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Mile High Mountaineer the Newsletter of the Denver Group of the Colorado Mountain Club Mile High Mountaineer The newsletter of the Denver Group of the Colorado Mountain Club July 2014 www.hikingdenver.net Volume 46, No.7 www.cmc.org OUR MOUNTAIN EXPLORING ROCK LEADERS ART RUINS: Rich McAdams ADVENTURE WITH Embracing Discovery A PURPOSE By John Walters By Carol Ordemann Denver Group Member Denver trip leaders Stan Moore and Cheryl “Everyone brings something Ames organized an exploratory rock art trip to to a trip. Not everyone is the Bluff, Utah, area in May. Larry Evans, an technical. Some are good experienced rock art and ruins guide, offered to Rich McAdams lead the five-day, private trip. planners, some are good with Some of the group camped at Sand Island directors of WTS and BMS so the programs of all and others stayed at a motel in Bluff. Our group relationships and some are three flowed seamlessly from one to the next. included both CMC members and non-members. just fun to be with.” During the mid-2000s, Rich served as a Each day the group set out to explore -- Rich McAdams WTS instructor, then as school director. While canyons in the area to learn about and there, he updated the curriculum, standardized photograph Native American rock art, ruins and copyrighted the school manual, and to and tools. These moderate hikes varied in Rich McAdams defines adventure as “figuring facilitate make-up sessions hired a professional length from 4-8 miles a day, and entailed out what to do when the unexpected becomes video service to record the lecture segments of visiting multiple sites. Some sites we could reality.” For Rich, life is an adventure. Few have had instruction. climb to, others we viewed through a spotting more opportunities to enrich their lives. Today, Rich is director of the Alpine scope, binoculars or telephoto lenses. Each day For most of his past 35 years, Rich has Scrambling Course that was established participants eagerly looked forward to new finds “fixed” his need for adventure as a CMC a couple of years ago as a comfortable and adventures. climber. In 1984 he became the first to climb bridge between WTS and BMS or as an Perhaps other Denver CMC leaders would all 68 contiguous U.S. 14ers (54 Colorado, 12 end in itself. like to share special skills or interests and California, 2 Washington). If all this weren’t enough, in 2011 Rich led put together regional outings that combine His other adventures include Aconcagua a CMC team to develop a training seminar for hiking with learning activities. Such activities (twice), Mt. Blanc (twice), Monte Rosa (twice), the Wounded Warrior Program. The goal was could include visits to historical, geographic, Mt. McKinley, and a classic, 135-mile backpack, to better prepare veterans for their upcoming geologic, archaeological, and cultural sites, or a 900 miles north of the Arctic Circle on Ellesmere Kilimanjaro climb. combination of the above. Island, Canada. The experience gained from Asked the greatest benefit of CMC, Rich Colorado and neighboring states offer these adventures became benefits to CMC when replied, “There are many benefits, including many opportunities for such outings. Such high Rich began sharing what he had learned. education, social, fitness, travel, adventure interest, low cost adventures would have wide Rich completed Basic Mountaineering and lifestyle. Nowhere else can we find such a appeal to our CMC members. School in 1982 then instructed and served as variety of outdoor schools and activities at such BMS director through the mid-1980s. Until reasonable costs.” this time, BMS was CMC Denver’s only formal Asked about his leadership style, Rich said, mountain school, even though many club “I try to find value in every person. Everyone members were trekkers only. brings something to a trip. Not everyone is This mixing of interests between climbers technical. Some are good planners, some are and trekkers made group training and activities good with relationships, and some are just fun to difficult to manage. So John Lindner and be with.” others developed Wilderness Trekking School Given one wish, Rich would like to see to provide members a baseline of knowledge climbers shift their priorities from managing and skills for all mountain activities and as a climbing “tick list” to putting more focus on preparation for BMS. the adventure. In his world, summiting is only During the early 1990s, Rich developed 40 percent of a trip; the other 60 percent is the the curriculum for a new High Altitude challenge, the adventure, Mountaineering School and served as the school’s and facing the unknown. “Leave the guidebook first director. Following that, Rich worked with the at home; just go out and discover,” he quipped. Crane PARTICIPATE IN A 100-MILE TENKARA RODS JULY 17 COMBO HIKE PACK WITH JASON KLASS RMNP officials have designated 5 regions in the Park. Three leaders, Uwe Sartori, John Walters and Linda Lawson have committed to leading 100 miles of hikes in these regions during the Park’s Centennial Year. LEADERS – THREE LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION How to select your Rocky Mountain Centennial Hikes: Go to cmc.org. Click on About, Year of the Mountaineer, Trip Leader Resources. Jason Klass will present fly fishing Colorado streams and alpine lakes with a PARTICIPATE IN LEADING 100 OF Tenkara rod, 7 p.m. at the AMC. Learn THE 125 NAMED PEAKS about the equipment, how to fish with it 1. Review the spreadsheet that lists the and the special flies used. Jason is a former peaks (see URL below) fly fishing guide and casting instructor who 2. Select a trip or trips; you are able to now fishes Tenkara exclusively. Tenkara rods sort the spreadsheet by elevation, side have proven to be the perfect tools to fish the of the park, difficulty, etc. Leaders can commit to 100 miles or mountain streams and lakes in Colorado. 3. Enter your information in the organize a “leader team” and have 3 to The event is open to the general public, appropriate columns on the spread 5 leaders commit to leading 100 miles so bring all your fishing buddies. To reserve sheet noting trips cannot be led earlier of hikes within the Park during the Centennial Year. your seat, log on as a member to www.cmc. than Sept. 4, 2014. (Note: Google org, go to 17 July on the events calendar and Docs spreadsheets are automatically register. Your registration will let us know updated anytime anyone enters data. 1. Review the Combo Hike Packs sorted There is no need to press “save”.) by the Regions of the Park; at the bottom how many treats and seats to set-up. of each Pack the number of hikes by The Fly Fishing Section offers schools, – 52 Leaders Committed; Need 48 More classification is listed. These Combo monthly programs, seminars, on-river Leaders to commit to leading one or Hike Packs may be done as snowshoes clinics and service projects. Fishing trips more Named Peaks to total during the winter of 2014/2015 or as include hikes, backpacking, car camping 100 peaks hikes during the fall of 2014 and the and day destinations. To see a list of all spring and summer of 2015. Fly Fishing activities, search the category, 2. View the map illustrating the 5 regions: You will need to schedule your trip on the “Special Sections” on the Events Calendar at cmc.org Activity Schedule about 60-90 http://rockymountainnationalpark.com/ trails-maps www.cmc.org. To learn more about the Fly days in advance of the trip date. Fishing section, go to the Section web page 3. Select a Combo Hike Pack and enter the information in the appropriate at www.cmcflyfish.org. columns noting only the month and year you intend to START the Combo Hike Pack. (Note: Google CALL FOR TREKKING Docs spreadsheets are automatically INSTRUCTORS updated anytime anyone enters data. The Wilderness Trekking School There is no need to press “save”.) Committee is looking for instructors for the Once you have selected your trips you Fall 2014 session that begins on Tuesday, will need to schedule them on the cmc. Sept. 9. We encourage previous WTS org Activity Schedule about 60-90 days in instructors and graduates to volunteer. advance of the trip date. Senior instructors must be approved CMC trip leaders. PARTICIPATE IN LEADING Instructors must be willing to A WILDFLOWER HIKE accommodate all paces and skill levels. For (SUMMER 2015) more information, including application, requirements, and schedule, go to Leaders interested in wildflower hikes hikingdenver.net/schools/wts. WTSC gives in the summer of 2015, contact Linda preference to applicants who are available Koshio Rogers@[email protected] for all lectures and field days. Applications are due Aug. 5. Send Learn more at http://www.cmc.org/About/ YearoftheMountaineer/RMNPCentennial. application to one of the following WTS aspx. committee members: Senior Instructors – Dave Callais, [email protected], Returning ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Associates – Ken Gurvin, gurv1@msn. TRAILS & TRAILHEADS com and New First Time Assistants – Marc BY REGION Borai, [email protected] 2 Mile High Mountaineer • July 2014 1935 MEMORIAL GORE RANGE OUTING - AUG. 9 TO 15 By Stan Moore, Denver Group leader In August 1935, the CMC A CMC backpack trip summer outing was spent in the will go back there this Gore Range. It was outfitter- summer. Herb Taylor supported and based in the Black and myself will be the Creek drainage on the northeast leaders. It will last a side, below Mt. Powell and Eagles week, climb some peaks, Nest. and replicate some of this My father co-led the group’s activities. original trip and led the group Access through the that brought down John Wesley Black Creek drainage is Powell’s register in the cocoa tin.
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