If I go up to Shasta in April, should I bring double boots or should singles be ok? Thanks for any input. Best, Eric...
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jack bowers
jakbowers
Mar 14, 2009 5:13 pm
back in '70, I went up the south side w/ single boots and instep crampons. I forgot my sunglasses so I looked through my bandana JB...
1135
CMG@yahoogroups.com
Mar 15, 2009 1:55 am
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal The Quest for the Seven Summits Wednesday March 18, 2009 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location:...
1136
CMG@yahoogroups.com
Mar 15, 2009 2:25 am
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour - Pasadena Tuesday March 17, 2009 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm ...
1137
CMG@yahoogroups.com
Mar 15, 2009 2:55 am
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal Stonemasters Film Tour Wednesday March 18, 2009 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Location: Victoria...
1138
Isabelle Peyrichoux
isabelle_pey...
Mar 15, 2009 11:57 pm
Thank you all for your tips and suggestions about my question to start out mountaineering. It's greatly appreciated. I'm really considering taking a formal...
1139
Rich Graziano
sloclimbing
Mar 16, 2009 5:30 pm
In case you have not heard, the mountaineering world has lost a great person today. On March 13, Kathryn Miller, co-owner of Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, had...
1140
njmeyler59
Mar 16, 2009 7:52 pm
I finally put on my crampons and boots and hiked up Mt. Baldy in California (Mt. San Antonio) and made it up to about 9100 ft. It looked like the normal trail...
1141
bcossaboom
Mar 16, 2009 8:11 pm
apologies if I missed this point earlier, but another way to bolster your skill development is to take an ice climbing class. Gets you comfortable with...
1143
Tom Cronin
tombcronin
Mar 17, 2009 4:10 pm
Hi, some of you could not open the newsletter so here it is again. Please send material for the April issue to cmg-owner@yahoogroups.com Tom Cronin ...
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Chris Kantarjiev
kantarjiev
Mar 17, 2009 5:17 pm
Maybe it's already obvious to you, but a big part of "learning mountaineering"; is learning how your body and gear behave at altitude and in the cold. Classes...
1145
ehodges2004
Mar 19, 2009 7:03 pm
Agree... For me the elevation has not been a big deal...but I've only been up Whitney via a walkup from the backside. So Shasta elevation is not a big deal, I...
1147
Harrison Hood
rimfounder
Mar 21, 2009 1:49 am
There is lots of ways to learn mountaineering. You can go in a meat locker and set up your tent and go to sleep and see how you and your equipment function or...
1151
Bill Becher
billbecher
Mar 22, 2009 7:57 pm
While it's obviously no substitute for time in the mountains, "Alpine Climbing" Techniques to Take You Higher" by Mark Houston and Kathy Cosley, a book in the...
1152
Ingrid Peterson
ipeterson2@...
Mar 23, 2009 8:26 pm
Hi all, I just moved full time to Truckee, CA and am looking for climbing partners to do many of the Couloirs in the Sierra this summer/fall. My goal is to do...
1153
Rick Booth
roobeetue
Mar 23, 2009 9:24 pm
Hello Ingrid, Left or Right Mendel Couloir? :o) Rick...
1154
david.simenc
Mar 23, 2009 10:31 pm
Anybody interested in getting in a last couple of days on the ice this upcoming weekend (Mar 28/29)? I'm based in Los Angeles, and would be heading up Friday...
1155
CMG@yahoogroups.com
Mar 24, 2009 5:22 pm
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal Mt Rose Summit Saturday March 28, 2009 8:00 am - 9:00 am (The next reminder for this...
1156
CMG@yahoogroups.com
Mar 25, 2009 6:55 am
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal Sport Climbing at Alabama Hills Saturday April 4, 2009 All Day (This event repeats every...
1157
Garrick Meeker
garrickmeeker
Mar 25, 2009 7:10 pm
I'm climbing Mt Rose this Saturday. It's in the calendar but I don't think the notification happened. I'll be on skis, but since the snow coverage at the top...
1158
CMG@yahoogroups.com
Mar 26, 2009 7:04 am
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal Sport Climbing at Alabama Hills Sunday April 5, 2009 All Day (This event repeats every...
1159
CMG@yahoogroups.com
Mar 26, 2009 3:03 pm
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal Mt Rose Summit Saturday March 28, 2009 8:00 am - 9:00 am Location: Meet at Mt Rose summit...
1160
thx1138_415
Mar 27, 2009 1:17 am
isabelle: my friend and i are new to this game as well and we've been looking into taking a 2-day basic mountaineering seminar w/ Mountain Adventure Seminars...
1161
Isabelle Peyrichoux
isabelle_pey...
Mar 27, 2009 5:26 am
Thanks for all the info Al. I've also noticed the 2-day basic mountaineering seminar w/ Mountain Adventure Seminars at the beginning of May. Looks interesting....
1162
Roger Reid
rogerreid3
Mar 27, 2009 7:28 pm
Isabelle, The challenges of getting started, especially in USA where clubs/ groups tend to be legally wary, is a common problem. Other CMG folk have offered...
1163
CMG@yahoogroups.com
Mar 29, 2009 2:42 pm
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal CMG Newsletter Deadline Sunday March 29, 2009 8:00 am - 8:15 am (This event repeats every...
1164
syrius2010
Mar 29, 2009 5:50 pm
Isabelle, The way I've learned mountaineering (and believe many others as well) was by just going to the mountains and doing it. I've met in the mountains...
Reminder from: CMG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMG/cal Pinnacles Rockpile Rendezvous Saturday April 4, 2009 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Location:...
1167
Rob Gendreau
rob_gendreau
Apr 1, 2009 12:08 am
Maybe I’m coming in a bit late here (just back from Death Valley, and it looked like Telescope still had quite a bit of snow...an interesting snow climb in...
