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Black Hills, Wild Horse Range & Coeur d' Alene Bike Trip 2010

2010 Mountaineering Schedule now in the discussion forum

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Latest Trip Reports

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Lake Cle Elum Trip Report July 12-16 2010

 

Hood Canal Paddle with Charlie and Paul July 4th 2010

 

Utah Trip 2010 - White Rim and Capital Reef

 

Nine Stream Day-hike June 18 2010

 

Mount St Helens Trip June 12-13 2010

 

Another weekend in the Gorge May 15-16 2010

 

Mt Washington Climb with OC class 2010-05-15

 

Kayaking class with Tom Henning 2010-04-29

 

Ticked off on the Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail 2010-04-24

 

Weldon Wagon Trail 2010-04-24

 

Dungeness Spit 2010-04-10

 

March 28 Sea Kayak - Rich Passage to Orchard Rocks

 

Skills Practice - Belay, Harness and Rope March 27 2010

 

Mount Saint Helens 3/19-20/2010

 

Pissing off the Giant, Nounou Mountain Trail, Kauai - March 16 2010

 

Mt Walker... UP UP UP! March 15 2010

 

Mount Townsend hike - March 6 2010

 

Report from Last October - Copper Creek Basin

 

Jan 16th 2010 Elbo Creek Trail, down trees report & bushwhack

 

Jan 3rd Colvos Passage Paddle

 

The Peninsula Wilderness Club is an informal organization for persons interested in active outdoor pursuits. Activities include hiking, biking, backpacking, mountain climbing, rock climbing, kayaking, and skiing. All outings from casual hikes to technical mountain sports are initiated by individual members. These members are volunteers who generously offer to make minimal arrangements so an outing can take place.

 


August Presentation




A Feast of the East: New England's Triple Crown 
Monday, Aug 9th, 7pm
Presented by Kel Rossiter

Almost two decades ago, PWCer Kel Rossiter set out for America’s Northeast.  There he discovered astounding summits adorned with rock and ice paths to their tops.  Amazingly, he also found a lot of apologetic Northeasterners who seemed to find their mountains inferior to their western counterparts.  Kel found those mountains to be just as equal…and in between climbing in over a dozen countries on four continents Kel has continually returned to measure himself to those mountains.  In this month’s presentation, Kel will share some of the amazing array of images and stories that he has gathered during his time in America’s original climbing range. Come and see what drew Kel to these ranges…and what might just draw you there as well!

Kel summited Mt. Adams in blue jeans and a CWU sweatshirt in the early 90’s…after which he quickly determined that some further training was necessary!  Between Olympic College’s program and many PWC trips he finally learned that his Levi’s were best left at low elevations. Since then he has climbed and guided rock and ice in twelve different countries on four continents. Now based in Vermont three seasons of the year, Kel owns and operates Adventure Spirit LLC, a rock, ice, and alpine guide service specializing in Northeastern climbing destinations.  Kel is also active in higher education, serving as a faculty member in adventure recreation for Vermont State Colleges and recently completing his own doctoral studies in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies.  During the summer months, he guides here in the PNW with Rainier Mountaineering Incorporated.  Alongside all of that, he is pursuing e AMGA training, having completed the Advanced Rock Guide and Alpine Guide courses.  You can find out more about Kel at www.adventurespiritguides.com/guides .


 

Bonus speaker, Jeff Rodin.

Jeff Rodin, an employee of EPA Region 10 Emergency Response Program, will share some of his experiences from his recent 3 week deployment to the Gulf oil spill.  Jeff was tasked with oversight of clean-up operations on Dauphin Island, Mobile County Alabama.

Jeff has managed response and cleanup efforts at over 80 hazardous waste sites and incidents, including Katrina, and 911.

  


 This month's featured photo galleries - an online exclusive.

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From the 4th of July Hood Canal Paddle - Album by Jay Thompson

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Paul Dutky and Charlie Michel wrote a nice trip report on this outing that can be read by clicking here.

 

From the June 26 Lena Lake Hike - Album by Steve and Nancy Osburn 

 

 

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