) with groups of various sizes and abilities for four days. There are rides and hikes suited for beginning to advanced riders of all ages. Savory food is provided and prepared by experienced desert gourmet chefs along with camping fees, all your water needs, and sanolets. A large campfire with live music, drum circles, sweat lodge, desert croquet and other games & group activities round out the afternoon and evening fun. You provide your own transportation to and from the rides and hikes which are accessible with any automobile. You also need to bring your own camping gear and bike (if you ride) or rent one in Moab. Carpooling is encouraged. Not included: Transportation to Moab, bike rental if needed. Hiking Circuit of Ecuador Betsy Weitkamp at 303-722-1656 or [email protected]. September 8 – 19, 2010 Cost: $2,501 + air We will travel to a private preserve nestled in a mountain setting in the Pichincha Foothills near the Quito Airport. After arriving in Quito we will explore the capital of Ecuador learning about colonial art, history, archaeology and folklore. We will trek to the Highland Rainforest, travel in a wild virgin cloud forest and walk on great jungle trails observing a variety of birds and plants including several varieties of orchids. A visit to the world famous Otavala Indian Market will give you a chance to shop for local handmade products. An optional 4 or 7 night cruise to the Galapagos Islands is available following the trip. Trekking in Nepal Pemba Sherpa 303-525-6508, [email protected] September 25th- October 10th 2010 Cost: $2526 Join Pemba Sherpa, a native of the Khumbu region of the Nepal Himalayas on this spectacular trek along the foothills of some of the world’s highest peaks. Pemba has been guiding visitors to his homeland since 1986 and will do so again in 2010 taking us into the heart of the world’s majestic Himalayan Mountains and into the rarely visited Lumding Valley. Very few Westerns have ever ventured into this completely unspoiled valley! We will be surrounded by striking scenery as we trek through virgin terrain while marveling at views of Everest and its neighbors. We will also spend time with Pemba’s family in the small Sherpa village of Sengma and will relax for a couple of days in Nepal’s colorful capital city of Kathmandu. 2011 New Zealand Great Walks Trek & Tramp Brent Duckworth, [email protected] Feb 16 to March 3, 2011 Cost: $1999 (Air fare to Auckland not included) Deadline: July 1, 2010 Join us for another great CMC outing to New Zealand. We will hike two of the nine “Great Walks” in that beautiful country. The trip will feature backpacking in both the Abel Tasman and the Fiordlands National Parks. Both are on the south island. We will explore the Abel Tasman Coastal Track and the Milford Track. The Abel Tasman Track is the best beach hiking in New Zealand and the Milford Track has been called “the best hike in the world”. Both tracks are 4 days and 3 nights. Participants should be in condition to pack 35 pound loads on occasionally moderately steep grades at CMC level B. Tents and stoves are not needed as we will be staying in “huts”. Off days are scheduled for Nelson, Queenstown and Te Anau. Queenstown is the adventure sports capital of the world and we will find plenty to do! All three towns are on the south island and were filming sites for “Lord of the Rings”. Food is individual and can be purchased in New Zealand. All lodging, the domestic flights, bus, track fees and boat rides are included. Dates may vary a little because the reservations cannot be made until July and there is limited availability on the popular Milford Track. Group size is limited to 10. For a trip packet please email Brent at [email protected]. 6 Mile High Mountaineer • April 2010 Best of the Grand Canyon – Colorado River Raft & Hike Blake Clark and Rosemary Burbank at 303-871-0379 or [email protected] April 23 – May 5, 2011, Cost: CMC members - $4,140 Limit - 18 Deadline: May 15, 2010 Truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, this unique trip to the Grand Canyon offers participants the opportunity to experience this World Heritage Site on a motorized raft for 188 miles through the best of the canyon, departing from the historic Lee’s Ferry and ending with a helicopter ride from Whitmore Wash and a plane flight back to the start. It is especially ideal for those who would like to hike in areas which can be reached only from the river, and those who have always wanted to experience the canyon but who do not wish to make the 7 mile, 4,500’ backpack in and out. Our outfitter, Hatch River Expeditions, has been guiding river trips through the canyon for over 70 years. We will have 4 guides and 20 participants on two 35’ S-rig boats running 30 hp 4stroke outboard engines (fuel efficient and quiet). The average motorized raft trip through the Grand Canyon runs 7 days, so this 12 day trip will have plenty of opportunities for hiking. Hatch offers us daily guided hikes at different hiking levels, or one may choose to rest in camp. There are several opportunities for point-to-point hikes where we may hike from one drainage to the next and the raft will pick us up later in the day. The deposit is $300. Please see website for cancellation policy, payment schedule, and additional information. Call leaders for availability. WAIT LIST TRIPS The following trips are full but have wait list availability. Please contact the trip leader for wait list information. Salcantay Trek, Peru - Janet Farrar [email protected] or 303 933-3066 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Bea Slingsby [email protected] Mount Elbrus, Russia - Steve Bonowski, PO Box 280286, Lakewood, CO 80228 Mt. Fairweather, British Columbia - Rich McAdams [email protected]
CORSAR Cards Colorado Outdoor Recreation Search and Rescue (CORSAR) Cards are available for purchase at the Membership Services counter. Proceeds from sales of the card support the Colorado Search and Rescue Fund. This fund reimburses county sheriffs for costs incurred in search and rescue. Volunteers who give their time and expertise to assist victims can also be reimbursed for costs they incur. For the cost of the card, you help ensure that trained and well equipped search and rescue teams will respond should you become lost or in need of rescue and, they will not have to incur undue expense due to your emergency. Prices: 5 year card $12; 1 year card $3 CMC receives a small portion of each sale. A few CORSAR statistics: • From 2006 to 2008. there was an average of 1116 Search and Rescue missions per year in the State of Colorado. • In 2008 there were 1185 SAR missions statewide. • Last fiscal year there were no mission reimbursement requests for fatalities. In this fiscal year, there have already been three mission reimbursement requests for missions involving fatalities.
Announcement of Graduates from WCS Congratulations to the intrepid students who braved winter conditions in tents &/or snow shelters to graduate from the Winter Camping School. The graduates are: Chris Bartle, Greg Brown, Ali Davis, Joshua Krinsky, Scott Ludgin, Kent McCreary, Robert Murphy, Jessica Perkins, John Peters, Karen Ratner, Brad Roberts, Kefren Tester & Andrew Westmeyer. Also, a big thank you to the fabulous instructors who made this year’s WCS a grand success: Alison Levine, Boyd Rayburn, Brian Jones, Chuck Barnes, Chuck Porter, Dave Covill, Frank Solten, Gyorgy Kerezski, John Aldag, Lisa Roth, Matt Liephart, Peter Sustr, Sarah Macdonald & Sarah Thompson.
Lace up your running shoes to support YEP! Golden Gate Canyon State Park Saturday, June 5th Registration is now open for the Golden Gate Dirty Thirty, a trail run to benefit CMC’s Youth Education Program (YEP). The race features single-track loop courses of 50K, 12M, and 7M on single track trails through aspen groves, pine forests, and rocky ridges. Elevation ranges between 8,000 and 9,500 ft. All three courses are loops with soft and fast sections as well as rocky and technical sections. This is a beautiful course with spectacular views of the Continental Divide. Register at http://www.goldengatedirtythirty.org
Mile High Mountaineer • April 2010 7 Social Activities Calendar-(all members) Table Mountain Inn for its Santa Fe ambiance. Cheryl If you are interested in hosting any social activity, call Bob Shedd at (303) Outerbridge, [email protected] or 303-263- 733-2815 by the first day of the month preceding your event. Feel free to host 9131. any new type of activity you may think of – “have it your way!” And when you're hosting, don't hesitate to require RSVP or limit the group to a size that May Preview: is comfortable. Check the online Trip Schedule for any late entries for April or Saturday, May 29 - Dinner and Colorado Symphony. upcoming months. Beethoven's 9th Symphony and more. Same plan as April These Social Activities are not categorized as official CMC outings. 17 listings above. Bob Shedd, 303-733-2815. Friday 2 - Happy Hour and evening City Walk, 5:00 p,m. onward. We'll gather at Rodney's Tamarac Square, CMC and the Kaiser Permanente Colfax 7777 E. Hampden, tucked away in the back. Enjoy some Marathon "starter" refreshment there, if you wish, prior to our Support the CMC 45-minute roundtrip walk to Bible Park which will start by signing up as a promptly at 5:45. Rodney's offers great food for those runner or walker in wishing to dine afterwards. Bob Shedd, 303-733-2815. the 5th Annual Kaiser Latecomers call Bob's cell phone 720-290-6014 to catch Permanente Colfax up with the group. Marathon, Sunday Friday 9 - Happy Hour, 5 to 7 p.m. at Chad's, 275 May 16th! The race has Union Blvd., Lakewood. Bob Seyse, 303-718-2005. marathon, half marathon, and five-person relay options Saturday 10 - Dinner at the Palace Chinese Restaurant, available to runners and walkers. Visit http://www. 5:00 p.m. Location is 6265 E. Evans, near Monaco coloradocolfaxmarathon.org to register, and be sure Parkway. Great food in a spacious dining room. Those to choose the Colorado Mountain Club as the Charity interested will take RTD Light Rail afterward to the Partner of your choice when you sign up. Not a Symphony (see below). Come to one or both events. runner? Don’t want to walk? Consider pledging support For directions and reservation (required) call Bob Shedd, for a runner! Get involved to support the CMC and 303-733-2815. invite your friends! Saturday 10 - Colorado Symphony, 7:30 p.m. Dvorak's Contact Juliebeth Pelletier at [email protected] "New World" symphony and more. Enjoy the concert or 303-996-2769 for more information or to pledge a with a group of about 10 CMC members and guests. $28 participant. discount tickets. If you don't join us for the dinner (see listing above), your ticket will be waiting for you at the "Will Call" desk at Boettcher Concert Hall. To sign up or cancel, call the host by 10:30 a.m. on the day of the concert. Bob Shedd, 303-733-2815. Friday 16 - Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m. at the Greektown Cafe, 2920 E. Colfax. Fred Siersma has scouted another great place for good company and conversation! No RSVP required. Fred, 303-751-6639, FredSiersma@aol. com. Saturday 17 - Dinner at Le Central, 5:00 p.m. This French restaurant at 112 E. 8th Ave. is one of the best deals in town. Those interested will carpool afterward to the Symphony (see below). Come to one or both events. For directions and reservation (required) call Bob Shedd, 303-733-2815. Reliable Home Services Saturday 17 - Colorado Symphony, 7:30 p.m. Elgar's All Types of Handyman and Home Improvement Projects "Enigma Variations" and more. Same plan as April 10 Carpentry Tile Drywall..Insulation Painting & More listing above. To sign up or cancel, call the host by 10:30 Insured Licensed Honest Member since 03 a.m. on the day of the concert. Bob Shedd, 303-733- Art-303-709-3538 reliablehomeservices.org 2815. Spring Specials on Sheds! Friday 23 - Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m. at Beau Jo’s, 2710 S. Colorado Blvd. One of Colorado’s favorite pizza haunts The Mile High Mountaineer offers many choices of mountain pies, calzones, pasta, The Mile High Mountaineer (USP 703-680) is published monthly for $15/ salads and libations. Adult guests more than welcome. year members and non-members effective with memberships renewed Donna, [email protected] or 303-880- October 1, 2009. Postmaster: send address changes to the Colorado Mountain Club, 710 10th St., #200, Golden, CO 80401. Periodicals Postage paid at 9151. Golden, CO and additional mailing offices. Ads for the newsletter are due at Friday 30 - Happy Hour, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Table the first of the month prior to the edition the ad is to be placed. All ads must be submitted via email to [email protected]. For an ad rate sheet and questions, Mountain Inn, 1310 Washington Ave., Golden. Take a please email the editors at [email protected]. Editor and Proofreading: Linda break from city life and drive due west on 6th Avenue to Lawson; Layout: Dana Dillow; CMC Office: (303) 279-3080; Fax (303) 279- beautiful and historic downtown Golden. CMC'ers love 9690. Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 9a .m.– 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. 8 Mile High Mountaineer • April 2010