April:
Before we roll into the events of the month, we would like to share with you something big. Something special. We have updated our Bellingham Mountaineers website. It’s fresh, current, user friendly, and it sure looks good. Big thanks to our Web Guru for putting together a wonderful website!
Onward to the newsletter: The month of April has plenty of activities and hopefully some sunny weather, too. Make sure to check out our final Winter Speaker Series this Tuesday – posted just below.
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Enjoy!
Events
Oh, we are excited for this! Our final Winter Speaker Series brings Steve Swenson to Bellingham.
Join world-class alpinist Steve Swenson as he shares stories and images from his book Karakoram: Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict (Mountaineers Books, April 2017) which details his nearly four decades of climbing in the Karakoram Range that spans Pakistan, India and China. Through a 45-minute multimedia presentation, Steve explores the nature of high altitude, alpine climbing, the complexities of mounting remote expeditions, the geo political workings of the contested area, as well as his passion for the cultural communities in this region of the world. Event to be followed by a Q&A and author book signing. For more about Karakoram, see www.karakorambook.com.
About Steve
Steve has been climbing for nearly half a century and is former president of the American Alpine Club. Among many other accomplishments, he and his teammates were awarded a prestigious Piolet d’Or for their successful ascent of Saser Kangri II in 2012. Swenson’s writing has appeared in Climbing, Rock and Ice, Alpinist, and the American Alpine Journal. He divides his time between Seattle, Washington, and Canmore, Alberta.
Safety is always necessary, especially when taking to the waterways around our home. In this course you’ll learn how to use navigation signs, rules of boating, safety boating items. This class qualifies you to get a Washington State Boating Education Card.
April 12 – 15
Cascadia Film Festival
Bellingham, WA
This is a festival of films directed by women. The events will take place at several venues including but not limited to WWU, The Pickford, and Mount Baker Theatre. The mission of the event is to show films directed by women, provide education on various popular topics, and to promote activity in the PNW.
Bellingham Beer Week
All over Bellingham
For the full scoop on the week, this official page will get you informed about the who, what, when, and where of Bellingham Beer Week. There are activities through out the week, fundraisers, live music events, and more. There will even be a Cornhole Championship of the Universe!
This is a family friendly event with options of adult, child, or family! This is the 15th annual ride, and it is non-competitive and highly scenic. There will be live music, delicious BBQ food, and great community. Registration is still available for this event.
Stewardship
5/2/2018 WTA @Larrabee State Park, earn discover pass
5/5/2018 WTA@Darvil Trail (all women)
5/6/2018 WTA@Darvil Trail/Little Mountain Park
5/9/2018 WTA@Larrabee State Park, earn discover pass
5/24-27/2018 WTA@Baker Lake- Backcountry response Team
5/28/2018 WTA@Canyon Creek Bridge Restoration
6/2/2018 -WCC @Darrington
6/6-16/2018- WCC @ Mazama (Specific stewardship days in this range TBD)
6/16/2018-WCC @little Si
9/26/2018-WCC@ Index
10/6/2018-WCC@ Index
10/13/2018-WCC@Gold Bar Boulders
10/20/2018-WCC@ Gold Bar boulders
10/27/2018-WCC@ Tieton
11/3/2018-WCC@ Tieton
Branch News
Next monthly meeting:
Tuesday, April 24 6:30pm start
YMCA Mezzanine Room
This will be a fun night. CEO of the Mountaineers, Tom Vogl, will be in attendance. There will also be dinner – pizza – provided. If you’re planning to attend, please RSVP to kristenfagan@hotmail.com so that we can get a proper head count to help us with ordering pizza.
Help with our branch:
If you are looking to get involved, check out this link. We have postings for different positions, and I would like to add that the position of Communication Chair is also open….
Bueller…. anyone….. anyone… ???
On that note, we wish you a great month and look forward to communicating with you again soon!
Be safe out there.