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Rambler THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN CLUB – NOV. 2019 – VOLUME 98 NUMBER 11 + Wildcat Ridge Hike Wasatch Mountain Club 2019-2020 PRESIDENT Julie Kilgore 801-244-3323 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT Bret Mathews 801-831-5940 [email protected] TREASURERS Dave Rabiger 801-971-5836 [email protected] Tillman Seebohm 801-550-5353 [email protected] CO-SECRETARY Barbara Boehme 801-633-1583 [email protected] CO-SECRETARY Anya Petersen-Frey 307-399-7744 [email protected] BIKING CO-DIRECTORS Carrie Clark 801-931-4379 [email protected] Chris Winter 801-384-0973 [email protected] MOUNTAIN BIKING COORDINATOR Craig Williams 801-598-9291 [email protected] BOATING CO-DIRECTORS Aymara Jimenez-Lofgren [email protected] Kelly Beumer [email protected] BOATING EQUIP. CO-COORDINATORS Bret Mathews 801-831-5940 [email protected] Donnie Benson 801-466-5141 [email protected] KAYAKING COORDINATOR VACANT RAFTING COORDINATOR Kelly Beumer 801-230-7969 [email protected] CLIMBING/MOUNTAINEERING CO-DIRECTORS Neil Schmidt 832-316-7122 [email protected] Kathleen Waller 801-859-6689 [email protected] CANYONEERING COORDINATOR Shane Wallace 801-400-6372 [email protected] CONSERVATION DIRECTOR Dennis Goreham 801-550-5169 [email protected] FOUNDATION LIASON Renae Olsen 385-315-6917 [email protected] HIKING CO-DIRECTORS Nancy Munger 801-419-5554 [email protected] Michele Stancer 619-368-9589 [email protected] EVENING HIKES COORDINATOR Mark Bloomenthal 801-842-1242 TRAIL MAINTENANCE CO-COORDINATORS Alex Arakelian 801-995-5526 [email protected] VACANT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR Bret Mathews 801-831-5940 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Sue Baker 801-201-2658 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT COORDINATOR Stephen Dennis 801-349-5635 [email protected] PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR Petra Brittner 512-525-9285 [email protected] SOCIAL CO-DIRECTORS Kathy Burnham 801-548-8467 [email protected] Tonya Karen 801-493-9199 [email protected] SING-A-LONG CO-COORDINATORS Bart Bartholoma [email protected] LaRae Bartholoma [email protected] WINTER SPORTS DIRECTOR Greg Libecci 801-699-1999 [email protected] BACK COUNTRY SKIING COORDINATOR Lisa Verzella 801-554-4135 [email protected] SNOWSHOEING COORDINATOR Jim Kucera 801-263-1912 [email protected] HISTORIAN Alexis Kelner 801-359-5387 [email protected] TRUSTEES PUBLICATIONS TEAM [email protected] 2016-2020 RAMBLER EDITOR Zig Sondelski 801-230-3623 Daisy DeMarco 610-517-7867 [email protected] 2017-2021 Donn Seeley 801-706-0815 PUBLICATIONS CONTENT EDITOR 2018-2022 eVette Raen Dave Rumbellow 801-889-6016 [email protected] 2019 – 2023 RAMBLER DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Michael Budig 801-403-7677 Randy Long 2019 - 2023 2 | WMC IN THIS ISSUE PROVO PEAK HIKE – PAGE 32 FEATURES 11 Fifty Years Ago 20 Pink Flamingo Party 21 Yellowstone Car Camp 26 Wildcat Ridge Hike CLUB HAPPENINGS 04 General Announcements 05 President’s Message 06 Sponsorship Opportunities 08 Educational Endowment 13 Winter Sports Message 14 Lodge Dinner 33 November & Beyond Activities 43 USPS Forms TRIP REPORTS 15 Emmigration Canyon 16 Utah Avalanche Fundraiser 17 Grandeur to Murdock Peak 19 Spanish Fork Peak 20 Bald Mountain 24 National Public Lands Day 28 Mt. Timpanogos 29 End of Summer Draper Hikes 30 Ben Lomond Peak 32 Provo Peak CHANGE OF ADDRESS/MISSING RAMBLER: Please call the WMC office or send your new address to the Membership Director. This publication is not forwarded by the Post Office. Cover Photo: Kianoush on the way to the main peak Cover Photo Credit: : Akiko Kamimura Allow 45 days for address changes POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Rambler (USPS 053-410) is published monthly by the Wasatch The Rambler, Membership Director, 1390 S. Mountain Club. Subscription rates of $12 per year are paid for by 1100 E, #103, Salt Lake City, UT 84105-2443. membership dues only. Periodicals Postage Paid at SLC, Utah. 1390 S. 1100 E, #103, Salt Lake City, UT 84105-2443. OFFICE PHONE: 801-463-9842 [email protected] www.wasatachmountainclub.org Copyright 2019 Wasatch Mountain Club 3 | WMC ANNOUNCEMENTS Join the Wasatch Mountain Club! The Wasatch Mountain Club is turning 100! We’d love to have you join us as we launch our second century as custodians of our environment here in the Wasatch Front, and as active participants in hiking, climbing, canyoneering, river rafting, road and mountain biking, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, backpacking, car camping, and multi-day adventures. If you haven’t already done so, please consider joining us at a club activity. Many of our activities are open to non-members, and our schedule is available on our website, www.wasatchmountainclub.org, as well as via our monthly publication, The Rambler, (back issues dated to 1922 are available online). Check out a brief description of our history and purpose. Our annual membership dues are quite reasonable (some would way ridiculously low), so membership is not really a cost of admission to participate in an activity. WMC membership commits to a larger purpose, supporting our organized outdoor recreation community, and local conservation efforts. It's easy to join, and you can be part of a history that has come to define what makes living and playing in Utah so unique. The Wasatch Mountain Club Centennial In 2020, the WMC turns 100! We are planning a year of celebration, and there are so many ways you can participate! • Attend a Centennial Celebration. Key dates to mark your calendar: January 27th (The Centennial Kick-Off at the Capitol Rotunda), May 13th (the formal organization date celebration, Red Butte Gardens Orangerie), and December 5 (Closing Event/Christmas Party, Alf Engen Ski Museum, Olympic Park). Our printable Key Centennial Dates webpage lists monthly centennial activities planned throughout the year or you can download it here. • Donate to the Centennial Education Endowment. The WMC is creating a lasting legacy by establishing a permanent Education Endowment at the U of U. To learn more about the endowment and donate visit our printable Centennial Education Endowment webpage or you can download it here. • Be a sponsor. There are several levels of sponsorship available to support our Key Centennial Events. Sponsorship details can be found in our printable Centennial Sponsor Levels webpage or you can download it from here document. • Purchase centennial merchandise from our Centennial Store. • Advertise in the Rambler. Our goal is to produce a color Rambler each month throughout the Centennial. If you have a business, or know of a business, that would like to reach not only our 1,000 members, but hundreds of prospective members, consider a Rambler ad. All ad revenue goes directly to support the Rambler publication costs. Visit our printable Centennial Advertising Opportunities webpage or download it from here document to learn more. • Encourage a business owner you know to become a sponsor or to advertise in the Rambler. 4 | WMC PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Julie Kilgore Invitations for the Annual Organizers and Volunteer Appreciation Banquet have gone out! This is an invitation only event - our way of saying thank you to all those who organized 2 activities, 1 multi-day activity, or volunteered in another capacity within the last 12 months. Most of the invitations have gone out via email, so if you think you qualify and you didn’t see that invite, check your spam, then follow up with your respective activity director, and we'll also have more cool Centennial merchandise available for donations to the Education Endowment, much like we had at the August membership meeting/party at the lodge. We will also present the Pa Parry Club Service Award, as well as the Alexis Kelner Conservation Award. We are excited to announce that Ralph Becker has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Alexis Kelner Conservation Award. Becker has a 40-year history in Utah working to make our communities and environment better, much of that effort focused on the Wasatch Mountains. Congratulations Ralph Becker, and we are hopeful that he can join us for the November Banquet. We have some exciting new club merchandise! The Commemorative 2020 Centennial Calendar is now available! A big thanks to Mark Jones and his team, who have dedicated the last year scouring club archives and selecting exactly the right photographs for this beautiful calendar. All current members should receive their complimentary copy by November 1st (thanks to a generous anonymous donation). Additional copies of the Commemorative Calendar will be available for a $10 donation to the Education Endowment. We’ll have a merchandise link on the website site for all the club goods. In the meantime, you can purchase a calendar or any of our other Centennial club items at our upcoming events, or make your Education Endowment