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The Mountaineers Go Guide www.mountaineers.org A special activities section to The Mountaineer April, 2010 The Mountaineers safety information will be distributed before each and have more fun than a group of poofy grown- Trailhead program event to make sure you are prepared for fun in the ups should be allowed. Snow camping will be is designed to be a snow. We even have loaner snowshoes and poles! covered in depth, as will emergency snow shel- user-friendly introduction to the Please note that easy snow trips may translate to ters. Folks already oriented to backpacking are club or a new activity. These are events a somewhat more difficult venture than an easy perfect for this outing. A gear list will be available without major commitments, conducted in summer hike, so be prepared for at least a little bit upon request. Camping gear can obviously be a casual atmosphere, and best of all, easy of a workout. shared or rented, and most three-season back- on your schedule as well as your wallet. packing gear will suffice. For more info, come to Trailhead events are offered each month for Outdoor Learning Series: one of our Snow Camping 101 clinics in town. a variety of activities; just look for the in Snowshoeing for Beginners – The rain has front of the event listing in the Go Guide. Typi- started—so, you’re feeling housebound until spring Clinic Series: cal events include hikes, backpacks, entry-level brings more sunshine? Nonsense! Get out for a fun Snow Camping 101 – Love backpacking and scrambles and climbing activities, snowshoeing, day in the snow and explore the winter wonderland miss it in the winter? Enjoy snowshoeing and skiing and more. In-town clinics are also offered in a safe setting with experienced leaders. We’ll skiing but want to learn some safety skills and regularly throughout the season. So if you’re look- provide loaner snowshoes and poles; you bring techniques to be safe and comfy overnight in ing to become involved with the club, taste-test a eager smiles. We’ll go out on an easy and safe the winter? Come to this clinic and you’ll learn new activity, or just refresh old skills, there’s likely snowshoe tour while introducing you to winter travel all you need to know to bridge the gap to winter a Trailhead event for you! and safety, as well as a cure to cabin fever in the overnights in the snow. Pacific Northwest! Intro To Avalanche Awareness – Everyone Something new! Cross-Country Skiing for Beginners – So, you’re who ventures into the backcountry when there Leave No Trace Awareness Workshop: intrigued by the idea of gliding gently through the is snow above or around them should know the Hands-on learning in the field. See “Conserva- woods, gawking at snowshoers as you silently drift basics of avalanche awareness. Come out for an tion” below. past? But you feel the need for a good coaching evening focused on the basics of understanding session? This is the clinic for you! We’ll spend why avalanches happen, and how to avoid them. Trip series: half-a-day in a casual atmosphere working on the Be safe! Hikes – So you thought that hiking is only for basics of classic XC skiing on groomed trails. Ski Trailhead Contacts: spring through fall? Well, guess what? There are rentals are available at REI, and a clothing/gear list For questions about signing up, call Member lots of snow-free hiking options year-round with will be provided. Services, 206-521-6001. The Mountaineers. The Trailhead program will Snow Camping for Beginners – You’re already For questions about the Trailhead program, e- make sure you’re prepared for comfort and safety backpacking and want to break into the fourth mail [email protected]. in the chilly season. Best of all, NO BUGS! season? Come “chill” with us at a mountain locale For questions about specific events, call the Snowshoe and XC Ski Tours – Easy trips are for the weekend and learn how to build a leave-no- leader directly. offered throughout the season. Detailed gear and trace campfire in the snow, make winter furniture, NEW EXPLORATIONS NOW Branchwide International Outings Chair: Patti Polinsky, [email protected], 206-525-7464. The amount Get out there! Board of trustees to meet payable to The Mountaineers is based upon known and anticipated air and The Mountaineers Board of Trustees will meet Thu., April land costs and is subject to change, either UP or DOWN, in the event of Sign up online: unexpected adjustments therein. Any exceptions to the travel or lodging 1, at 7 p.m. Meetings are at club headquarters and open to all. arrangements must be approved by the leaders. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month. The leader(s) or The Mountaineers reserve the right to cancel a trip or to www.mountaineers.org make changes in the itinerary; additional costs, if any, shall be paid by the Buy a book, support Mountaineers trip participants. The right is also reserved to exclude any person as a trip NOTE—You may also sign up Everyone who buys a book at Barnes & Noble bookstores member should such person’s health, mental condition, physical infirmity or between April 3 and 8 can send 20 percent of the sale back to their general deportment impede the operation of the trip or the rights or welfare over the phone: and enjoyment of other trip members; a refund of unused trip services will organization when they present the ad on pg, M3 of this Moun- be the limit of liability of The Mountaineers. 206-521-6001 or 1-800-573-8484 taineer. The joint venture will kick off with the appearance of Cancellation: A full refund, less a $100 administration fee and less any non- Mountaineers guidebook author Craig Romano at the Silverdale recoverable expenses, will be made. Cancellation notice must be in writing Barnes & Noble on Sat., April 3 at 3 p.m. For more details visit and sent to trip leader via e-mail or postal service. See the individual trip Clubwide ............................................................. 1 www.mountaineers.org or e-mail [email protected]. listing for cancellation deadlines. Bellingham (www.bellinghammountaineers.org).............. 3 Hike Iceland: land of fire and ice Conservation Everett (www.everettmountaineers.org) .......................... 3 Three weeks: June 23-July 14, 2010 Foothills (www.foothillsmountaineers.org) ...................... 4 Conservation calendar Iceland offers many incredible opportunities for hiking. During our three-week tour, we will encounter lava fields, April 2, Wed. - Conservation Executive Committee meeting, Kitsap (www.kitsapmountaineers.org) ........................... 5 7-9 p.m. at club headquarters. All Mountaineers are welcome. deep-sided sea fjords, incredibly rich farmland, volcanoes, hot springs, geothermal areas and the world’s third largest icecap, April 24, Sat. - Leave No Trace Awareness Workshop: In- Olympia (www.olympiamountaineers.org) ....................... 6 next to those of Antarctica and Greenland. Field Study Group A hands-on learning experience in the field Our visit begins with a night in a three-star hotel in the capital, on the Leave No Trace principles and expanded wilderness eth- Seattle (www.seattlemountaineers.org) ......................... 7 Reykjavik, where we are transported after landing at the Keflavik ics. This interactive program is not only designed to educate the airport. The next day, we fly (included in trip cost) northeast student, but also to stir deeper conversations among our peers on Tacoma (www.tacomamountaineers.org) .....................13 to Egilsstadir to begin a five-day hiking adventure across the the way we impact the backcountry environment. Participants colorful Rhyolite Mountains, then descend to narrow valleys will receive a certificate from the Leave No Trace Center For and mountain-ringed fjords. After reaching a main road, we are (events at our facilities) 16 Outdoor Ethics on LNT Awareness. Workshop fee: $10 members; Lodge Going .................. transported back to Egilsstadir for the night. $15 non-members. Leader: Ken Hahn, 206-595-7237, kenh@ Heading south, we take a few short hikes as we pass many (who’s who) .....................19 mounaineers.org. Going to the Source small villages on the eastern fjords en route to the vast Vatna- jokull Glacier, the largest in Europe. Here we hike in the area of Sending you on your way (trip registration) .....19 Wanted: members for issue alert e-list the Glacial Lagoon, known as one of Iceland’s greatest natural Are you willing to make a phone call, send an e-mail or write a wonders. We spend several days in the area of Vatnojokull Na- Go to the Marketplace .................................20 letter to voice your opinion on conservation and environmental tional Park, largest in Europe, primarily in Skaftafell, an ice-free issues? Then sign up for our action alert e-mail list. We will send portion of the national park. We will hope to ascend a panoramic Go Volunteer ..................................................20 you our “Conservation Currents” twice a month or when there is a peak, weather permitting. need for action. E-mail [email protected] to join. After four days in the Vatnajokull/Skaftafell areas, we Gone for the Weekend (weekend trip index) .......20 move on to the Laki area, visiting deep canyons and waterfalls en route. Here we hike the mountains of the Laki crater for the Questions? Give Member Services a call: Board Briefs next several days, including the crossing of several rivers and the Kambar Ridge while passing by the lakes of Kambavatn 206-521-6000 An unofficial summary of the March 4, 2010 board meeting. and Lambavatn. The Laki fissure sits in lava fields, with arctic Absent: Rob Simonsen, Dave Claar, and Lynn Hyde.