Presented by the City of New Haven’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Trees Outdoor Adventure Program
MARTIN TORRESQUINTERO, PROGRAM COORDINATOR

MOUNT EVEREST, also known in Nepali as SAGARMATHA (Goddess of the sky) and in Tibetan as CHOMOLUNGMA (mother Goddess of the universe), stands at 8848 meters or 29,029 feet. For many years, it was the ultimate challenge.
However, every climbing season (before or after the monsoons), climbers continue to break records, to the point that they are
now expected to be shattered.

However, the Great Ridge or EVEREST – FANTASY RIDGE remains the ultimate Everest challenge. From the first ascent of Shartse, onwards over the top of Everest to the far end in Tibet, it still eludes climbers, never having been conquered. Come hear how Kurt Diemberger has envisioned it, after his two decades of expeditions to Everest.

KURT DIEMBERGER is the only person alive to have the distinction of making first ascents of two of the world’s 8,000 meter peaks, Broad Peak in 1957 and Dhaulagiri in 1960. He climbed each without supplemental oxygen, and
Broad Peak, which he climbed with the late Hermann Buhl and two others, was the first eight-thousander to be climbed in West-Alpine-Style, long before this technique became widely used on the Himalayan giants. Kurt has, in all,
climbed six of the eight-thousanders. However, he is probably best known for his 30-year association with K2, and for surviving the 1986 tragedy which claimed the lives of 13 climbers. This became the subject of one of climbing’s most widely read books, The Endless Knot, and the award-winning movie Mountain of Dreams and Destiny. In addition, he has climbed in virtually all of the world’s mountain ranges, including many first ascents, from Africa to the Himalayas, and from South America to Greenland. He has received many awards for films, photographs, and literature. He is one of the most renowned climbers, an influential writer, and an indomitable survivor.

Ticket Info:
$10 in advance – cash, check or visa/mastercard if it’s greater than $20.
203-946-8027
or at the park’s office
720 Edgewood Avenue New Haven, CT 06515
$12 at the door – cash or check only

Tuesday, January 10, 6:30PM
Book Club:  Read, discuss, and review book of the month The Boys of Everest
Location: AMC Center, 710 10^th Street STE 100, Golden, CO. Contact Jim Moss for more info jhmoss@gmail.com

Sunday, Jan 22, all day activity
Moderate Ice Climbing outing. Location and details to be announced shortly. For more info e-mail frontrange@americanalpineclub.org.

Wednesday, Jan 25^th, 6PM to 8PM
Denver Humpback Happy Hour. Meet and mingle with AAC Executive director Phil Powers, AAC Community programs director John Bragg, notable climber George Lowe, and your fellow AAC members over drinks and bar food.
Where:  My Brother’s Bar, 2376 15th St, Denver, CO  located behind Denver REI
For more info e-mail frontrange@americanalpineclub.org

Saturday, Feb 4^th  all day actvity
Travel with other members to the Lake City Ice Fest. Possible Friday and Saturday overnight stays.  More details to be announced.

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The American Alpine Club – Southern Appalachian Section is offering its members a unique opportunity to acquire Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid certification through a class designed for climbers, taught by a climber.

WFA is a basic class in back country emergency response. The 16 hour course will be tailored by the instructor, AAC member Danny McCracken, to the specifics of the remote climbing environment – far from EMS services. The class will cover assessment and urgent first aid techniques. It is appropriate for anyone regardless of experience level.

Successful completion of the course results in two year certification. A CPR prerequisite is required to get the certification. You may take the class without having taken CPR but cannot receive the American Red Cross certification.

The fee for the class and all class materials will be $55 for AAC members and $140 for non-members. Funds remaining after expenses have been covered will be donated to the American Alpine Club.

The class will be taught at Umstead State Park, Raleigh, NC. Class time is 9am to 5pm each day. The park has camping sites available. Out of town attendees should go to the NC State Parks web site to reserve a site. Hotel information is also available from Danny McCracken at the email address below.

Contact Danny McCracken to register for the class or for more information:
Phone – 919 274 2054
Email – Danny.McCracken@gmail.com

Help Preserve Access to Indian Creek

It’s that time again, the warm days and cool nights of October are going to be drawing climbers worldwide to the incomparable splitter cracks of Indian Creek. No longer a secret, the planet’s premier crack climbing venue needs a little TLC from the people who love it best—you!

The Western Slope Section of the AAC is once again pleased to sponsor, in cooperation with the BLM, a volunteer workday in Indian Creek arriving Friday night Oct 14, work on the 15th, and climb the 16th. Sounds fun, but wait….. in addition to earning great karma from helping spruce up a world class climbing area you also get:

• A free barbeque on Saturday night

• Outrageous campfire tales, some actually true

• Free crack climbing clinics on Sunday

• Beta from local experts

• A chance to meet and climb with new climbing friends

• Group camping

And….most of all, the good feeling from knowing the positive effect you helped make on the land managers that administer this remarkable resource.
Good stewardship is a positive way to help ensure continued access.

RSVP to me at donini@ouraynet.com by Oct 7 so I can plan the menu (please tell me if you have dietary preferences for the BBQ) and camping requirements.

The climbing on Saturday is followed by an open house at the Robbins’s cabin (see directions) for refreshments, meeting old friends and making new ones. Liz, Royal and Tom Frost will be there to greet you.

COST:

Camping: $20 per person if AAC member/$25 per person if not AAC member. This covers two night’s camping plus party. We will reserve and pay for the campsites.

If not camping: $10 per person if AAC member/$15 per person if not AAC member, to help pay for BBQ.
NOTE – Any money received in excess of our cost will be donated to the Sierra Nevada Section to be added to a fund for Search and Rescue teams. So, thank you for coming to the Climb-In and thank you for helping heroic SAR teams.

RESERVATIONS, PAYMENT, AAC RELEASE
To reserve your attendance and to properly plan for the amount of camping spots, food and beverage needed, we require advance payment for the event. 
Payment, RSVP and release information is here.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
We climb at the Edges most of Saturday and later meet at the Robbins’ cabin for BBQ and socializing from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. On Sunday most of us will return to the Edges for a day of climbing. Others may seek out crags in the Highway 108 corridor. Check out the possibilities in Brad Young’s guidebook, “A Climber’s Guide To The Sonora Pass Highway,” or log ontosonorapassclimbing.com.

Saturday, 10 September 2011
10 a.m. – Meet at Gianelli Trailhead
10:30 (or anytime after) – Meet at Genesis
3:30 p.m. – Move to Roches, cache gear, hike out.
5:30 – 7:30 – Eats and drinks at Robbins’ cabin
Directions to all locations can be found here.

Sunday, 11 September 2011
9:30 a.m. – Meet at Gianelli Trailhead
10 a.m. – Meet at The Roches
10 – 3 p.m. – Climb at The Roches or thereabouts
3:30 – Hike out and drive home, hot, happy, and exhausted.
Directions to all locations can be found here.

QUESTIONS/CONTACT INFO
SNS member Karen Zazzi has generously agreed to be the point person for organizing this event. Her contact info is as follows:
Karen Zazzi
7451 Summerwind Way
Sacramento, CA 95831
(916) 424-7451
zzkarenzz@yahoo.com
Contact Karen if you are interested and available to lend her a hand. Thank you very much Karen for your fine work.

We hope to see you in September at this great event. Thanks for supporting the AAC and your Sierra Nevada Section.
SNS Chair
Tom Burch
tcburch@msn.com