Colin Haley presents the first traverse of Patagonia's Cerro Standhardt, Punta Herron, Torre Egger, and Cerro Torre, climbed with Rolando Garibotti after decades of attempts.
When: Monday October 5, 7:30pm
Where: Clark S360   map/directions

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Former SAC President Chris Chan soloed Zodiac in August, and then The Shield in September (over 9 days). Note: soloing El Cap means climbing it without a partner - you belay yourself with the rope, and haul all your gear, food and water yourself.

That's right... legendary alpine hardman Steve House is coming to town.
Just a few of his credentials:

Piolet d'Or Award for his ascent with Vince Anderson of the Rupal Face (4100m) on Nanga Parbat   http://www.skywardmountaineering.com/nangaParbat.html

60 hour ascent of the Slovak Direct on Denali with Mark Twight and Scott Backes

solo ascent of K7 via a new line, for the mountain's second ascent

new lines on Mt. Robson and Mt. Alberta in the Canadian Rockies
Check it out!
When: Monday September 14, 6:30pm
Where: Patagonia store, 525 Alma Street, Palo Alto   google map

Icebergs, icebergs, icebergs! Come join Yosemite Mountaineering School climbing guide Josh Helling for an evening multi media presentation on 1st ascent big wall climbing in Greenland. During July/August 2008 Josh Helling & his climbing partner Mike Libecki hitched a ride on a small fishing boat & took a 500 mile journey along the East Coast of Greenland in search of remote, untouched big wall climbing. They followed the edge of the Greenlandic Ice Cap as it dumped wildly sculpted icebergs into the chilly sea. Along the way viewed abundant wildlife while bumping their way thru pack ice until navigating deep into the back of Skjoldungen fjord. There, the two man team found what they were looking for; hanging glaciers, alpine peaks, beautiful walls of granite & a welcoming windstorm that destroyed their base camp the day they set foot on land. A fun arm chair adventure awaits the viewer as they are taken up a 2,000 foot 1st ascent with finger cracks, offwidths squeeze chimneys, & some thin hammer & piton aid climbing. The colorful imagery & story telling will appeal to anyone who appreciates living on planet earth, so don't miss out on good times with good people.
When: Monday May 18, 7:30pm
Where: Clark S360   map/directions

We have reserved campsites in Yosemite Valley for every weekend April to August (except for the last 2 weekends in July), and there are several classes and informal trips planned. See the Calendar for details.

Yosemite legend Ron Kauk will be with us, talking about his recent and past climbs and projects.
When: Monday January 26, 7:30pm
Where: Clark S360   map/directions

Free show. Donations for Sierra Avalanche Center accepted.
Location: Patagonia store, 525 Alma Street, Palo Alto
Thursday, November 6, 8pm.
Preview at http://www.powderwhore.com/ThePactTrailerMedWeb.mov

La Sportiva and Mountain Hardwear athlete Micah Dash will be with us on Monday October 27, talking about his ascent of the Shafat Fortress in India's Zanskar range from August 8-11 (Colorado Route, VI 5.11 M6 A1, 21 pitches, 1100m). The presentation also includes hard free-climbing in Indian Creek. Utah, and big wall free-climbing in Yosemite Valley. It should be incredible... For a preview, see: Coppworks Blog .   full article Climbing magazine, January 2008
Where: Building 420, Room 040   campus map   road map
When: October 27th, 7:30 pm
Why: Oh come on, seriously, you need more?
Gear auction with prizes from Black Diamond, Mountain Hardwear, PMI ropes, La Sportiva, Julbo sunglasses.

Monday, October 6th, 7:30pm, at Clark S360.
See the Calendar page for more details.

See the Calendar page for upcoming events.

We have reserved campsites in Yosemite Valley for every weekend in September and October! See the Calendar for details.

If you were too busy with schoolwork and missed Saul Jimenez's talk at the meeting on March 3, or if you weren't taking notes and wanted to read the detailed four week training program, here is the full text of his presentation.

Check out the PDF.
Order online from Stanford eGroups.
$12.50 for SAC members, $14.99 for non-members, can pick up on campus or have it shipped.

Photos from the Girls Can Crank weekend are up on the trip reports page.

On March 15, 2007 at 7p, the Stanford Alpine Club and Outdoor Education Program are sponsoring a talk called "Living with Avalanches" by Jill Fredston. Fredston is one of North America's leading avalanche experts and has been involved in the majority of avalanche rescues over the past 20 years. For her book, Rowing to Latitude, she won the National Outdoor Book Award in 2002. Fredston has also authored the authoritative primer on avalanche hazards, Snow Sense: A Guide to Evaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard, and Snowstruck: In the Grip of Avalanches, which brings to life the forces of nature that can turn the mountains deadly. With her husband, Doug Fesler, she co-founded the Alaska Mountain Safety Center. Together, they have spent years rowing more than 25,000 miles in remote northern regions.

Event Details:
Title: "Living With Avalanches", Jill Fredston
Time and Date: March 15, 2007, 7p
Location: Building 420-040, Stanford University
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Free and open to the public; donations at the door appreciated.

Photos from the Goat Rock Intro trip are up on the trip reports page.

Thanks to Jared's nice work, SAC has reserved 2-3 campsites in Yosemite Valley for most Saturday nights from mid-March to mid-May! Each campsite has room for 6 people and 2 cars. They are available to paid SAC members. A few will probably be used for the Lead Climbing Class, but most will be used for informal trips. We come up with some way to allocate them among members, but there will be plenty for everyone. So get in shape and plan to join us for a lot of climbing in The Valley this spring! See the Calendar for the exact dates, but to summarize, 2 sites for March 17 (just before exams), 3 sites for all April Saturday nights, 3 sites for May 5, and 2 sites for May 12!

See the Calendar.

Photos from the Anchors I Class are up on the trip reports page.

Photos from the Anchors II Class are up on the trip reports page.

Photos from the Intro trip are up on the trip reports page.

See the Calendar.

The SAC Intro Meeting for fall quarter was on Monday October 2rd, 7:30pm, in Clark Center 360. See the calendar for more details.
If you couldn't make it to the meeting, or if you missed it, you can check out / fill in our survey (low tech at present, but you can capture the text and email it to clint@stanford.edu ).
If you have filled in the survey, you can see the survey results (requires a password).

See the Calendar.

Justen Sjong presents an exciting multi-media Presentation on big wall free climbing. First ascents in the southern Arrigetch in the Alaskan, Brooks Range are described as well as El Capitan's new Free Muir. Justen will share strategy and insights for free climbing big walls.
Location: Building 320 (Geology corner), room 105. road map   campus map
full size poster 8MB

Louis Reichardt was one of three Americans to climb Nanda Devi via a difficult new route (NW Face to N Buttress) in 1976. Nanda Devi, first climbed in 1936 by a joint British-American expedtion, was the highest mountain climbed until 1950. The expedition was co-led by Ad Carter (who was on the 1936 climb) and Willi Unsoeld, who climbed the West Ridge of Everest in 1963 and whose daugher, Nanda Devi Unsoeld was named after the peak and was a climber on this expedition. Come and see the story and pictures of the 1976 climb which was not short on difficulty or tragedy.

See the Calendar.
Update: Avalanche Backcountry Workshop definite for January 28; open classroom session January 26.

Read the 1/22/2006 edition, or the 1/11/2006 edition, or the 10/6/05 or 9/23/05 editions.

Photos from the Anchors II Class are up on the trip reports page.

The SAC Intro Meeting for fall quarter was on Monday October 3rd, 8pm, on the second floor of Tressider. We announced the instructional trip schedule for fall quarter. See the calendar for more details.
If you couldn't make it to the meeting, or if you missed it, you can check out / fill in our survey (low tech at present, but you can capture the text and email it to clint@stanford.edu ).
If you have filled in the survey, you can see the survey results (requires a password).

Chuck and his partner Ryan left on May 13, bagged the summit and were flying out by June 3! It was a cool slideshow on Monday October 10th.

The Stanford Alpine Journal has been printed and is available for pickup from Niloy's office. See the journal details and pickup details.

Photos from the Leading Class are up on the trip reports page.

Photos from the Intro trip and Leading Class are up on the trip reports page.

Photos from the Carson Pass weekend are up on the trip reports page. Photos from Mt. Shasta and Handley Rock are also there now.

Hans Florine, noted speed climber presented a nice slideshow. He covered recent and past speed records on the Nose of El Capitan, Nose/Half Dome, and bagging all the legal California 14,000' peaks in 3.5 days! Thanks to everyone who helped make this show a success.
$5 suggested donation at the door.
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At the slideshow, there were giveaways from our sponsors:

• SuperTopo
• Rock & Ice magazine
• Planet Granite
• The Touchstone gyms
• Twisters Rock gym

Dates have been set for several classes in April and May. See the classes page for the schedule; details to follow.

Photos from the Stanford Climbing Wall Comp are up on the trip reports page.

The Stanford Alpine Journal has been printed and will be distributed to members with current dues at our first meeting. (Please pay your dues - it cost $1400 to print the journal, which totally drained the treasury!). It is also available for sale, for $7. You can check out the Table of Contents to get rough idea of what is included in the 2002-2003 edition.
Submissions for the 2003-2004 edition are being sought now.