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2009 4th of JULY at Seneca |
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Hi all;
Just a quick note of thanks to everyone that participated and made this annual event a rousing success again this year.
It was also especially nice to see all the new faces - a hearty welcome
and I hope you all had as much fun as I! I look forward to getting to
know you all and climbing together often!
The weather was wonderfully perfect and (if you can imagine) we had the
place virtually to ourselves!?! In talking with Art from the Gendarme
over beer one evening, we sumised that most of the gym-raised
generation head more often to the New and perhaps shy away from the
staunchly traditional climbing of Seneca Rocks. Not us though, the
next generation of the Mountaineering Section is continuing to lead the
trad climbing pack in the DC area as we have since before the second
World War. We had 30-40 some members attend and climb together between
THURS and SUN. You couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a section
member this past weekend on the rocks - VERY cool!!!
And finally, please join me in extending a special thanks to Vo for
organizing the event and Mike for scrambling all the last minute
deatils together for us - way to go guys!!
Graver
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