Rollins Pass Ski Adventure 7Am Bus to the Eldora Ski Area

Volume XXVII Number 11 November 2011

In This Issue Rollins Pass Ski Adventure 7am bus to the Eldora Ski Area. From Rollins Pass Ski Adventure ...... 1 -- Contributed by Steve Priem there, we would ski to the Guinn Moun- Chair’s Report...... 2 tain Hut, also known as Arestua, then on On a Saturday in February 2001, I led a to Rollins Pass, Middle Fork of Ranch Volunteer Opportunities...... 2 Boulder Group ski tour from the Eldora Creek to the Idlewild Trail System and Clubroom Manager Needed...... 2 Ski Area to Winter Park across Rollins then head home. It is a 15 mile route, Annual Dinner Help Needed...... 2 Pass. I had spent years traveling across climb 2,910 feet and descend 3,580 feet. November Trips & Activities...... 3 the Continental Divide between Eldora An advanced ski tour. GPS Practice Hikes...... 5 Ski Area and Winter Park. I thought I was New Trip Leaders...... 6 finally qualified to lead such a trip. It is a On Friday, Pete, Sue, and I drove our Boulder Members Awarded...... 6 fun ski tour, if you know the way. I asked cars to Winter Park. We parked them at BMS Winter School Signup...... 7 Pete Birkeland to be my co-leader. the condos where I was a regular visitor. We skied the Idlewild Trails that would Advanced Mountaineering The plan was to put my two family cars be our return route. It was a glorious blue School...... 7 at the High Country House Condominium sky day. RMRG Benefit...... 7 in Winter Park, meet at the bus station in Clubroom Sale...... 7 Boulder on Saturday morning, and take the continued on page 4 Moving Help Needed...... 7 Vanishing of the Bees Movie...... 7 Subscribe to the GPS...... 7 Centennial Climbs...... 8 YEP Volunteers Needed...... 8 Help Blind/Disabled Skiers...... 8 Annual Dinner Flyer...... 9

Editor’s Note

This month, longtime CMC member, Steve Priem shares his exciting tale of a ski trip across Rollins Pass in whiteout conditions.

And don’t forget about the Boulder Group Annual Dinner on Saturday, November 5. This is a great chance to socialize with other group members, eat some great food, and see an exciting presentation on David Robertson’s ski journey through the Juneau Ice Fields of Alaska. Rollins Pass Whiteout

— Donna Marino Compass Editor

page Chair’s Report been happening during my last couple Call for Fall Trips and of months as Chair. I hope you will join Leaders: Hikes and Rock us in attending this event, which will Snow’s arrival on the Front Range this Climbs week made me realize that although the include a wonderful guest speaker, David calendar still says autumn, winter is on Robinson, presenting about his 1969 epic its way! ski tour across the Juneau Ice Fields of Fall is approaching, and it’s time to enjoy Alaska. There will also be pot luck food, hiking and climbing trips with the most Aside from the seasonal relevance, this friends, fun, book sales, awards, prizes, beautiful weather that Colorado offers. also made me realize there is not much and even surprises! Hope to see you The Outings Committee is calling on trip time left of my year as Council Chair. there. leaders to submit some hiking and rock My past weeks have been spent teetering climb trips. Trips scheduled for October between looking ahead to the things I’ll Respectfully submitted, and November will be especially helpful do after my term is over and scrambling – Janine Fugere, Boulder Chair for recent graduates of the Hiking and to accomplish the rest of the things I Basic Rock Schools. Hiking School wanted to do during my year as Council graduates will be eager to apply their Chair. My Chair’s report will be brief Volunteer Opportunities newly acquired trekking and navigation this month, as I’m exceptionally busy skills. Basic Rock School graduates will with many of those things I’m hoping to be especially interested in signing up for easier rock climb trips, where they can accomplish before our Vice Chair, Roger Clubroom Manager Needed Drake, takes over. advance their climbing and rappelling skills. Please submit your trips on-line After many years of dedicated service or e-mail us at [email protected]. Among these activities, one I’m most to the Boulder Group, Sheila Delamere excited about is helping turn over the is retiring. This is a volunteer position Hiking School Director role to our new on Council and the work is being shared Director, Karen Baldwin, and our Assis- to simplify the manager’s job. The main tant Directors, Bob and Louisa Matthias. duty is scheduling our volunteer hosts Although I had stepped down as Hiking for Tuesday - Thursday evenings. Other School Director when I became Council duties are attending our Council meeting Chair, a vacancy in the position led me once per month, maintaining clubroom to step up to serving as interim Hiking supplies, sending out the new member School Director again for the Spring and welcome letters and supervising the gen- compass Fall 2011 schools. I’m extremely grateful eral running of the clubroom. If you are to David Ellis, who helped served as an interested or know anyone who is, please Editor: Donna Marino assistant to organize the instructors, trip contact [email protected]. Email: [email protected] leaders and assistants for the schools, as Published: Monthly by Boulder Group, well as to Nelson Tamplin, who also did Annual Dinner: Call for Colorado Mountain Club, 633 South extraordinary amounts to help organize Broadway, Unit N, Boulder 80305 and run the schools. I’m very excited that Volunteers Boulder Group Chair: Janine Fugere Karen, Bob, and Louisa will be work- Email: [email protected] ing together along with all our Hiking The Annual Dinner (Saturday, November Subscribe to GPS e-newsletter: School volunteer instructors and assis- 5, from 5-9:30 pm), has found volunteers cmcboulder.org → Publications → GPS → tants and I feel confident that the Hiking for everything except helping move E-GPS Schools will be in good hands. heavy tables at the beginning and end of Clubroom hours: Mon. -Thurs., 5 to 7 pm the dinner. If you can help, please send Clubroom Telephone: 303-554-7688 The other activity that has been a priority email with your contact information to CMC information: [email protected] for me recently has been helping to plan [email protected]. Website: cmcboulder.org the Annual Dinner, Meeting and Presen- All Boulder members automatically receive tation. It is hard for me to believe that the Compass via email. the event has nearly arrived and will be We welcome announcements, articles, letters, held this coming Saturday, November 5 artwork, and photos, especially from recent at the Avalon ballroom from 5:00 to 9:30 CMC trips and events. P.M. I’m extremely grateful to Monica DISCLAIMER DeWitt, our Annual Dinner Coordinator, Events published in the Compass are for and to Brenda Leach, our BMS Co-Di- informational purposes only. They are not endorsed by the Boulder Group of the CMC rector, along with all our dinner commit- except for the events that are explicitly led, tee volunteers for helping plan a fantastic taught or instructed by the Boulder Group. event for this year. The Boulder Group of the CMC makes no assessment as to their merits. Participants are I’ll save the rest of what I have to say for advised to make their own assessment as to whether to participate in these events. the dinner, when I’ll speak about many of the other exciting things that have page November 2011 Trips & Activities Editor’s note: The following is a list of Wednesday, November 16 BCMC trips and events for the month. Boulder CMC Open House, 7-8 pm It is possible that trips may change At the clubroom, around the corner from or be posted after this issue goes to press. Please check online for current Neptune’s trip status, to see club trip policies, or Inviting new and prospective CMC to learn about becoming a trip leader: members to learn more about the club cmcboulder.org/Trips. and its many classes, trips, and activities. To view trips online and register: Experienced members will be on hand to share their enthusiasm and knowledge ►Browse to www.cmc.org ►Login with your CMC member num- about hiking, camping, peak bagging, ber and password. For first time users, rock climbing, snow shoeing, cross- the default password is your ZIP code. country skiing, and more. Bring a friend! ►Click on ‘Trip Signup’ in left margin ►Enter trip selection parameters (CMC Saturday, November 19 group, date range, etc) & click Search ►To register, click Register Niwot Ridge GPS Practice Hike, ►For Boulder trips, you must contact Moderate C (off trail) the leader by phone (preferred) or Join us for a hike (or snowshoe!) up email; for Denver trips, you may reg- Niwot Ridge. In a couple of short, steep ister online. miles we’ll get up above treeline into ►Schools require previous signup. Info at www.cmcboulder.org the magical high alpine with spectacular views of many peaks and the meadow all around us. Starting at the south Sour- Friday, November 4 dough Trailhead parking lot, we’ll walk Mesa Trail End to End, Easy B up the road, past the Mountain Research Hike the rolling Mesa Trail along the Station, climbing steadily to treeline base of the Flatirons from Chautauqua where the terrain flattens out somewhat. Park to the South Mesa Trailhead. This We’ll go back down the same way we is one of the all-time classic hikes of the came up. The total distance should Boulder area. Leader will arrange a car be about 7 miles with approximately shuttle back to the starting point. Trail 2800’ elevation gain. On this trip we’ll mileage: 7 miles. Leader: Eric Brehm, take time to review and practice GPS [email protected] usage, even for people brand new to them. Practice will include: waypoints, Friday, November 4 routes, track, and track back. There is no Survey of Classic Moderates - Eldo formal instruction, but we’ll be happy Canyon’s West Ridge, Climb II to discuss GPS usage before, during, Explore the West Ridge in Eldorado and after the hike. Participants should Canyon. Possible routes: Washington Ir- still bring a map and compass, as on ving, Verschniedung, Dr. Michael Solar, all CMC trips, but our focus will be on Mesca-line, etc.! All 5.7 and under-all providing opportunities for GPS practice. super fun! If weather is windy/cold, we We won’t cancel due to weather. If it’s will go to Happy Hour. Recent BRS windy, snowy, and/or cold, this will be grads encouraged to contact leader! good (and possibly challenging!) practice Leader: Clare E Reda, in managing gloves, goggles, and face [email protected] masks to handle cold weather while navi- gating. It is very likely that snowshoes or Saturday, November 5 some traction may be useful or necessary Big Thompson Canyon Top Roping for some or most of the route. This trip Experience some great, but lesser known is being led by Janine Fugere and co-led topropes in the Big Thompson Canyon by Robert O’Rourke. Bonus points for west of Loveland. Lots of variety in bringing chocolate. Map(s): USGS Ward 5.6-5.10 range. Great for newer climbers Quad, Trails Illustrated Indian Peaks but fun for all. Leader: Gary Schmidt, Gold Hill #102. Elevation gain: 2800 [email protected] feet, Prerequisite: Hiking School-B Leader: Janine Fugere, [email protected]

page - Rollins Pass, continued from page 1 Rollins Pass the weather is going to get back end of our group. We headed south. worse. This is what we are going to do.” The wind was very strong and from the I asked our 15-year-old son, Torin if he west. It was awful. Snow was driven wanted to join us. “Sure dad, whatever.” across our faces. Every few minutes, I He had been over Rollins Pass on bicy- would stop. A few minutes later the red cles a couple of times. I had eleven seat Norwegian parkas would appear out of belts in my cars. Torin, Pete, and I left the whiteout haze with the last of our room for eight more people. I fielded group. phone calls as the date approached. Accomplished members of the Boulder Pete said he could hardly see us, because Group, including two women responded. of the conditions and snow packed into Friday night, I received the last phone his glasses. He got rid of his glasses and call,” Can I go on your trip?” I hate it could barely follow snowmobile tracks. when I get a Friday night call for a Sat- He was staying with a skier motion sick urday trip. “No, my trip is full!” I said. from the whiteout conditions. For what I couldn’t place the accent. “Where are Guinn Mountain Hut seemed like forever we crept forward, from?” I asked. “I am from Norway,” constantly referring, to my compass. Eigel said. “How many club trips have To every one else present I announced The front line was four or five skiers, I you been on?” I asked. “This is my first “The weather could get worse. Anyone was setting the pace. one.” “Do you know how to ski?” After who doesn’t want to go forward should a brief silence he answered “Yes I know turn around here.” No one offered to Go forward and stop, wait for the red how to ski!” “ I have room for you,” I turn around. I didn’t consider asking parkas to show up. Bob Beehler provided replied. “See you at the bus station.” Torin if he wanted to return to the ski contact between the main group and Pete area. and Eigel bringing up the end of our Saturday morning, Torin and I secured group. our skis and poles to our bicycles and We skied west, crossed Boulder Pass, biked to the bus station. We were an easy and ascended the steep terrain to the Rol- At times, I believe our visibility was group to pick out at 7 am. Parkas, big lins Pass road. The wind was picking up, about five feet; I could not see the end of packs, skinny skis. Soon, 15 of us were snowfall was increasing, and visibility my ski pole. On we went, go forward and on our way to Eldora Ski Area. As we was decreasing. We set off on the Rollins wait for the red parkas. We seemed to turned the corner at Hurricane Hill, the Pass train grade. Soon we encountered be doing OK. I looked at Torin’s cheeks top of Eldora Ski Area was hidden by the steep snow chute that had to be and noticed they were turning light gray! clouds. I guess I could have checked the crossed to the first trestle. With some dis- Off to the right, a skier veered away. He weather report. 8 am at the ski area may, I set the track across it. It seemed said “should we descend?” “No,” was parking lot we assembled again. I intro- okay. The drop to the valley floor is my response. “Stay with me.” Finally, I duced Pete as my co-leader. I asked that about 1,000 feet. We crossed it although heard snowmobiles. The slope increased we try to stay together. We set off for I have never been able to do it again. as we descended to below the cloud level Guinn Mountain. We ascended the ac- to a snowmobile picnic area above the cess trail, descended to Jenny Creek and Middle Fork of Ranch Creek. After a arrived at the Guinn Mountain Ski Trail. long time in whiteout conditions, it was over. At that point it is two miles and 1,300 feet to the Guinn Mountain Hut. I made We rested briefly at the meadow above sure the lead skiers knew where they the Middle Fork of Ranch Creek. We where going. “Ski ahead. When you get could finally see around us. The natural to the cabin, start a fire and warm the continued on page 5 place up.” I stayed with the middle part of the group.

About an hour or so later I arrived at the Guinn Mountain Hut. It was snowing Keeping the group together Compass Ad Rates lightly, and the temperature was cold. The hut was warming as we arrived. We approached Rollins Pass around $245 full page For about 45 minutes we rested, ate noon. We were doing well considering $150 half page snacks and visited. I took Torin, a fresh- the conditions. I took Torin aside; “Here $90 quarter page man at Fairview High School aside. I got is my compass,” I said, “and that is the $55 eighth page my map and compass out. I aligned my way we are going.” To every one else $45 business card 2x3” compass with the direction from Rol- I said “we are heading south and stay - ads must be prepaid lins Pass to the basin above the Middle together!” A pair of mostly Norwegians, - can be black and white or color in Fork of Ranch Creek. “When we get to Pete Birkeland and Eigel Hefre, were the PDF or JPG format. - contact: [email protected] page These trips are not instructional, nor - Rollins Pass, continued from page 4 fessed he should have packed goggles. It was a successful trip. For the Boulder are they intended to replace instruction in BMS schools, but rather to provide gas line that passes by the Guinn Moun- Group, we stayed out of the newspaper. opportunities for informal practice. tain Hut descends to Fraser here. We had We spent hours in whiteout conditions Participants may have graduated from a choice of skiing straight down the gas and survived. It was a strong group of the schools, may have gained their line or taking the more gentle gas line skiers. I would never want to put others experience in other ways, or may just be road. There were snowmobile tracks that in this situation. looking for some introductory exposure had tested the snow pack. A GPS would have helped but I didn’t before taking a school. As always, par- get one until the next year. I checked the ticipants need to have relevant prerequi- report from the Niwot Ridge weather site hiking skills to attend a trip and one station. It recorded wind gusts of 60 of the best ways to get these skills is to miles per hour, with temperatures around complete our BMS schools. Those with 25 degrees. The wind chill made it feel comparable experience or training may colder. be considered by contacting a trip leader.

Note from Steve: If you are using Part of Janine’s and Robert’s goal for National Geographic map #103, Winter scheduling the GPS Practice Hike is to Park, Central City and Rollins Pass, you establish a precedent for Trip Leaders of might notice the James Peak Protection all types. Our Outings Committee has Area we traveled through to Winter Park. been doing a great job of recruiting more From the Denver Water Board west you Trips Leaders and encouraging them to will see a blank space around the South list more trips in our activity schedule. Fork of Ranch Creek that contains the We hope to see a wide variety of trips trails of our route. In that space are offering practice opportunities to our about 15 miles of trails marked and members, including hiking, backpack- maintained by the Sulphur District. ing, rock climbing, cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, snow Pete’s Bloody Nose Although crossing the Divide on skis and ice climbing trips. As part of this initiative, Janine and Robert’s goal is to We descended to enter a winter won- has been done by CMC groups, this start a trend of offering trips of a wide derland of steep slopes, deep snow, big was the only time this particular route variety which also offer opportunities to trees, and meadows heading down on was offered. It may have been the last practice GPS and map compass naviga- what seemed to be a road. We entered scheduled ski crossing of the Divide by tion skills, avalanche safety & beacon the Middle Fork of Ranch Creek. Finally, the Boulder Group. skills and other survival essentials. we were having the ski tour we had hoped for. If you have any questions about this story, contact Steve at Trip leaders, please join us by scheduling as many trips as you can to offer We crossed the Denver Water Board road [email protected] practice opportunities to our members! to the turnoff for the upper part of “Burn School graduates, we hope you pursue Out Loop.” Sensing I was missing some GPS Practice Hikes and BMS becoming a Trip Leader. If you’re inter- one, I turned around. In a few minutes School Practice Trips ested in co-leading any of our listed trips Jim Bock showed up. He had stopped for to work toward earning your Trip Leader a sandwich break. I led the way through At the end of our BMS schools, which status, simply contact the Trip Leader South Fork Loop to Cross Trails. We are very popular, we often receive listed in the activity guide. Alternatively, trespassed through the new Rendezvous feedback that students would like more if there is a specific trip you’d like to development on what used to be a county trips to practice the skills they learned. lead, you may contact our Outings Com- road. In hopes of setting a precedent for more mittee at [email protected] and practice trips as follow-ups to BMS they will help you find a Leader quali- We arrived at my cars around 5 pm, schools, Janine Fugere and Robert fied to sponsor your Co-lead of the trip. about nine hours after we left the bus. O’Rourke are teaming up to lead a GPS Not bad, considering what we had been Practice Hike on Saturday, November Increasing the variety of trips offered through. Hindsight said that this was a 19. You can see the detailed trip descrip- in our activity schedule will provide us fit and experienced group. We were in tion on page 3. Look for other follow-up all more opportunities to get out and pretty good shape. practice trips led by Janine throughout practice our skills. It’s also a great way the coming year, including more GPS to meet people who share our interests Torin’s cheeks showed signs of frostbite. Practice Trips, as well as Map and and let’s not forget, it’s just plain fun to “What are you going to tell your friends Compass Navigation, and Backpacking get out and play with our backcountry at Fairview?” I asked. Other members of Practice Trips. buddies! the group had some frostbite and the skin on Pete’s nose was bleeding. He con- page 5 Meet the New Trip Leaders Banff area of Canada, in Aviemore, Jeffrey feels lucky that the outdoors is Scotland, and in the Atlas/Todra Gorge in even part of his profession. He is an Morocco. This month the Outings Committee Open Lands Resource Specialist for would like to introduce two recently Larimer County. In this position, he Clare is a statistician who does popula- approved trip leaders, Clare Reda and collects research data on open spaces, tion and budget forecasting for TRI- Jeffrey Boring. Clare is a new C/D Hike gathers public input, and plans recreation CARE Management Activity, under and Group 2 Rock Leader, while Jef- and restoration projects on about 40,000 the Department of Defense. TRICARE frey is a new Group 1 Rock Leader. We acres of land in Larimer County. His provides healthcare for 9.6 million ben- congratulate both Clare and Jeffrey for work in west Loveland makes after-work eficiaries who are active duty military volunteering their time with the club and climbing in Boulder a little difficult, but service members, military retirees, and for their work in meeting the trip leader otherwise, he finds his job to be ideal. family members. By working 9-hour requirements. days, Clare has alternate Fridays off to Jeffrey’s other interests include keep- play outside. Clare joined the CMC in 2010 in order ing honeybees, reading novels, watch- to take the Wilderness First Aid Class. It ing Tennessee football, and spending Clare is a strong supporter of the Access was something she had been putting off time with his wife and dog. This year is Fund. She writes letters and advocates for many years, even though, as a rock Jeffrey’s first with a backyard beehive. on behalf of climbers to maintain access climber and mountaineering enthusiast, He hopes this happy colony will be pro- to climbing areas. Clare writes a blog she knew it would be “good for her.” ducing honey by next year. Jeffrey shares of her outdoor adventures at www.blog. Now that she has taken the class, she the little known fact that he and his best climbergirl.com. She shares the little highly recommends it to others, having friend started a band in high school known fact about herself that she has found the information, instruction, and called the Sidestream Smokebombs, never eaten ribs. hands-on practice invaluable. without knowing how to play any instru- ments. He still thinks that being a rock Jeffrey joined the CMC in 2008 after a star is the best job in the world. friend and Boulder Group CMC member suggested that he become a member and Boulder Members to Receive take the Basic Rock School. Jeffrey was Ellingwood and Blaurock primarily interested in learning basic rock climbing skills and in meeting Awards at Annual Dinner new people to climb with. Since join- ing, Jeffrey has taken the Basic Rock For the first time in the history of the School, the Rock Leading School, and Colorado Mountain Club, this year the Telemark Ski School. He has also the two highest state awards will both volunteered as an assistant instructor in go to members of the Boulder group. the Basic Rock School. The Albert Ellingwood Golden Ice Ax Mountaineering Achievement Award is awarded to CMC members who have distinguished themselves in mountaineering and inspired other club members to follow in their paths by teach- In addition to becoming a trip leader, ing others. The Carl Blaurock Silver Clare has volunteered as an assistant Piton Award is given to CMC members instructor in both the Basic Rock School who’ve invested a substantial amount and the Rock Leading School. Clare also of service and leadership efforts to help enjoyed co-leading trips this year on Seal significantly improve the club. Not Rock and on the Kelso Ridge of Torreys only is this the first year ever that both Peak. Her primary outdoor interest is awards will go to members of the same alpine rock climbing of long moderate group, but they are also both Boulder routes. She also enjoys adventure hikes group members! The two awards will be such as high peak scrambles. presented at this year’s Annual Dinner on Saturday, November 5. Please come join A couple of years ago, Clare became Jeffrey’s outdoor interests include climb- us at the dinner to find out who will be interested in trail running. She ran the ing, skiing, hiking, backpacking, and the esteemed winners of these awards. Rim2Rim of the Grand Canyon, and then biking. He grew up in Georgia where ran her first trail marathon this past June he spent his time hunting, fishing, and in South Dakota. She enjoys travelling backpacking. He first became interested where she can climb or hike on the trip. in climbing and skiing when he moved to Some of her more recent travel adven- Colorado in 2004. tures include climbing in the Canmore/

page Advanced Mountaineering 2011-2012 BMS Winter Subscribe to the Boulder School, Winter 2012 Schools Program Group’s Weekly e-GPS Newsletter Come learn how to successfully plan your The snow has started to fall in the moun- own winter mountain climbs and trips to tains, and it’s time to start planning for your Would you like to receive notices high mountains where winter conditions Winter Activities to take advantage of yet on courses, presentations, news and prevail! Advanced Mountaineering School another La Nina Winter. BMS will again be events for the Boulder Group, CMC takes place in January/February 2012 and sponsoring a number of clinics and schools and all around the Boulder/Denver includes four field trips and six lectures, throughout the winter. Signups begin in area? If so, then subscribe to the covering crevasse rescue, glacier travel, person on Nov 1, 7 p.m. at the Boulder Boulder Group’s e-GPS newsletter! snow shelters, ice climbing, expedition Group Clubroom. This is your opportu- The current issue may always be planning, and training for expeditions. Ap- nity to meet the instructors, ask questions, found at http://www.cmcboulder.org/ plications were due Monday, October 31 and make sure you get in on the popular docs/GPS/CurrentGPS.htm. To sub- and can be found at http://www.cmcboul- classes. Online signups start Nov 3rd. scribe and receive the e-GPS through der.org/bms/applicationForms/amsApp.pdf. a weekly email, follow the directions If space is still available after that time, ap- On tap for the 2011-2012 winter season at http://lists.cmcboulder.org/listinfo. plicants can apply through November 30. are: December 2011: Avalanche Level cgi/e-gps-cmcboulder.org. For details, see http://www.cmcboulder. 1 and Telemark Skiing; January 2012: org/bms/ams.html. If you have questions, Ice School, Winter Camping, and Cross Movie: Vanishing of the please contact the director Val Hovland at Country. Also starting in January 2012 are [email protected] the multi-week advanced schools include Bees - submitted by Carrie Simon & Rick Advanced Mountaineering School and Casey Rocky Mountain Rescue Tele/AT Backcountry Skiing School. In March, Ski Mountaineering School will Group Benefit On Monday, November 21, at 6:30pm again headline. Details on the entire winter in the Clubroom, there will be a show- For the fifth year in a row, the Walnut program can be found on the website at ing of the documentary “Vanishing of Brewery is brewing a special beer, and http://cmcboulder.org/bms/winterSchedule. the Bees,” on behalf of the Conserva- will be donating a portion of all the sales html tion Committee of the Boulder Group. proceeds to the Rocky Mountain Rescue This important film about colony Group (RMRG). The members of RMRG We are also looking for instructors for collapse disorder (CCD), the mysteri- would like to invite friends and family all the schools. If you would like to get ous large scape disappearance of bees members to patronize the Walnut Brewery involved in teaching any of the winter from their hives, is intended to raise either on the tapping night, which is Tues- schools, please contact Cindy at bms@ awareness of this disturbing global day, November 8th, from 6pm-closing, cmcboulder.org with info on what you’d phenomenon. Michael Pollan, the or for the rest of the month of November, like to teach. We’d love to have you. famed food critic, makes an appear- while the Winter Wheat is available. Be ance, as well as leading experts from there between 6:00 and 6:30 pm and your Clubroom Moving Sale the honeybee industry in America and first pint is free! The Walnut Brewery is France. While the scientific reasons located at 1123 Walnut Street in Boulder. The Boulder Group is having a for CCD are not clear, there is much For more information, visit http://www. moving sale at 633 S Broadway Unit N circumstantial evidence that chemical RockyMountainRescue.org/walnut.php on Saturday, November 19th from 4-6pm. pesticides, GMO seeds and monocul- Items for sale include two slide projectors, ture agriculture are involved. Come books, Boulder Mountain Park Maps, and learn about the issues and what you surplus furniture. can do. The film is 90 minutes long. A discussion session will follow for Moving Help Needed those who wish to attend. A suggested donation of $5 is asked; all proceeds In the next two months we need to move will go to benefit the Save the Hon- the equipment from the current clubroom to eybee Foundation, which made the the new clubroom. The first move will be film.For more information, see www. on Tuesday, November 8th starting at 5 pm vanishingbees.com. and going until at least 7 pm. We could use help with packing library books into boxes, carting the books into the new clubroom (about 40 feet away), moving two book- cases, and shelving books. If you can spare a couple of hours, please come by and help with the move. Even if you can’t do any heavy lifting, we would welcome help with the books. page - Monday, November 28th – 2 sessions Long’s Peak Group Centennial Celebration • 5 volunteers from 8:45-1:15 Annual Dinner Climbs • 5 volunteers from 3:45-5:45 - Wednesday, November 30th - 5 The Longs Peak Group of the Colora- The guidelines for trip leader par- volunteers needed from 3:45-5:15 do Mountain Club is hosting its annual ticipation in the Centennial Celebration dinner on Friday, November 4, 2011 Climbs to help celebrate the CMC’s Help Blind and Mobility at Callahan House,312 Terry Street Centennial Anniversary have changed. Disabled Skiers in Longmont. The dinner runs from Groups are no longer going to be al- 7 to 9 pm and the cost is free (paid lowed to reserve peaks for their leaders, by the Longs Peak Group). Coffee, and more than one leader can lead a Help those who want to go skiing, but need a bit of our assistance. Consider tea and a dessert will be served from trip to a particular Centennial Peak. To 7:00 to 7:45. At 7:45 there will be a participate in this celebration, qualified opening the trails up to these folks by becoming a ski guide for the visually or short business meeting including short Boulder trip leaders may now lead a trip talks by the Executive Director of the to one or more of the Centennial Peaks mobility-impaired. The first group is Ski for Light (http://www.sfl.org/) and they CMC, Katie Blackett and by the CMC (top 100) between now and December President, Alice White. From 8 to 9pm 31, 2012. Interested trip leaders should are seeking folks to guide skiers who are blind or use a sit-ski to travel the cross- there will be a speaker. Please come email [email protected] and indi- to support the Longs Peak Group and cate which trip(s) they wish to lead. country trails. Their Colorado event will be held at Snow Mountain Ranch on enjoy the fellowship of your fellow Leaders will be responsible for schedul- CMC members. ing the trip in the CMC online schedule. January 20-22. Their international event Instructions, formats and assistance this year will be held in the Wasatch will be provided to help streamline the Mountains of Utah, February 5-12, 2012. leader’s participation. Both events include training for new guides, and have housing, meals, and There will be a link at the CMC website tickets arranged. (http://www.cmc.org) starting March 1st to a spreadsheet of the Centennial Peaks. For a more local opportunity, consider This will show the sign ups, schedules, volunteering for Ignite Adaptive Sports completions, trip reports and photos of based out of Eldora ski area. They do the trips. Participation in this program half day and full-day guiding through- will help provide advertisement for the out the winter season and include CMC and help allow members to climb cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, and the Top 100 peaks. snowboarding. Their guide training starts up in December. Visit them at http://test. igniteadaptivesports.org. YEP Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed for the following dates/times to help with belaying youth groups. Contact Ryan Johns at [email protected].

- Monday, November 7th – We need one volunteer to help spot students slacklining at their school from 12-4pm - Tuesday, November 8th – We need one volunteer to help spot students slacklining at their school from 12-4pm - Wednesday November 9th – 5 volunteers needed from 3:45-5:15 - Friday November 11th – 5 volunteers at the climbing wall from 8:45 – 1:15 - Monday, November 14th – 5th graders climbing at the REI Pinnacle wall in Denver. 10:15 – 2:30 - Wednesday November 16th - 5 volunteers needed from 3:45-5:15 - Friday November 18th – 4 volunteers needed 3:15-5:45 - Tuesday, November 22nd – 5 wall volunteers needed from 9:45-1:15 page page