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Past presentations, and occasionally future, can be viewed here. |
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Future Club Speakers: In addition to frequent presentations by nationally known adventurers, we love to hear from our own members....not that some of you aren't in that group. A presentation gets you a free club membership and dinner at the restaurant of your choice in Los Alamos. LAM Member Presentations Wanted! The LAM Board would like to encourage our membersto provide more of our monthly presentations. We understand well that club members are an active lot, with a wealth of activities in their repertoire that can and have been inspiring to new and old members alike. We have often focused our monthly presentations on the elite of the outdoor adventure world, and perhaps created the undesired effect of squelching the voices of our own members who participate in frequent beautiful and exciting adventures of their own. Although our own activities are not always "world class", they are representative of what we "weekend" athletes can and do accomplish. We want many of our programs to inspire the "I can do that" attitude in our members, not merely entertain. Shock and awe may have their rightful place, but inspiration to participate and shine is our true goal. |
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Trip Leaders: Post your trip by logging in and then going here. Please make sure waivers for participants are current and recorded by the club Secretary prior to your trip. In addition, the "Los Alamos Mountaineer's Trip Sign-Up Sheet" includes the trip waiver, and should be used for all club sponsored trips. Trip Leader Awards: The club is grateful to those who lead our outdoor adventures. As a token of appreciation, our awards will be a series of caps and hats with the Club logo. To encourage first-time trip leaders, we will award a first hat to anyone who leads a Club trip. In more detail, we will recognize trip leaders as described here. GMRS / FRS Radio Usage on Club Trips: The Los Alamos Mountaineers encourage you to carry portable "family" radios as a safety measure on appropriate LAM trips, and urge participants to agree on a contact channel at the beginning of the trip. As a default, if no channel has been selected, LAM suggests channel 3.14. These three first digits of "pi" might be easily remembered in this scientific community. Borrow Equipment: We have a limited amount of mountaineering equipment for loan (e.g., avalanche transceivers). Contact Zack Baker, our Equipment Manager, at (505) 412-5961 or zackbaker@gmail.com.
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The Los Alamos Mountaineers 2012 Climbing School is Going on Now!
The Climbing School is composed of six sections, the first section is our basic School (Introduction to Rock Climbing), the other sections are specialty courses that are optional to students of the school, andfree to them if they choose to attend (students must however 'preregister' with the Climbing School Director). The specialty courses are also open to other LAM Members for a fee of $40 each. The specialty courses are:
Non-Climbing School club members can register and pay for Specialty Classes here.
The first event of the School will be the Introduction to Class 3 Scrambling specialty course, beginning on March 20th. Those who have never climbed before or who have difficulty hiking steep terrain should take this course prior to the regular Climbing School. The last event of the School will be our Canyoneering course offered as a "package deal" in which those who wish to go to Zion for a Canyoneering trip in September must also take the specialty course or get permission from the trip leaders. The Zion trip will be over the Labor Day week. Registration for the Zion trip will not open until May 15th, to give this year's new students a chance to participate.
All questions or concerns should be addressed to the Climbing School Director
Rick Light, 505-412-3976, or lamclimbingschool@gmail.com
Hints: You must log in to sign up for trips or to post new trips!
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| Eclipse Viewing Hike Sunday, May 20, 2012 | Dave Yeamans | Sun, 2012-05-20 | Los Alamos Mountaineers will host an eclipse-viewing hike to the top of Pajarito Mountain on Sunday, May 20, 2012. Meet at the base of the Aspen Lift at 5:30 p.m. We'll take a somewhat leisurely stroll to the top of the "Mother" lift and then on to the Steve Yeamans Memorial bench overlooking the Valle Grande. From that viewpoint we'll be able to see the annular eclipse of the Sun, weather permitting, as the sun sets. Let's share some food on the summit. We'll have a... |
| Hike to SummerFest | Zack Baker | Sat, 2012-06-02 | We will meet at the origin of the Mitchell Trail (trailhead), close to the intersection of Arizona and 45th Streets at 8:15 AM and promptly start the hike. The route will be up the Mitchell to the intersection with the Guaje Ridge trail, the Guaje Ridge to the Pipeline intersection, then on up Pipeline to the to the Pajarito Ski Area where SummerFest will be commencing. For more information about SummerFest, click here. County buses will be shuttling people up and... |
| Easy backpacking trip in nearby Sandia Mountains | Momo Vuyisich | Sat, 2012-06-09 | Easy backpacking trip in nearby Sandia Mountains, June 9-10. This will be an easy overnight trip and will offer beautiful views of Albuquerque and surrounding areas. The hike to the campsite is only 2 miles long and descends ~500 ft. We will leave Los Alamos on Saturday just after lunch, drive to Sandia Crest (2 hours), and hike to our campsite on North Sandia Peak. We will enjoy the evening by playing games, exploring the area, and taking photos. On Sunday... |
| Introduction to Canyoneering | Dan Creveling, Rick Light | Thu, 2012-08-09 | Introduction to Canyoneering A Los Alamos Mountaineers Specialty Course & Trip to Zion National Park Course is free for 2012 Climbing School students, $40 for all others August 9th – Evening Session What is Canyoneering The canyon rating system Clothing and technical equipment Knots, hitches & bends Canyoneering anchors Canyoneering rigging Rappelling skills Group... |
| Tenth Mountain Division Hut Trip | Felicia Orth | Thu, 2012-08-30 | August 30-September 3, 2011 | Tenth Mountain Division Hut Trip The sixth annual summer weekend trip to a 10th Mountain Division Hut will be to 10th Mountain Hut, August 31- September 2, 2011 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights). We will pack up and return to Los Alamos on Monday, the 3rd of September (Labor Day holiday). The 10th Mountain Hut, at 11,370 ft, is nestled at timberline just east of the Continental Divide, and offers many opportunities to hike at various levels, from... |
| 7-12 Nov. 2012 Moab bike-hike | Bill Priedhorsky | Wed, 2012-11-07 | As in our past Moab outings, we will establish a base in a large, comfortable house in Moab, and from there mountain bike, hike, and scramble in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and the wild country immediately around Moab like Behind the Rocks. Some of our most rugged adventures took us no more than two miles from home, yet we were deep in the wilderness. A report of the 2010 trip can be found here. The activity level can be moderately strenuous and includes optional semi-... |
| Muleshoe Ranch hiking March 12-17, 2013 | Bill Priedhorsky | Tue, 2013-03-12 | Melissa and I recently had an excellent trip to the Muleshoe Ranch near Willcox, Arizona. It is a lovely place of wild desert and oases, with many opportunities for hiking, as well as hot springs on the facility. Our trip report and some photos can be found here. I'd like to organize a return trip, one large enough that we can rent the whole set of casitas, which gives us a large kitchen and the place more or less to ourselves, and would allow us to take kids or grandkids under 17. An... |
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