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.
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$12.50 for SAC members, $14.99 for non-members, can pick up on campus or have it shipped.

See the Calendar page for upcoming events.

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
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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.