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Fall Frolic - don't miss it!
05-Oct-2005
Dear Fellow Climber,
Please join us at the Fall Frolic / Old Seconds Weekend at the Gunks on
October 8-10. Also, feel free to invite your climbing
friends to join us. This is Columbus Day weekend, so we have three days to climb.
We will NOT be matching leaders and seconds. All climbers must make their own arrangements for partners. This is an Old Seconds weekend, though. Leaders are encouraged to seek out graduates of this year's rock program and invite them to climb -- perhaps for one day or joining you for a party of three. Consider inviting your new seconds or other graduates you have met toproping or climbing this season.
Full information about the Fall Frolic / Old Seconds Weekend is available
at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fall.frolic
You can also register online at this site -- Its quick; its simple; its fun!! Payment is accepted via Paypal or major credit card. Please register online.
The web site features a ride board (password is "horseman"). Find a ride or a companion to share your vehicle. The Ride Board will become operational on September 20.
You MUST register by October 2 to attend. We are limiting the number of registrations to avoid overcrowding at the Saturday dinner.
Register now to avoid being shut out!
If you prefer to register by postal mail, a registration form is located at the end of this email. Just print it out and mail it in with your check. You will also need to sign a waiver at the campground.
We will again be camping at the Rivendell Winery near the Trapps (714 Albany Post Rd, New Paltz, NY) for three nights (Fri, Sat, and Sun).
A catered dinner will be held in the pavilion on Saturday evening.
For Saturday dinner, you have the choice of a meat or vegetarian entree.
The actual menu is still being worked out, and will be posted on the web site when it is finalized.
Dinner includes entree, bread, salad, dessert, and soft drinks.
Wine will be available for sale at the winery; You can bring in your own beer.
There will be a CASH raffle with great prizes at $1.00/raffle ticket.
Cost: The cost of Saturday dinner and 3 nights of camping is $39.00 for
one adult and $73.00 for two adults who register together and pay
with a single check. The rate for children 16 years and younger
is $18.00.
This is a package deal and you cannot camp without participating in
the dinner.
Directions to Winery:
From exit 18 on I87 take Route 299 west through New Paltz and over a bridge (Wallkill River). 1/2 to 1 mile past the bridge veer left onto Libertyville Road (see sign for the Winery at the turn). Rivendell Winery will be about 5 miles down on the right. Turn right into the Winery, and up the dirt road.
Complete details and online registration are at
http://home.earthlink.net/~fall.frolic
Please send any questions to Fall.Frolic@earthlink.net.
I hope you can make this weekend.
Rick Buirkle
Climber's Night at Ricky D's
05-Oct-2005
Don't miss climber's night this Thursday, Oct 6. Call 781-620-1223 if you get lost.
Alpine Art Exhibit
05-Oct-2005
CHILDS GALLERY
invites you to a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibition
"Joseph Pennell in the Swiss Alps" on
Friday, October 14, 2005
6 - 8 PM
169 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
617-266-1108
www.childsgallery.com
Held in conjuction with the Swiss Society of Boston, The Friends of Switzerland
Parking is available at the 200 Newbury Street Garage, located in the basement of the Niketown building.
Enter on Exeter Street between Newbury and Boylston. The fixed rate after 6:00 PM is $12.
This is a free event; no ticket is required. However, Childs Gallery requests that you R.S.V.P.
by 10/12 to info@childsgallery.com or (617) 266-1108.
Recall on avvy beacons
05-Oct-2005
Thanx to some wicked smaht people on the East Coast: here , there is now a recall for Ortovox M1 and M2 avalanche beacons: and here .
As for batteries .....
Duracell Copper Tops: The BEST FIT.
Energizer Bunny Batteries: The WORST FIT per my notes.
Black Cloud Thunder by Mark Twight (from CascadeClimbers.com
05-Oct-2005
It is eleven PM. Thirty feet of snow has fallen in the last twenty minutes. My fingers are frozen solid. The wind is pounding our ropes and our determination. Our belay consists of one piton hammer stuck three millimeters into a rotting hunk of moss. Harry Hampered is vomiting green and brown spew and bleeds copiously from his rock-fall-broken nose as I get ready for the final pitch of our new route on Les Grands Tombés in Chamonix. Worst of all, I think I'm out of batteries and can't listen to my Discman.
I got the call three weeks ago in Boulder. I was sitting at the Airy Green Fairy café with--let's call her--Amy. "Twark," she pressed, sensing doubt perhaps by the way I held my pinky on my espresso-cup hand, "now is when I need you. I'm starting my organic community garden for underprivileged Latino youth with cerebral palsy and autism, and I need your support. I want you here with me and those kids, being a role model and helping." Away off in the distance, September snows dusted the Rockies. Her voice drifted away into the clear empty air as icy couloirs, sheer granite cracks and ripping winds filled my mind with the usual NWA soundtrack: "You think I give a damn about a bitch? I ain't a sucker!" "I've got stuff to do," I told her, throwing a fiver on the table and standing up. Idly, I wondered if she was good for another round in the sack, and then forgot about it as I saw the Big Bad Bodies Gym sign down the street. Time for pain.
Climbing will go faster, I realize, now that I have cut Leif Trailer free from the rope and he has fallen to the death that suits wussy people who refuse to lead dangerous pitches. His screaming is nearly gone from my mind as I start up the pitch. I find a tenuous placement for my left tool. An enormous chunk of ice slams my right shoulder, breaking my arm. I now have only one arm to climb with. As the pitch begins to overhang by 45 degrees, I have to do one-armed dynos with my left tool to ever smaller holds with no feet. I move up thirty feet on no gear, then grab my tool with my teeth so I can use my arm to put in a screw. "Eat my ass, Will Gadd, Raphael Slawinski and Stevie Haston," I mutter through a mouthful of tool. "THIS is mixed climbing."
Alpine climbing is brute amazing pain, punctuated with moments of elation that only the few and the proud-the hard alpinists-will (and should) ever be able to savor. I begin my training routine with six hundred one-armed pull-ups per arm off of my Stubai straight-shafts. Bent tools are for posers. I follow this with six marathons and two thousand push-ups. In the weeks that follow, the frequency of Amy's phone messages drops to around one per day. I get into the Zone, crank up the Joy Division and the Rancid, and get hard. Nights, I rent Masters of Stone videos and wonder at all the losers working boulder problems, prominently displaying their Patagucci and Horse Race clothing. The only way you could get farther from Real Climbing is to sit on a beach and imagine a mountain. And then float up it.
"Secure," I scream at Harry. Towers of black cloud thunder over us as Harry jugs the pitch. He arrives, and I look deep into his eyes, and want to kiss him when he says "You are one crazy motherfucker." This is why I climb in the alpine-to feel so close to both death and another man that kissing him and watching him die become equivalent sensations and equal possibilities. We are close, Harry and I, as we posthole toward the summit up the final snow slope. Then I hear the rumble of the avalanche.
I want to go light. We pack two screws, one nut, three small cams and one two-millimeter rope. Weight is for gumbies. I am naked under my Gore-Tex suit. The harness feels delicious on my scrotum as I test my gear in the privacy of my apartment. We will bring only water, energy bars and caffeine pills, and we will climb for 80 hours non-stop in order to finish the route. Boulder is full of girls with 'biners holding coffee mugs to their backpacks and morons in SUVs with Petzl stickers as I head to the airport. Maybe the hardest moment of the climb is persevering through the dangerous approach slopes of sport, trad rock, bouldering, aid and gym climbing that threaten to avalanche safe idiocy onto me as I work toward The Real Thing.
Hanging with one heel spur, the avalanche roars over me. I vaguely hear Harry screaming as I take his full weight and he dangles in space. Something jogs my Discman, and suddenly the music returns. "Don't call, don't call me white," sings Pennywise, something I can identify with. Who wants to be a member of the lame loser class that dominates? I get energy, and use my arm to haul Harry up. We continue to the top, blink twice, and stumble down toward bed. The next morning, we discuss the route name and grade over coffee. We agree on "Fuck the Entire Universe, Who Are Losers but Don't Know It," and grade the route at Grade VIII, WI7 A5+ 5.15c M22X. Harry, after this experience, will never climb with me again. And so, at the end of the climb, I am only really beginning up the lonely mountain of total alpinist commitment.
Wednesday ClimbFest in September
19-Aug-2005
Climbfest presents an outdoor climbing competition and festival for any age and ability at the newly resurrected Quincy quarries, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005 (rain date: Sun. Sept. 25).
For climbers ClimbFest has a speed climbing comp. gear demos, and technical clinics and lots of prizes and giveaways.
For the general public ClimbFest will feature a climbing wall, a long and exciting Tyrolean traverse across the quarry, climbing for the whole family, food, raffles, and more. Come on down for a fun filled day! Support your climbing community!
The ClimbFest Committee is looking for a people to help. For information on joining the ClimbFest Committee and getting involved in putting on a cool event go to ClimbFest.com and select the link for the ClimbFest Committee.
The ClimbFest needs volunteers on the day of the event too. Volunteering is a lot of fun and ClimbFest will reward your efforts with goodies, not to mention that warm fuzzy feeling you get when by helping your climbing community. For more info, go to ClimbFest.com and select the link to volunteer information.
Wednesday Climbing at the Quarries
17-Aug-2005
Now that the summer heat has subsided, don't forget Wednesdays at the Quarries after work. Access from the north is greatly enhanced since the completion of the southbound tunnel through Boston. Come and join in while the longer days still last. Wednesday August 24th we will celebrate Hawaii's birthday. Come celebrate with your best (or worst) Hawaiian shirt. Winner gets free beverages at Darcy's!
Adopt a Crag Cleanup This September! Get Grubby!
17-Aug-2005
Quarries celebration - this Saturday July 16!
15-Jul-2005
NEMO Equipment (a new gear manufacturer based in New Hampshire) will be coordinating an event at Quincy Quarries on July 16th. It is more or less a mid-summer celebration of the Boston climbing scene: an opportunity for folks to come together, socialize, meet each other and raise some funds/awareness for the Access Fund. This is a non-profit event where we have mobilized some other manufacturers (Patagonia, Metro Rock, Sterling Ropes, etc.) in order to keep Quincy a well cared for venue.
NEMO Equipment, Inc.
100 Factory St.
Nashua, NH 03060
phone: 603.881.9353
fax: 603.881.9358
NEMO Homepage
Three climbers killed in North Cascades
11-Jul-2005
MARBLEMOUNT, Wash. — Rescuers used helicopters today to evacuate three climbers from the scene of rock falls that killed three other members of their party, North Cascades National Park officials said.
One of those evacuated, a man, was being treated for head injuries. The other two were uninjured, park officials said.
The six-member party was climbing Sunday in the area of Sharkfin Tower, about 20 miles east of Marblemount, park spokesman Tim Manns said.
He identified two of the dead as Mark Harrison of Bellevue and Jo Backus of Tacoma. Manns identified the uninjured climbers as Michael Hannam of Olympia and Janel Fox of Seattle. Their ages were not immediately available.
The names of the third climber killed and of the injured climber also were not immediately available. Manns said the injured man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, passing in and out of consciousness during the night.
Early reports indicated that he "seemed to be doing all right," Manns said. "It was a long, difficult night to make it through, and he did."
Hannam and Fox did not require medical treatment, and were with National Park Service officials at their Marblemount office, he said.
The climbers were on a trip organized by The Mountaineers group for a climbing class, Seattle director Steve Costie said. The deaths were "the worst disaster ever" for the organization, which has chapters across Washington and conducts yearlong training sessions for new members.
"We don't take it lightly. These people are in it like apprentices and they work their way up," Costie said. "You can't do it overnight, so we take a lot of time with them."
The climbers were descending from Sharkfin Tower on Sunday afternoon when Backus, the group leader and one of three instructors on the climb, was injured in a rock fall.
The team had moved her to a different area to provide aid when they were struck by a second, larger rock fall, Manns said. Two climbers apparently died in the second rockfall, and a third died during the night, he said.
Rangers learned of the accident from other climbers who reported it using a cell phone.
A guide from Alpine Ascents International assisted the Mountaineers party after the accident, program director Gordon Janow said. That guide, Pat Timson, sent the two climbers he was with down to base camp and returned to help.
Timson spent the night at the scene, and was in contact with his wife, another Alpine Ascents guide, by cell phone, Janow said.
"Our guides are all basically wilderness first responders, so we sent the climbers down and sent the guide back up there," Janow said.
Rain overnight hindered additional rescue efforts, but rangers were able to send a helicopter to the site after daybreak, Manns said. Climbing rangers remained on the scene to help evacuate the three bodies, Manns said.
Sharkfin Tower's elevation is 8,120 feet. It is located along a ridge of peaks in the Boston Basin area, 90 miles northeast of Seattle. Manns said it's a popular climbing destination in the park.
Gunks Climbers' Coalition News Flash
25-May-2005
Dear Members and Friends,
As spring fades away and turns into summer I remember a recent morning when a pair of bald eagles soared past our residence on the old Wallkill Farm while we were having morning coffee. It seemed not only a harbinger of the coming warmer weather (which seems slow in coming this year!) but also a good omen for what is turning into an important year for expansion of climbing opportunities in the Gunks.
The park manager for Minnewaska State Park has now retired. The interim management has shown themselves very amenable to climbing in ongoing discussions and cooperation. A new manager for Minnewaska has not been assigned, but an announcement about the new manager should be coming soon. In the meantime, we are well under way with preparing proposals for opening three different climbing areas within the new boundaries of the greatly expanded Minnewaska Park.
One of the "new" cliffs is very near to the present Peterskill climbing area which has been open for the last 5 years and is considered a good success. It is called the High Peterskill, or Dickie Barre Extension. There is already an access road to it which goes directly from the Peterskill parking lot. The walk is only about 15 minutes to get there. We have basically completed GPS work here and also laid out the boundaries of the proposed climbing area. This area will be significant and could include as many as 100 routes. Geographically, it is linked with Lost City even though it is within Minnewaska State Park.
The second cliff is the Schevchenko parcel. This was formerly owned by a Ukrainian family, and was purchased by Open Space Institute to be turned over to PIPC as part of the Minnewaska Park. The aforementioned transition is well under way. Climbing here has been taking place already for a number of years on some good, albeit somewhat small, cliffs which are about 15 minutes walk from the road (Berme Road) on the back side of the Ridge. The climbing is good here and it is a nice area. The GCC did a clean up on this site just after the purchase by OSI. Presently the status is that GPS work has been done here, and some trail work has also been completed. The walls here are locally known as the Ravitch and Perry walls.
The third cliff is the Stony Kill Falls ice climbing area. We have commenced work in this area as well.
Our proposals are modeled on the one that was originally presented to open the original Peterskill climbing area.
All of the above areas have historically been climbed on, have excellent climbing resources, and we envision them to be significant additions to the climbing resources in the Gunks. If future areas are to be added within the Park, they can be added at a later time without any problems.
We now have a number of very active local climbers involved specifically on Access with their feet on the ground doing this valuable work. If you would like to join the Access team, just e-mail me at gcc@gunksclimbers.org We plan to present our proposal to management sometime late Summer or early Fall.
Your regional coordinator,
Chris Moratz
Another Willoughby Rescue Litter Update
The fundraising effort for the Lake Willoughby rescue litter continues to
be a big success. Just under $1,700 and one free litter have thus far been
donated. Discussions are now underway with a Lake Willoughby local who is
also a carpenter, to build two small weatherproof structures to house the
litters. Appropriate locations for the litters will be scouted out this
summer and two litters should be in place before next winter. Additional
donations will be happily accepted...
Richard Doucette Willoughby Rescue Litter Update
The Lake Willoughby Rescue Litter Fund has reached $1,660. Donations have been received from 44 individuals and organizations, from all over New England and as far away as Maryland and California. Donations ranged from $10 in cash from a local teenager, to $100 or more each from Wilderness Medical Associates Inc, AMC Boston Mountaineering Committee, and Dartmouth Outing Club. Also donated was one new litter from Sterling Rope Company valued at $500, and some rock/ice climbing gear to be sold (which has thus far raised $80).
All funds raised will be used to buy a second litter, build shelters for them, replace them as they break or disappear, and to supplement the rescue caches with other first aid supplies. Discussions are now underway with a few local Lake Willoughby climbers who are interested in establishing a local climbing and/or rescue organization. Once that effort is up and running, all funds will be turned over to them. Until that time, additional donations will be accepted to ensure the long-term viability of the effort.
Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!
Thanks to Martin Flohr and Chris Dame (who says he has something to offend everyone
we have a plethora of pictures from the rock program and New Seconds available online.
Check out the below links to relive the shweet shweet memories:
LAST CHANCE...
...the AMC Boston Chapter Mountaineering Commitee has a few
openings in their 2005 Rock Climbing Program.
On-line registration will be
open until Friday March 18.
Interested in taking the next step to learning about
climbing outdoors?
Do you want to learn more about:
Sign Up Now!
An ice climber from the Boston area took a leader fall while ice climbing at Lake Willoughby VT in mid January. Numerous climbers in the area mobilized, and carried him to the road where he was transported to a local hospital. He suffered multiple broken bones - 18 at last count - but will fully recover. The rescue operation was seriously hampered by the lack of a litter to carry out the injured party. Litters are in place at other popular climbing areas, such as Frankenstein Cliffs, Cannon Cliff, and Huntington & Tuckermans Ravines on Mt Washington. A grueling carry is not good for the patient or the rescuers. In an effort to improve this situation, an effort is underway to raise funds to install at least two litters at the mile+ long cliff at Lake Willoughby. Each litter costs over $500. If you would like to participate in this effort, please send your donation to:
Richard Doucette
or email Richard
(See Union Leader article
and
New Haven Register
for a more detailed account of the Jan 26th rescue)
Three notable incidents and rescues have occurred on Mount Washington already this year. One was avalanche related, one skiing related, and yesterdays was climbing related.
It is easy to comment on these incidents sitting in the sheltered, warm Observatory and not knowing what actually occurred out on the mountain. I use the adjective related to describe each incident. I refer to them as incidents, not accidents. The incidents were not results of the activities. The incidents were not accidents—accidents are unfortunate events that occur despite proper actions. Although the activities and natural conditions surrounding the incidents vary greatly, all three resulted from the same cause---a poor decision making process followed by terrible decisions.
On Jan 8, two climbers were caught in an avalanche in Huntington’s . The avalanche advisory listed all areas as Considerable or High. A Snow Ranger describe the conditions to the pair for over a half hour. The visibility was less than 100 feet, so the pair had no information to contradict all the information provided by reliable sources. Despite the natural conditions and available information saying to not go today, off they blindly went and…..
On Jan 16, a skier was injured below Central Gully. During the previous 2 days, the mountain had recieved1.6” of rain and freezing rain, and the temps had dropped over 60 degrees. Surface conditions were hard nerve lined by rocks. Visible clues and weather history indicated that an acceptable safety factor, by most peoples standards, for skiing was absent, but on went the skis and…..
Yesterday, 2 climbers were rescued in horrendous conditions after spending the night without bivouac gear high on the mountain. They started the climb late, made slow progress, yet continued up into harsh conditions that were forecasted, and the on coming darkness that was certain. They had not gathered weather information readily available, ignored the time of day and….
All of these incidents could have been avoided by good decisions. The most important piece of equipment you carry into the mountains is your brain. Use It!
Concord-Carlisle Community Education hosts Daniel Mazur on Thursday, February 10, at 7:00 PM at the Thoreau School (old Alcott School), 91 Laurel Street near Concord Center. The program is a fascinating narrative with beautiful videos and slides of Himalayan climbing, trekking and cultural explorations in Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, and China. Meet on film the likes of climbing legends Rob Hall, Anatoli Boukreev, Scott Fisher and Ed Viesturs.
The program is a benefit for the Mount Everest Foundation. The Foundation builds hospitals and schools and sponsors environmental projects in poor villages in the Mount Everest region.
Mazur is a 44-year old Himalayan explorer, building designer, and climbing and trekking equipment tester. He has reached the summit of 7 of the world’s 14 peaks higher than 8,000 metres: Mt. Everest, K2, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma, and Gasherbrum 1. Climbing Magazine named him the "most successful American to ever launch an expedition.”
Mazur’s articles, photographic, and cinematic works have been featured in London Alpine Journal, American Alpine Journal, Ito-Yuki Journal of the Japanese Alpine Club, Himalayan Journal, High Magazine, Climbing Magazine, Climber Magazine, the London Independent Newspaper, the London Guardian, On the Edge Magazine, Outside Magazine, Rock and Ice Magazine, Vertical Magazine, NBC Television, The Discovery Channel, EverestNews Website, Quokka Sports Website, and the Mountainzone Website.
His work for the Mount Everest Foundation and his personal link with the region and its peoples began two decades ago. "During successive visits to the region of our planet's highest mountains, I have been continually surprised by the stark conditions in which the local inhabitants live, by their crippling lack of health care, plus little or no access to education. Pressures from inappropriate tourism and development have led to the steady pollution of air and water and the rapid destruction of forests and wildlife, vital resources essential for local well-being.”
Pemba Doma Sherpa is seeking her visa in order to visit Concord on February 10. According to Outside Magazine, “32 year old Pemba is the first Nepalese woman to conquer Everest from the Tibetan side and one of only six women who have scaled the mountain twice, most recently as part of the 2002 Nepalese women Expedition( South Face).” Pemba Doma was educated at the Khumjung school, one of 26 schools established by Sir Edmund Hillary in the Solu Khumbu region. She speaks nine languages and travels around the world raising money for the group, Save the Himalayan Kingdom, which educates Nepalese children, regardless of caste. “
A small donation of $8 ($3 students) is requested for the Mount Everest Foundation.
I hope you had a safe and warm Martin Luther weekend. I went to Lake Willoughby for the first time this past weekend. Its a beautiful place...but no matter how much we try ice climbing is still dangerous. Dennis Maher was climbing with Bob Parent on the left side of Left Tablet on Saturday. Dennis took a long hard fall. Two screws pulled out and he tumbled a long way. All his injuries will heal, and he will be his same old self. But he broke many bones - the current count is 18. Many ribs, pelvis, sacrum, lumbar vertebrae. None of the breaks were near any nerves. Considering how bad the fall sounded, the outcome is better than it could have been. I heard the fall from the top of a climb a few hundred feet away, and it was gruesome.
Many thanks to the 8 unnamed guys who helped carry Dennis down a long steep icy slope through the woods. The carry down was likely more painful for Dennis than the fall. He was conscious the whole time and was in relatively high spirits. Bob held it together well, in what must have been a very trying time for him.
Bob took Dennis to the hospital in St. Johnsbury VT. Later that day he was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Ctr in Lebanon NH. He is now in rebab in Westborough, and would be happy to hear from his many friends. The number is 508.871.2054. We all know Dennis is "strong like bull" and we hope to see him on his feet in no time.
If the conquest of a great peak brings moments of exultation and bliss, which in the monotonous, materialistic existence of modern times nothing else can approach, it also presents great dangers. It is not the goal of "grand alpinisme" to face peril, but it is one of the tests one must undergo to deserve the joy of rising for an instant above the state of crawling grubs. (Lionel Terray 1965, in his account of the first ascent of Alaska's Mt. Huntington)
In addition to Dennis' tumble described above, there was a skiing accident in Huntington Ravine and a fall in Frankenstein
Cliff on Chia Route over the weekend.
For commentary about the Huntington ski accident, see
NE Climbs forum. For commentary on the Frankenstein accident, see the
NeIce forum. Below is the Union Leader account of the accident:
An ice climber who lost his grip and fell 30 feet, head first, off the side of Frankenstein’s Cliff in Hart’s Location yesterday is recovering at home, thanks to several other climbers who came to his aid — including a doctor.
Gerald Prutsman, 53, was climbing on what’s known as the Chia Route, along with Ryan Roach, 18, of Hampstead, when the accident happened at about 2:15, said Brian Abrams of New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.
“He was leading, and in the process of putting an anchor into the ice when he lost his grip and fell backwards,” Abrams said. “He cracked his helmet and was knocked unconscious for a few minutes.”
There were maybe 25 other people at the popular climbing area, many of whom came to Prutsman’s aid, including Dr. Brian Irwin, a family physician with Saco River Medical Group.
“The doctor, who’s also affiliated with the Mountain Rescue Service, was able to get to him and give him aid,” Abrams said.
Prutsman was taken to Memorial Hospital in North Conway where he was treated and released last night, Abrams said.
Bill celebrated his 80 years of adventure with more than that number of friends on
the Friday of MLK weekend.
He demonstrated that no age or steady heaping of roasts can keep a good climber down
and proceeded to climb solidly onto the kitchen island in order to blow out the many candles on
the oversized birthday cake.
Bill is a pivotal member of the community, as the MC Paul Dale noted, and has launched many
a young climber into his/her lead career. Warm thoughts, lots of laughs and best wishes
for many more years. Cheers!
(Followup by Wes Grace)
WoW! What a great party!
I want to thank those who made it possible:
Paul Dale for a great job as MC, a creative program flyer and the contribution of Ramblin Rovers
Paul Dale's mom for a great photo shop job on Bill's "man of the mountain" picture
The New Paltz Men's Choir for their lovely rendition of Ramblin Rovers
Haydie Callaghan for coordinating all the food, drink and contributions as well as making a bunch her self
Tom Callaghan for arranging for the Keg - good choice!
All who made special efforts in culinary endeavors
Steve Pratt and Bill Temby for childhood memories
The kitchen crew
Per Bro for contributing Swami belt, hammer, ring angle pitons and other artifacts from the 60's
All who contributed stories
Holley Atkinson for family photos
John Reppy for driving all the way from Ithaca
All the folks who "could not make it" but showed up anyway
Chris Dame for his photo web site - See below.
Rich and Andrea Leonard for allowing us to trash their magnificent home, although they did make us disrobe
Kay Grace for getting the lowest price on plates, cups, wine, coffee, tooth picks, forks, etc and getting them all there
Rica Grace for cooking two turkey breasts, two hams and an amazing birthday cake
And finally
Bill. - we couldn't have done it without him.
Brad and Barbara Washburn have contributed 62 images from Brad's 1937 aerial photographs of the
Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the Mount Washington Observatory for
their permanent preservation and for their use in raising funds to support the Observatory's work.
The evening will consist of Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, a Short Program and Silent Auction of six signed Washburn Prints.
The location is Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr at 60 State Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA.
Tickets are $150 per person. To purchase contact Membership Coordinator Annie Meyer at 1.800.706.0432 or 603.356.2137 x210
or by email.
19-May-2005
49 Crescent Ave
Melrose MA 02176
H 781.620.1223
18-May-2005
18-May-2005
Chris' Site
Martin's Site
08-Mar-2005
Help!! Broken Bones at Lake Willoughby VT
08-Mar-2005
49 Crescent Ave.
Melrose MA 02176
Recent Washington Incidents and Rescues
Pete Sweeney, Summit Manager, from www.mountwashington.org
28-Jan-2005
HIMALAYA: HIGH AND UNCLIMBED (Thur, Feb 10, 7PM)
25-Jan-2005
Maher Injured, But "Strong Like Bull"
Email from R Doucette
18-Jan-2005
MLK Accident Report
18-Jan-2005
Atkinson Achieves Coveted First Ascent of Framingham Table
15-Jan-2005
A Tribute to Brad and Barbara Washburn - Thurs Jan 20, 6-8pm
14-Jan-2005