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• February Monthly Meeting - John Christian on Local Climbing History

  • When
    Wednesday, February 12, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    PATC-HQ, Vienna, VA

  PATC-MS Monthly Meeting

  John Christian on Local Climbing History. This month in Vienna, VA.

  
  

  
  

  Join us Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at 7:00 pm as we conduct our monthly meeting.

  
  

  John Christian on Local Climbing History
  
  

  Last year our own alpine legend John Christian presented on the history of Seneca and other local crags--and barely scratched the surface. We've invited him back and he has a lot more slides and stories to share!
  
  

  This meeting will be at PATC-HQ in Vienna, VA. Join at 7 PM for pizza and drinks.

  
  

  This meeting is open to all, members and non-members alike. Registration is not necessary; just show up!

  
  

  PATC-HQ

  118 Park St.

  Vienna, VA 22180
  

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• Dacks Big Haus 2020 Feb. 13-17 2020

  • Start
    Thursday, February 13, 2020
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Monday, February 17, 2020
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Adirondacks, near Elizabethtown
  • Spaces left
    7

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  Note: While all members are welcome to join this trip, this is not an instructional event! Participants are expected to arrange their own partner, guide, or group beforehand.
  

  
  

  Come join us for the club’s annual trip of alpine fun and ice climbing in the Adirondacks (aka Daks). Every year, we rent a large house in the greater Keene/Keene Valley/Lake Placid area and enjoy some beautiful frozen waterfalls and amazing snow covered mountains. This year we a large house closer to Chapel Pond and Keene.  

   

  This is a club event. However, there will be no club infrastructure for new ice climbers. Do not register for the event expecting others to teach you to ice climb, set up ropes, etc. If you are a new or inexperienced climber, please arrange a partner or obtain a guide ahead of time. We will circulate a Google spreadsheet and all registrants must provide their partner’s name. We will contact anyone who has not completed this portion of the Google spread by late fall. Do not register expecting to show up and find a partner when you get there.

   

  Finally, we are all adults. It’s expected that participants will be respectful of each other, clean up their mess, and help clean the house before everyone departs.

   

  Dates: February 13-17, 2020 (President’s Day Weekend)

   

  Sign-up: You must sign up on the PATC-MS Website (www.potomacmountainclub.org) and you must be a paid PATC-MS member in good standing with liability waiver on file. Sleeping location MUST be specified when signing up and will be on first come first serve basis. Please note you will  be sharing the bed with another member, unless you pay twice for your own room. Please obtain permission of person sharing bed with if they are a different gender. This happens every year, but for the love of god, DO NOT steal someone’s bed. You only get the spot you sign up for.

  
  

  Participants have until December 10 to pay their registration fee and club dues, at which point, if accounts are not settled, they will forfeit their spot to the next person the waitlist.
  

  
  

  Sleeping locations:
  

  
  

  
  

  Bedroom #1: King Bed 

              Spot 1 

  Bedroom #2: King Bed Sold

              Spot 3 and 4

  Bedroom #3: Queen Bed Sold 

              Spot 5 and 6

  Bedroom #4: Queen Bed Sold

              Spot 7 and 8
  Bedroom #5:Queen Bed 

              Spot 9 and 10

  Bedroom #6: Queen Bed sold, Queen Bed, Double Bed

       Spot 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

  
  

  
  

  Cost is $200.00 per person.

  
  

  Waitlist: This event generally fills up every year, but people also drop out. If/when the spots fill up, the waitlist will open. Newly vacated spots will be offered in order of sign-up to waitlisted members. If a member does not respond to the organizer and pay to reserve their spot, the next waitlisted member will be offered the spot.
  

  
  

  Cancellation: If you decide to cancel, a refund will only be issued if a replacement person can fill your spot. No refunds will be issued after Jan 31, 2020.

   
  

  House details: This house comes with a fully equipped kitchen and 4 1/2 bathrooms. 

   

  We will not have to deal with any steep driveway issues this year, but it’s still winter in the Adirondacks. It’s a safer bet to have a 4-wheel drive vehicles (with good tires). There is ample parking. Exact location will be provided to participants.

   

  Cell phone coverage: Service is limited in the Adirondacks, check with your provider to see if you have service. Wifi at the house.

   

  Food/Beverages:

  Club will provide coffee, coffee filters, and sugar. Please bring a snack to share (chips/dip/brownies, etc) and a main dish, side, salad, app, or dessert, because on Saturday night, we’ll have a pot luck. You can walk to several bars/restaurants, as well as the grocery, liquor, and hardware stores, not to mention an Adirondacks museum and a hospital.  It is my goal that no one needs to visit the hospital.  Help me out with that.

   

  Ice Climbing Gear: Rental & Sales in the area:

  Mountaineer, Keene, NY

  EMS, Lake Placid, NY

   

  Ice Climbing Guide Services in the area:

  Adirondack Mountain Guides

  Rock & River

  EMS

   

  Ice Conditions Reports and Guides
  NEice.com has up to date reports on conditions. The Mountaineer will post weather and condition reports outside the front door as well. Blue Lines by Don Mellor is the climbing guide for the area. There were a few copies available at Earth Treks. Otherwise, order online or pick one up at the Mountaineer. Mountainproject.com also lists a number of routes online.

   

  Reminder: Climbing is a dangerous sport and serious injury may occur.

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• March Monthly Meeting - Ama Dablam Trip Report with Alex Miller

  • When
    Wednesday, March 11, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    PATC-HQ, Vienna, VA

  PATC-MS Monthly Meeting

  
  

  Join us Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 7:00 pm as we conduct our monthly meeting.

  
  

  Ama Dablam Trip Report with Alex Miller.

  
  Alex will share his experience climbing the 22,349 foot "Matterhorn of the Himalayas." Alex is a relatively new alpinist. He got some early experience as part of the PATC-MS Cascades summer expedition and has continued to build his skills. He will share pictures of his trip and how he trained and conditioned himself for this significant climb. 
  

  
  

  This meeting will be at PATC-HQ in Vienna, VA. Join at 7 PM for pizza and drinks.

  
  

  This meeting is open to all, members and non-members alike. Registration is not necessary; just show up!

  
  

  PATC-HQ

  118 Park St.

  Vienna, VA 22180
  

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