Anyone interested in getting in an altitude workout on White Mountain (14K)this
weekend?  I'm leaving Sacramento Friday Night (5pm).  Hiking the Mountain
(7miles) Saturday morning, dropping water, coming back to the car (12K) and
going at it again.  Sleeping on the top Saturday Night and coming down on
Sunday.  All in the interest of playing up high.  Anyone interested in coming
with?

Please join us for a full day of climbing and instruction.  Classes last from
around 10am to 4pm. Bring layered loose fitting clothing, food and water. I will
need a check in advance so I know who is coming and to reserve your space. Bring
a pack to carry your food and gear for the hike into the climbing area.

August 29 Introduction to outdoor climbing
This class is an ideal course for beginners and those in need of a
refresher. the day's end you'll be acquainted with the basics of rock
climbing, from climbing terminology and safety to knot tying and
belaying. HMA supplies shoes, harnesses, ropes, etc. Only $65.

August 30 Anchor clinic
This hands on course is a comprehensive next step for the gym climber, boulderer
or even sport and beginning outdoor climber who would like to learn more about
placing protection, setting anchors for top rope climbing and belay stations.
Also by the end of the day we will have gone over how to make bomb proof
anchors, rescue systems, safety and rescue techniques There is a ton off tricks
knots and skills taught through out the day, so I advise bringing a note book.
All the protection is provided. $75


If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me,
Harrison Hood
Hood Mountain Adventues
707-217-4730

I just moved back to SoCal after a 5-year hiatus and am looking for competent
company on local mountaineering trips. I prefer early starts, 4000+ vertical
feet, and a brisk pace. Though I could be talked into uncoiling a rope, I am
currently more interested in unroped ascents. Saturdays and Sundays are best.

My regular email address is jsamuelpage@...

 

Hi, here are some shots from last weekend - got a little rain...   http://picasaweb.google.com/tombcronin/NorthPeak2009#   Tom Cronin

On Saturday, August 29 I am thinking about hiking (thrashing and clawing) up the
complete south ridge of Mt. Baldy (in SoCal) and descending Register Ridge. The
loop will be mostly off trail and will involve about 4000 vertical feet. I would
like to start hiking at around 6AM from Manker Flats and plan to be down by
noon. Let me know if you are interested in coming along. I keep a brisk pace and
take few breaks.

Yet another collection of books up for grabs:

Climbers; Steven Boga (composite of stories by climbers)$3
Addicted to Danger; Wickwire paperback PB $10
Ascent; Laurence Leamer (Quest for Unsoeld) $3
Rock Junction John Long PB $5
Into Thin Air; Krakauer HB $5
Eiger Dreams Krakauer PB $5
Mountains and Man; Larry W. Price PB $10
Fire and Ice The Cascade Volcanoes; Stephen L. Harris PB $3
This Game of Ghosts; Joe Simpsom PB $5
The Beckoning Silence; Joe Simpson PB $5
First on Everest The Mystery of Mallory & Irvinne; Holzel & Salkeld HB $5

Ascents Steck and Roper
1976 $25
1980 $20
1984 $15
1989 $10

Mountaineering Freedom of the hills 7th ed $10
The High Sierra Peaks, Passes and Trails; R.J. Secor PB $10
Mexican Volcanoes A climbing Guide $10
Yosemite Climbs Big Walls; Don Reid $10
The Urban AdventureHandbook; Alan North $5
Climbing School John Barry & Rodger Mear $5

Let me know if you have any questions or what your interested in and I can send
them to you,
H

In going through my storage I found I still have my Plastic Degre Boots.  These
are in great shape (a few light scratches in the shell, soles are great).  Plus
they were upgraded to custom foam liners (warm them up in the oven then they
will mold to you).  However they do not have insoles (I used superfeet which I
share between boots.  With the custom foam liners I have found these boots to be
lighter or as light as most 3 season backpacking boots.  The liner says size 11
(they come in even sizes) but I normally wear a 10 - 10 1/2.

They are located in the Richmond area (please no shipping).  $40

September 23-27 people from all over meet to clean up The Valley. Its a great
cause with raffles, music and awesome presentations. Check out this url for more
information:

http://www.yosemiteclimbing.org/category/events/facelift/yosemite-facelift-%C2%A
9-2009

Hope to see you there,
H

If anyone is interested, come on by...
-Emilie :-)

www.peakclimbing.org

Emilie Cortes & John Gray- The Upper West Rib of Denali

I would like you to join us for a full day of climbing and instruction in St
Helena. Classes last from around 10am to 4pm. Bring layered loose fitting
clothing, food and water, a pack to carry your food and gear for the hike into
the climbing area.

October 3 Introduction to outdoor climbing.
This class is an ideal course for beginners and those in need of a
refresher. the day's end you'll be acquainted with the basics of rock
climbing, from climbing terminology and safety to knot tying and
belaying. HMA supplies shoes, harnesses, ropes, etc. Only $65.

October 4 Anchor clinic.
This hands on course is a comprehensive next step for the gym climber, boulderer
or even sport and beginning outdoor climber who would like to learn more about
placing protection, setting anchors for top rope climbing and belay stations.
Also by the end of the day we will have gone over how to make bomb proof
anchors, rescue systems, safety and rescue techniques There is a ton of tricks,
knots and skills taught throughout the day, so I advise bringing a note book.
All the protection is provided. $75

If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me,
Harrison Hood
Hood Mountain Adventures
707-217-4730

Any safe belayers willing to climb sometime between 9am and noon on Monday
and/or Friday mornings at Planet Granite?  I have a lead card if that persuades.

Susan

Hey Everyone,
I am looking for a group to do Shasta with sometime before the end of 2009.
Although right now I am only a beginner, I am determined to see a trip out
before it becomes impossible for me to do so. Aside from a 4 season tent, I have
all of the gear necessary for the trip.

I have tried looking at various guide services but they all say the same thing
about how there is not enough people booking the trips this year to make a
Shasta expedition happen.

With that being said I would appreciate any leads you may have on groups that
are doing the trip. Any tips you have are also appreciated.

Thanks,
Josh

Hello all!.

A couple of weeks ago I announced the all-new Sierra Journal:
http://www.sierrajournal.com. I'd love it if you would all check it out,
register for the forums and give me your feedback and thoughts. I'm still
working on some of the features, but for the most part is is up and ready to go.

The goal of the site is to create a vibrant, active community of Sierra
climbing, skiing and wilderness fanatics that support each other with beta, trip
reports, gear reviews and the like.

I'm specifically issuing a call for contributors to this group. If any of you
would like to be a regular writer for Sierra Journal, please send your info to
editor@... along with a sample blog post (can be anything related
to Sierra climbing, skiing, backpacking, outdoor gear, trip reports,
environmental news and etc).

You will be recognized with a byline, profile and photo, and rewarded with the
knowledge that you're personally contributing to a community of like-minded
folks.

And please, please register for the forums. My wish is that this becomes a go-to
resource for folks like you, so please let me know what you think!

Cheers,
Matthew DiPietro
Editor, Sierra Journal

Get a head start on the Face Lift. I am leaving Sunday afternoon to Yosemite.
Looking to share gas and company for the trip. Call me for more information.
Harrison 707-217-4730

Hi Jen,

Thanks for the link to the pictures.

I'm just getting back to it with a trip up Mt. Whitney last weekend.  Here is a
link to some snap shots:
http://picasaweb.google.com/tombcronin/Whitney2009

Sincerely,  Tom Cronin

--- In CMG@yahoogroups.com, jlklafin <jlklafin@...> wrote:
>
> Hi CMG-
>
> Long time no "summit" ...hope you're all doing well. I was in Colorado for a
> wedding last weekend which happened to be in Estes Park, so a friend and I
> planned in to summit Longs Peak via the Keyhole route the day before in a
> perfect weather window.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/91469892@N00/sets/72157622277113929/
>
> Hope to see some of you this fall!
> Cheers, Jen
>

Hi everyone,

I have not met any of you yet, but I like this forum and look forward to meeting
some people.

We finally made it up Shasta in July on the 4th....no pictures are up yet but we
just went up the avalanche gulch route. We went to Peru in August and climbed on
Pisco and Huascaran. I had a summit on Pisco but only made it to camp 2 (high
camp) on Huascaran. There were high winds and potentially bad snow conditions,
so we didn't try for the summit. That was ok with me as I was tired and hungry.

Huascaran was interesting and I got to do a little ice climbing in the ice fall.

Next up I'm interested in doing a rock climbing class and then ice climbing
class in the winter.

I have a few of the better pictures up on SummitPost:

http://www.summitpost.org/object_list.php?object_type=3&contributor_id=43931

I have more pictures of Pisco, Huascaran, and the Santa Cruz trek up on flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15358623@N08/sets/

Best,

Eric

Please join us for a full day of climbing and instruction on Mount St Helena in
the North Bay. Classes last from around 10am to 4pm. Bring layered loose fitting
clothing, food and water. Bring a pack to carry your food and gear for the hike
into the climbing area.

October 3 Introduction to outdoor climbing
This class is an ideal course for beginners and those in need of a
refresher. the day's end you'll be acquainted with the basics of rock
climbing, from climbing terminology and safety to knot tying and
belaying. HMA supplies shoes, harnesses, ropes, etc. Only $65.

October 4 Anchor clinic
This hands on course is a comprehensive next step for the gym climber, boulderer
or even sport and beginning outdoor climber who would like to learn more about
placing protection, setting anchors for top rope climbing and belay stations.
Also by the end of the day we will have gone over how to make bomb proof
anchors, rescue systems, safety and rescue techniques There is a ton off tricks
knots and skills taught through out the day, so I advise bringing a note book.
All the protection is provided. $75

If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me,
Harrison Hood
Hood Mountain Adventures
707-217-4730

October 14th in Walnut Creek.

Hans Florine's one year anniversary of grabbing the speed record on The Nose.

more info here: http://speedclimb.com/extremepizza/

limited number of tickets.

Hans

Ed Drummond is doing the show at RIM Club(more will be revealed)and could use a
ride from S.F. If anyone is interested please contact Ed at:
"williiam edwin drummond" <poetforallseasons@...>

Thanks we will be sending out more info about this presentation shortly,
H