Asylum on a sea of rock: - The Mountaineers
Asylum on a sea of rock: - The Mountaineers
Asylum on a sea of rock: - The Mountaineers
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cliffnotes<br />
our upcoming attracti<strong>on</strong>:<br />
BASALT coLuMNS!<br />
For the past year volunteers have been working hard to<br />
raise m<strong>on</strong>ey for the installati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> basalt columns at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Mountaineers</strong><br />
Program Center in <strong>sea</strong>ttle. And now, thanks to many <strong>of</strong> you, the newest<br />
training additi<strong>on</strong> to the program center will so<strong>on</strong> become a reality.<br />
Four 28-foot, natural-st<strong>on</strong>e, basalt columns will rise at the entrance<br />
speaking <strong>of</strong> columns!<br />
Who’s that<br />
<strong>on</strong> that wall?<br />
That’s Seattle <strong>Mountaineers</strong> climb leader<br />
Sunny Remingt<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> JR Token, Trout<br />
Creek, Oreg<strong>on</strong> (from the June/July cover<br />
<strong>of</strong> Climbing magazine; photo by Ben<br />
Hernd<strong>on</strong>)<br />
Still time to bring your climbing up a pitch<br />
A new <strong>sea</strong>ttle Branch climbing course, AMPE (Advance Multi-Pitch<br />
Efficiency) <strong>of</strong>fers a week <strong>of</strong> intensive crack and slab climbing at the<br />
world-class crags <strong>of</strong> squamish in British Columbia from July 23 to<br />
July 30. Participants will have an opportunity to climb crack and slab<br />
pitches in the 5.8-5.10+ range as well as 6 to 17 pitch routes. register<br />
<strong>on</strong>line or c<strong>on</strong>tact course leader L<strong>on</strong>i uchytil, L<strong>on</strong>iuchytil@msn.com.<br />
Gene Yore photo<br />
to the program center in the coming weeks. Over 700 <strong>Mountaineers</strong><br />
members and the general public will be able to learn and practice vital<br />
climbing skills each year in a safer, more effective, and envir<strong>on</strong>mentally<br />
friendlier way.<br />
Between staff and volunteers from both <strong>The</strong> <strong>Mountaineers</strong> and <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Mountaineers</strong> Foundati<strong>on</strong>, people have c<strong>on</strong>tributed over $65,000. <strong>The</strong><br />
success <strong>of</strong> the campaign was due in part to a matching gift challenge<br />
extended by the John Ohls<strong>on</strong> family in memory <strong>of</strong> his parents. D<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
are still being accepted to cover remaining project costs. Visit<br />
www.mountaineers.org/giving to make a tax-deductible gift.<br />
And EVERYONE is welcome to help install the basalt<br />
columns. Visit http://www.mountaineers.org/calendar/default.cfm for a<br />
regularly updated list <strong>of</strong> volunteer work parties.<br />
However you choose to participate, thank you for creating this<br />
unique, valuable and l<strong>on</strong>g-lasting asset for the Pacific Northwest<br />
climbing community. Look forward to an announcement <strong>of</strong> the basalt<br />
columns’ grand opening at www.mountaineers.org and in a future issue<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Mountaineer.<br />
www.mountaineers.org<br />
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