GPS
CMC
Boulder Group e-Newsletter
August
30, 2010
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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 N,
Boulder (Table Mesa Shopping Center,
east of King Soopers or around the west corner from Neptune Mountaineering), 303-554-7688.
“Boulder
CMC Open House”, 9/15, 7-8 pm: New and prospective CMC members, join us at this
open house. Experienced CMC members, share your enthusiasm and knowledge about
hiking, camping, peak bagging, rock climbing, snowshoeing, or cross country
skiing and more. You’re always encouraged to BRING A FRIEND! Attend this event and receive a $25 discount
on your new membership. Also, note that
the CMC now offers a Young Adult Membership option (ages 18 to 25). Read more here.
“Sign-ups
Continue for Fall Schools”: This year’s fall schools include
Hiking I, Hiking II, Basic Rock School and GPS Navigation. See the Fall 2010 School Schedule for course
dates. We had a good turn-out at our sign-up night on 8/16. But there are
still some spaces left in the 4 courses offered. If you’re still interested in
signing up, postal mail or hand deliver your application and check to the
clubroom. You may find the fall application here. Contact bms@cmcboulder.org if you have
questions.
·
“Hiking I,
Basic Wilderness Survival Skills”, begins 8/26
·
“Basic Rock
School”, begins 9/7
·
“Hiking II,
Navigation and Route Finding”, begins 9/21
·
“GPS Navigation”,
begins 10/12
“Boulder CMC
Annual Dinner”, 11/6, 5-9 pm, Avalon Ballroom: Our speaker
is Howard Snyder, leader of the 1967 Colorado McKinley Expedition, chronicled
in James Tabor's book Forever on the
Mountain. Twelve men ascended
McKinley; only five returned alive, including Snyder and fellow Coloradans Paul
Schlichter and Jerry Lewis. Snyder also will discuss his experiences
leading trips for CMC and the Boulder climbing scene in the '60s. Paul Schlichter
also will join us. Tickets for CMC
members will be $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Everyone is asked to bring a dish serving at
least five. We will be taking
reservations online, and Boulder Group members will be notified via email when
the website is up and running. Details forthcoming at cmcboulder.org
and in the September Compass.
“Quick
Look at Upcoming Trips”:
·
Wednesday, 9/1:
After-Work Social Hike, Moderate A (Steven Haymes)
·
Wednesday, 9/8:
Wednesday Evening Endeavors / After-Work Hike (Marilyn Fellows)
·
Wednesday,
9/15: Group I Climb, Amphitheater Rocks,
Gregory Canyon (Brenda Leach)
·
Wednesday,
9/29: Wednesday Evening Endeavors / After-Work Hike (Karen L. Baldwin)
For
more information about upcoming trips, see CMC Activity
Schedule or Boulder
Group Trip Info or the RSS feed.
"Completing
Trip Reports": Trip Leaders -- please remember to
complete your trip reports on the CMC website.
If you are having difficulties with the web site, contact Sheila at
303-554-7688.
“Boulder
Group Leadership & Safety Seminar Series”:
The Boulder Group is hosting a number of leadership training related
courses
this coming Fall. These courses are designed for new trip leaders, as well as
BMS Instructors/Trip leaders needing to renew their Leadership skills, First
Aid and/or CPR requirements.
·
Leadership
Seminar* 10/14, 6-10 pm (Free)
·
Adult-only
CPR 10/20, 7-10 pm ($35 / $15 if taken with WFA)
·
WFA (Wilderness
First Aid ) 10/24, 8-5 pm & 10/27
7-10 pm ($85)
For those who are interested in becoming a Boulder group trip leader, First
Aid, CPR and attending a leadership seminar are requirements. For detailed info on all the steps to
becoming a trip leader, please see here.
*The Leadership Training is now a 2 step process. First, you participate in a self-paced
on-line training and complete a workbook.
Once you have completed the on-line training and handed in the workbook,
there is a one-night seminar to follow.
The on-line training material can be found on the Boulder group website here. Please complete this and send to the clubroom
prior to the Oct 14 deadline. For more
details or to sign-up, email Cindy Gagnon at safety@cmcboulder.org
“Photographers Wanted” The Boulder BMS committee
wants to create three videos. One will
be of the spring/summer school’s field trips; one of the winter school’s field
trips and the third will be a combination of the first two. The videos could be used to help publicize
our schools at the school signups, open house, on our website and other possible
applications. We are looking for individuals
who would be willing to go on one or more of the field trips and video the
students and instructors. If you are
interested contact Phil Congdon at pcfirefly@gmail.com or 303-926-1408.
"Ärestua Cabin Annual Work Party",
Saturday, 9/18: Help get our beautiful Guinn
Mountain cabin ready for the winter.
Projects include: wood cutting, hauling, splitting, and stacking;
cleaning the cabin inside; and some small repairs. Bring: work boots/shoes, work gloves, your
lunch, and chain saw if you own one.
Sign-up is not necessary but is appreciated. Be prepared for hot/dry &/or
wet/cold. Meet at the hut or the
Rollinsville Store at 8 am. For more
info, contact: Mark Buchanan (303) 717-1187, or arestuahut@gmail.com
"Brainard
Cabin Annual Work Party", Saturday 9/25: Come for any part of either day to help
haul, split and stack wood, clean the inside of the cabin, and make minor
repairs. Bring: work boots/shoes, work gloves,
and your lunch. Be prepared for hot/dry
&/or wet/cold. Sign-up is not
necessary but is appreciated, especially if you plan to stay Saturday
night. Meet at the cabin or car pool at
8 am from the parking lot in the northeast corner of Iris and Broadway in North
Boulder. For more information, contact: Jason Kintzel (303) 776-1218, or cabins@cmcboulder.org.
"Discounts through
the CMC":
"Corporate rate" discounts for CMC Boulder Group members can be had
at the following local businesses: the
Boulder Colorado Athletic Club, the Movement Climbing + Fitness gym in Boulder
and the Boulder Rock Club. For more details click on the
corresponding links from the CMC
Boulder Homepage.
Remember, as a CMC member you also receive discounts at the following
stores: Neptune's Mountaineering, Boulder Army Navy and The Bent Gate.
"Monthly Compass
Newsletter Reminder": The Boulder Group's monthly Compass newsletter is now being
emailed to members. The email is a notification that includes a link to the
current Compass. This is a reminder that you may view the current Compass here.
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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.
“Exploration
of the Great Mountains and Rivers of the World”, Thursday, 9/2 at 7 pm: Enjoy an evening of inspiring and hair-raising
tales and images from the expeditions of scientist and explorer Pasquale
Scaturro. This is a fundraiser for CMC’s Youth Education Program. For more information click here;
“18th
Annual Backcountry Bash”, 11/13: This is the Colorado Mountain Club’s signature winter
event, a celebration of the state’s premier mountain-adventure organization
dedicated to recreation, conservation, and education. The Backcountry Bash is a fundraising event
for the CMC’s Backcountry Snowsports Initiative program and its advocacy work
for human-powered winter recreation.
Read more and register here.
"Group
Resources Link Now Up on the Website": On our cmc.org website, members can now find
items such as the Emergency Action Plan, Group Toolkit, Trip leader manual,
etc. Click here.
"Trail
Stewardship Projects and Training for 2010":
This summer is your year to get out on a trail project with the CMC. Invite your friends – guests are always
welcome. The CMC works with land
management agencies to plan and carry out trail construction, maintenance, and
restoration projects around the state. Projects
range from one-day to multi-day. No previous trail work experience is
necessary. Projects include:
·
September 11 –
Golden Gate Canyon State Park
·
September 18 –
Denver Mountain Parks
·
September 25 –
National Public Lands Day
·
October 2 - Pine
Beetle Campground Restoration
Learn more here or
contact Lisa Cashel via email
or 303-996-2764 for more information and registration.
"Trekking in
Nepal", 9/25 - 10/10/2010: Join Pemba Sherpa, a native of the Khumbu region
of the Nepal Himalayas on this spectacular trek along the foothills of some of
the world’s highest peaks. Click here for more information or contact pemba@sherpaascent.com, 303-525-6508.
“Wolf Creek Downhill
Skiing”, 12/9-12/2010: Read more here.
“Yellowstone
in Winter 2011”, 2/2-7/2011: Steaming geysers, bison,
elk, and other wildlife are all part of the experience of Yellowstone National
Park in winter. Skiers, snowshoers, and photographers will enjoy the convenient
trails leading directly from the lodge to geysers and waterfalls. Click here for more information or contact polly_hays@yahoo.com.
“Day
Hiking in Mexico’s Copper Canyon”, 2/27 – 3/9/2011: The Copper Canyon is
renowned for being the Grand Canyon of Mexico, but it is really quite
different, which we will discover on this 10 day burro assisted day hiking
adventure into the canyon. Click here for more information or contact the Trip Leader
at wildjc@juno.com
“Exploring
Kamchatka: Land of Fire and Ice”, 8/18-9/3/2011:
The Kamchatka Peninsula is a 1,250-kilometer long peninsula in the far east of
Russia and is one of the most volcanically active regions in the world.
Supported by 4/6WD bus, this tour passes through the most active volcanic zone
of the peninsula. Click here
for more information or for a trip packet, contact Mike at miller866@comcast.net.
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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.
"Spring Wild
Work":
Consider volunteer field work with Boulder County Parks & Open Space. Projects include helping build the Benjamin
Trail at Betasso Preserve. Visit here to learn more.
“Les Etoiles
de Midi”, 9/9 at 8pm: A feature length
award-winning film from the 60’s featuring Lionel Terray,
Rene Desmaison, Michel Vaucher
and other famous French alpinists. Neptune's
“Trail Restoration in Left
Hand Canyon”, 9/11:
Join Wildland Restoration Volunteers for trail work on Big Mother Hill, part of
an ongoing restoration of the canyon.
Read more here.
"Last Man on the Mountain", 9/17 at 8 pm: Book signing and presentation by Jennifer Jordan, the author of Last Man on the Mountain, an account of the failed 1939 expedition to K2 and the death of the wealthy adventurer who attempts to be the first man to summit the mountain. Neptune's
“20 Year Anniversary of
the Coal Creek-Rock Creek Trail Corridor”, 9/19 at Noon: After 20 years of collaboration, more than 14
miles of the 24-mile system have been built with another eight miles expected
to open in the next two years. Bring
your friends and family and enjoy a nice afternoon discovering more about the
Coal Creek / Rock Creek Trail Corridor. Contact Regional Trails Planner
Kristine Nelson at 720-564-2664 for more information, or to RSVP (required by
9/3).
“Living the Life of
Adventure”, 9/23 at 8pm: Frosty Wooldridge, Colorado teacher, writer, speaker--has bicycled 100,000 miles across six continents
and six times across the United States coast to coast in the past 35 years.
He’s climbed all over the world, backpacked the Inca Trail, canoed the
Mississippi River, walked the wall of China, and bicycled the perimeter of
Australia. Frosty will share dramatic
slides from his uncommon adventures of the past 35 years and share how it feels
to live a life of adventure. Neptune's
“25 Years of Desert
Tower Adventures”, 9/30 at 8 pm:
Slide show and book signing by Steve “Crusher” Bartlett. Neptune's
“Colorado Stewardship Conference” 11/8 & 9: A gathering of
Colorado outdoor stewardship organizations and public land agencies. Conference registration opens September
1. Details TBA; www.voc.org
"IFMGA Annual
Meeting", 11/12-15: In November the
International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA) is holding
their annual meeting in Boulder. The US component, the AMGA, is helping
serve as host and using the occasion for its annual meeting. Guides from
20+ member countries will be in town for the meeting. All attendees are required to preregister for
the events. Registration will be open through May 31, 2010. If you
have any questions, please contact Josh Harrod or visit here and here.
“I-70 Road Conditions”: Want to know the status of
I-70 before you get on the road this summer? Check GoI70.com or GoI70.com/mobile for current travel speeds
by segment of highway, learn where delays might be, have text messages pushed
to your phone when conditions change.
Visit
the Boulder CMC website at http://www.cmcboulder.org/
The
GPS is produced by the CMC Boulder Group in coordination with the monthly
Compass newsletter which is now distributed only electronically. You are welcome and encouraged to participate
in the preparation of both newsletters and to help us out. Contact compass@cmcboulder.org
for more information.
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feel free to submit any postings that might be of interest to Boulder Group CMC
members by sending an email to the e-GPS editor at gps@cmcboulder.org.
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