CMC Boulder Group e-Newsletter

May 14, 2012

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CMC Boulder Group News & Events

Note: Unless otherwise noted, lectures/presentations will be held in the CMC Boulder Group Clubroom, located at 633 South Broadway, Unit K, Boulder (Table Mesa Shopping Center, east of King Soopers or around the west corner from Neptune Mountaineering), 303-554-7688.

 

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BCMC Events & Trips

 

Wed, 5/16: Evening Social Hike, Easy A (Gary Johnston)

Wed, 5/16: Boulder Group Open House, Club Room (Samuel Levis)

Fri, 5/18: Swanson's Arête - Eldo, II Climb (Clare Reda)

Sat, 5/19: Mt Stanley climb and ski, Adv. II Ski Tour (Kent Crites)

Sun, 5/20: Skyscraper Snow Climb, Moderate C-E (Robert O'Rourke)

Wed, 5/23: Doudy Draw Run, Trail Run 5-6mi (Clare Reda)

Wed, 5/30: Evening Social Hike, Easy A (Karen Baldwin)

Wed, 5/30: South Boulder Peak - CMC Trip #1 + 100 yrs!, Difficult B (Gary Johnston)

Sat, 6/2: Dreamweaver in One Day, Difficult D-E (Kent Crites)

Sat, 6/2: Washington Irving, II Climb (Rick Casey)

Wed, 6/6: Evening Social Hike, Moderate A (Steven Haymes)

Sat, 6/9: Dave's Wave Loveland Pass, Adv. I Ski Tour (Kent Crites)

Sat, 6/9: North and South Twin Sisters Peaks, Moderate C-E (Rick Casey)

Sun, 6/10: Skywalker Couloir Snow Climb, Moderate D-E (Robert O'Rourke)

Wed, 6/13: Evening Social Hike, Moderate A (Marilyn Fellows)

 

**If you would like to co-lead a Boulder Group event or trip, please let the leader know when you contact them to sign up!**

 

These are Boulder Group trips and events only;

to see all upcoming CMC trips, see CMC Activity Schedule

or Boulder Group Trip Info or the RSS feed.

 

Monthly Program: Sport of Orienteering- Intro and How-To, Thu., 5/31, 6:30pm: The sport of orienteering  is a fun way to spend time outdoors and to develop - or refresh - your skills for using a map and compass.  To learn more about it, join us for a presentation from Bob Ellis, president, of the Rocky Mountain Orienteering Club (RMOC) at the Boulder Group's monthly program for May. The workshop will be suitable for beginners as well as those with some map and compass experience. People of all ages and families participate in the sport and are be welcome.   We'll give an overview of the sport along with tips for navigating with map and compass. The program is free; open to the public.

 

In orienteering, participants are provided a map showing 6 to 14 locations to find. This gives 6 to 14 opportunities to plan and follow routes. Usually an event offers at least three courses that differ in level of challenge. The distance traveled is 1.5 to 4.5 miles, and the time needed to complete a course is one to two hours. A goal is to minimize time, yet some people go at a casual pace. Thinking is a large part of the challenge.

 

Learn to Trail Run from the Pros!, Sat., 6/2, 9:30am-12:00pm: Join Katie Blackett--three-time Olympic Trials qualifier, overall winner of the Eugene Marathon, National Marathon, St. George Marathon, Tucson Marathon, and Big Sur Marathon, two-time runner for Bolder Boulder Professional team, 7-year Saucony sponsored athlete and CMC CEO-- and the Boulder Group of the CMC for a FREE trail running clinic followed by a trail run on the Mesa Trail.

 

Katie will be joined by Matt Schneider, physicians assistant and trail runner, who will also lead a portion of the clinic on injury prevention. Following the clinic, participants will carpool from the clubhouse to the trail head at Table Mesa right across the street from the gas station as you head into Eldorado Canyon. No experience is necessary and all abilities welcome. Runners will be separated based on ability at the trail head with professional/elite level trail runner leaders. Trail runs can vary from 2 to 8 miles but you are welcome to go longer!

 

This FREE event is open to members and nonmembers and will be held at the Boulder Group Clubhouse. Tickets available at www.cmc.org/trailrunning.

 

Boulder Group Leadership Seminar, Thu., 6/7,6-10pm: The Boulder Group’s Leadership Seminar is designed for members who are interested in becoming new trip leaders or who wish to enhance their leadership knowledge. BMS instructors and trip leaders who would like to renew their leadership skills are also welcome to attend. Cost: Free! Taking the Leadership Seminar is a requirement for becoming a trip leader in the Boulder Group. (For detailed information on all the steps to become a trip leader, please see www.cmcboulder.org/bms/leadership/Leader­App.pdf). The Leadership Seminar is now a 2-step process. First, you participate in a self-paced on-line training course and complete a workbook. Once you have completed the on-line training and handed in the workbook, there is a one-night seminar on June 7. The on-line training material can be found on the Boulder Group web­site at www.cmcboulder.org/bms/leadership/leadershipSeminar.html. You will need to complete the workbook and send it to the clubroom no later than May 25th. You will not be allowed to participate in the Leadership seminar unless you have completed the on-line training. Please sign up for the Leadership Seminar by logging into www.cmc.org, click on “Class Schedule”, then click on “Adult Education Members”, then click on the course link. For more details, please email Cindy Gagnon at safety@cmcboulder.org.

 

Rock Leading School Now Accepting Applications: The Boulder Group’s Rock Leading School is now accepting student applications. The purpose of this school is to train prospective and beginning leaders in the proper techniques to lead rock climbs safely and efficiently. It is anticipated that sixteen people will attend. As a bonus for their volunteer efforts, qualified Basic Rock School assistants and rock climb co-leaders will be given preference.

 

This class will consist of one evening lecture and three field trips (begins June 5th). The cost of the class is $110. The climbs selected for you to lead will be based on your ability and will be rated 5.6 or less. You will be encouraged to lead at least one climb without a safety top-rope during the course although this is not a requirement for successful completion of the course. Previous rock leading experience is not required. The minimum requirements for applicants are:

1.      Current CMC membership.

2.      Ability to attend the lecture and all three fieldtrips.

3.      Completion of Basic Rock School or equivalent.

4.      “Demonstrated” ability to comfortably follow/top-rope outdoor rock climbs at or above the 5.6 level.

If you meet these requirements, please complete the RLS application and student waivers located at www.cmcboulder.org/bms/rls.html. Selection will be based on past climbing experience and recommendations from past BRS senior instructors and CMC trip leaders.

 

Centennial Celebration Climbs:  The guidelines for trip leader participation in the Centennial Celebration Climbs to help celebrate the CMC’s Centennial Anniversary have changed.  Groups are no longer going to be allowed to reserve peaks for their leaders, and more than one leader can lead a trip to a particular Centennial Peak.  To participate in this celebration, qualified Boulder trip leaders may now lead a trip to one or more of the Centennial Peaks (top 100) between now and December 31, 2012.  Interested trip leaders should email bdwyer192@gmail.com and indicate which trip(s) they wish to lead.   Leaders will be responsible to schedule the trip in the CMC online schedule.  Instructions, formats and assistance will be provided to help streamline the leader’s participation. There will be a link at the CMC website (http://www.cmc.org) starting March 1st to a spreadsheet of the Centennial Peaks.  This will show the sign ups, schedules, completions, trip reports and photos of the trips. Participation in this program will help provide advertisement for the CMC and help allow members to climb the Top 100 peaks. 

 

Completing Trip Reports and Neptune's Coupons: Trip Leaders -- please remember to complete your trip reports on the CMC website.  For instructions, go to http://www.cmcboulder.org/trips/#HowToFileTripsOnline.  If you are having difficulties with the web site or wish to receive a Neptune’s coupon after completing your trip report online, please contact the Club Room at 303-554-7688 and leave a message.

 

Monthly Compass Newsletter: View the latest issue of the Compass here: https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:1356318.7801935309/rid:734d820d1d03dc05f72acdbb7363ae10.

 

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Around the CMC

Unless otherwise noted, these events will be at the American Mountaineering Center (AMC), 10th & Washington, Golden. See www.cmc.org for more information.

 

Majka Burhardt Presents: Additive Adventure Beyond Exploration in Africa and Cuba, Thu., 6/7, 7-9pm: What’s Additive Adventure? It’s Majka’s term for when adventure extends beyond exploration to create cultural and environmental connection. From the roots of coffee, to rock climbing expeditions in the Horn of Africa, to an unflinching look at cultural use and misuse in Namibia, Additive Adventure takes a global look at the individual's role in larger issues and communities. Can the grandest adventure create the smallest conversation with the largest impact? Can being a global citizen begin with a question? Can your passion lead you to your greatest impact? Majka takes on these tough questions when she takes us on a journey to go local by going to origin; by going to Additive Adventure.

 

Majka takes on these tough questions when she takes us on a journey to go local by going to origin; by going to Additive Adventure. Join in the conversation with Majka--accomplished author, climber, filmmaker & guide--at the Colorado Mountain Club’s speaking benefit for the Youth Education Program.

 

Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers and available at www.cmc.org/burhardt. The event will be held at the American Mountaineering Center, Foss Auditorium (710 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401).

 

CMC Adventure Travel: The trips listed below are at the request of the trip leaders. To see all Adventure Travel trips, go to www.cmc.org/at:

 

Lares Trek Expedition to Machu Picchu – July 26 – August 5, 2012: Cost approximately $1,780 plus airfare (final cost determined by final group size). This volunteer-adventure tour is for the person who desires a route “off the beaten path” and who wishes to experience a part of the region that has not changed much in 500 years. The 45+ km (28 miles) Lares trek and volunteer tour offer spectacular scenery and a more intimate experience inside the lives of rural Quechuan life. Experience the amazing citadel of Machu Picchu, visit Inca sites, hike, mountain bike, and river raft, while also giving back to the communities of the region. This hike and tour are not technical in skill, but do require distance and altitude conditioning, reaching passes over 15,400 feet. Walking pace will be moderate. Rafting will be class 2 and 3 rapids.

 

Not included in grip price are airfare from Denver to Cusco, trip insurance, a few meals, personal snacks, tips, and souvenirs. For more information, contact Angie Parris-Raney at goodhealthmt@aol.com or 720-331-6769.

 

Russia: Climb Mt. Elbrus 18,510ft, August 4-16/2012: Cost $3,085 (not including international airfare).  Join us for the 8th trip to the highest summit in Europe organized by the CMC's High Altitude Mountaineering and Adventure Travel Committees. Elbrus; located in the spectacular Caucasus Mountains of southern Russia and one of the fabled "Seven Summits;" offers strenuous, but not overly difficult climbing. Basic knowledge of ice axe and crampon usage; and roped team travel; is essential. The trip plans to use the standard southern approach from the Baksan Valley and the route passes the ruins of the famous Priut (Hut) of 11 that burned in 1998. Days are allotted for acclimatization and extra summit attempts if bad weather intervenes. Transit is through Moscow and includes a day long city tour at the end of the trip.

 

Trip cost includes domestic airfare within Russia; all lodging and most meals; ground transportation & airport transfer fees; guide fees in the Valley; Russian visa & all permit fees; gratuities; leader expenses; and CMC administrative fee. Trip cost does not include international air fare; baggage fees; trip insurance; some meals; bar tab; souvenir purchases. Final cost may vary slightly as some costs are denominated in Euros, not dollars or rubles.

 

To obtain the trip application, itinerary, and other information, contact Vern Bass, the trip leader at 4efs@eazy.net.

 

Hiking in the Alps of Bavaria and Austria, August 27-September 7/2012: Cost $2,800. The German and Austrian Alps is a scenic region of pristine lakes and creeks, high mountains, green pastures and thundering river gorges. The hilly country side that’s dotted by quaint villages is home of most famous castles in Bavaria where we will start our trip. On the Austro-Bavarian border we will visit Germany’s highest peak, Zugspitze. In Austria, we will start by exploring the glacier carved valley of Stubaital close to Innsbruck. From there we will continue to learn more about Tyrol country, while hiking and climbing in the Zillertal area. Finally, we will walk on paths of thousand year history in Salzkammergut. The area with spectacular lakes, close to the town of Salzburg, had in past famous mines of "white gold" and the historical salt trail started from here. The town of Hallstatt is Unesco World Heritage destination. 

 

During the trip, we will stay in comfortable, typically family owned, hotels and explore some breathtaking parts of the world. The cost of trip includes lodging in hotels and pensions, transportation during the trip, breakfast and most of dinners and leader’s expenses. The price does not include airfare or travel insurance. The final cost may vary depending on the currency exchange. Hikes up to B and C level. Maximum number of participants is14. For more information contact the leaders:  Renata and John Collard, 303-617-4773, renata.collard@ucdenver.edu.

 

Group Resources Link:  On our cmc.org website, members can now find items such as the Emergency Action Plan, Group Toolkit, Trip leader manual, etc.  For more information, click here.

 

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ALL OVER THE MAP

Events published in the Compass are for informational purposes only. They are not endorsed by the Boulder Group of the CMC except for the events that are explicitly led, taught or instructed by the Boulder Group. The Boulder Group of the CMC makes no assessment as to their merits. Participants are advised to make their own assessment as to whether to participate in these events.

Boulder Greenways Weeding on Wheels, Sat., 5/31, 3-7pm: FREE. Join WRV for this Search and Destroy mission!  Volunteers will help to dig weeds before they have a chance to go to seed along a Boulder County Greenway. Since this is a project on Boulder Greenways, we highly encourage everyone to hop on a bike to get to the project! If this does not work don't worry, there will be parking near-by for carpoolers. Hand pulling and digging are tough work but are very effective at removing Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) which was added to the County weed list in 2004. This tap-rooted biennial loves moist sites and is a major threat to wetlands in and around Boulder. Learn more and register at http://www.wlrv.net/colorado/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.events&type=792#Event870 or call Jarret at 303-543-1411.

 

Volunteer on Open Space and Mountain Parks Trail Projects!

June 2 (National Trails Day) - Homestead and Towhee Trails

July 14 - Homestead Trail

August 11 - Wittemeyer/Sanitas Trail

For more information and to register visit www.bouldercolorado.gov >Open Space and Mountain Parks>Get Involved>Volunteer!

 

Neptune Shows & Clinics: All are free and at Neptune Mountaineering unless noted otherwise.  For more information on the events, please visit Neptune's website.

 

Outdoor Recreation and Wildlife in Colorado, Wed., 5/16, 8pm: A presentation on the Biology, Ecology, and Policy on Open Space & Mountain Parks. The BCC would like to welcome OSMP Biologists Rick Hatfield and Burton Stoner to Neptune Mountaineering. Rick and Burt will present information on the local wildlife found in the parks and how their biology effects policies on access and climbing closures. If you have ever been interested or concerned about wildlife and access, or have questions about the many interesting living things in the parks, please bring your curiosity and questions to the show.

 

Lynn Hill and Crusher Bartlett present "Protecting our Desert Playground," Thu., 5/17, 8pm: An exploration of desert climbing and our responsibility to protect the places where we play. Hosted by the Boulder Climbing Community, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, and Coloradans for Utah Wilderness.

 

Climbing for Change, Thu., 5/24, 8pm: A trek and cultural exploration of Nepal’s Everest Region. Experience an adventure AND make an impact on the lives of students in rural Nepal. Interested? Join Edge of Seven, a Colorado-based international development nonprofit, presenting their model for blending adventure with social impact. Emily Stanley, Edge of Seven’s Program Director, and Binod Subedi, a Nepali trekking guide, will provide an overview of Edge of Seven's approach to eradicating poverty, an account of their volunteer model and an opportunity to get involved – an upcoming (October) Everest Region Trek. Join us to see photos, hear stories, ask questions and meet in person! Visit Edge of Seven’s website for more information on our programming: http://www.edgeofseven.org/Adventure.html. Edge of Seven generates awareness and volunteer support for projects that invest in education, health and economic opportunity for girls in developing countries. They empower girls by supporting initiatives that are locally driven, community-focused, and sustainable.

 

"Freedom Climbers" by Bernadette McDonald, Thu., 5/31, 8pm: Freedom Climbers is Bernadette McDonald’s most recent book. It weaves a passionate and literary tale of adventure, politics, suffering, death and ultimately, inspiration. This is the story of a group of extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression following World War II to become the world’s leading Himalayan climbers. Although they lived in a dreary, war-ravaged landscape, with seemingly no hope of creating a meaningful life, these curious, motivated and skilled mountaineers created their own free-market economy under the very noses of their Communist bosses, and climbed their way to liberation. Freedom Climbers won the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival in 2011 and won the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature 10 days later, the two most prestigious English-language mountain writing awards. No single book has ever won both of these prizes in one year. In March, she was awarded the American Alpine Club Literary Award for her contributions to mountain writing. Foreign editions of Freedom Climbers have been published or are in the works in Poland, the U.K., Italy, Switzerland, Spain and France.

 

Beyond Adventure: Tales from the Pullharder Alpine Club, Thu., 6/7, 8pm: Gil Weiss, climber, adventurer, and local entrepreneur, will share amazing climbing and mountaineering stories from the Pullharder.org Alpine Club featuring climbs from all around the world as well as right here in our own backyard. Through photos, video, and good old story telling, Gil will highlight some of the many adventures on and off the mountain that Pullharder has been involved with over the last decade. Come on out and get PSYCHED!

 

Other Information

 

RMNP Road Work: Beginning March 5th, visitors to Rocky Mountain Park should expect major construction along Bear Lake Road for the next two years.  Additional details, including information on shuttles, can be found at http://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/bearlakeroad_reconstruction.htm.

 

I-70 Road Conditions: GoI70.com or GoI70.com/mobile

 

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