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Washington Alpine Club | Bulletin
Washington Alpine Club
P.O. Box 352
Seattle, WA 98111
www.wacweb.org
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September 2013 | Volume 98, Issue 7
IN THIS ISSUE
WAC Information 2
President’s Corner 3
News 4
Classes 5
Events/Guye Cabin 6
Events 7
Four Days of Kayaking San Juan Islands by Jiri Pertold
Jiri and friend kayaking around San Juan Islands, August 23-26, 2013
We have never done open water kayaking before, but once the excitement overcame the fear, we stuffed sleeping bags, tent and food into kayaks and headed for the San Juan Islands. Crew was in three single kayaks: two WAC members Jiri & Vrata plus (surely) future WAC member Ondrej. We got useful advice from WAC member Magda.
Start was on Friday 4 PM from Washington Park in Anacortes, so no ferry was involved, no waiting and no fees. You can leave the car at the park for $6/night.
We headed straight west for James Island State Park, at least that’s what we thought. After an hour o paddling, we noticed that 3 knots current of Rosario Strait drifted us far to the north, so we had to fight our way back and arrived to the island after a GOOD exercise directly from the north. You can see our struggle on the GPS map.
We were the only campers on James island. What a remote place just 1.5 hours paddling from the city!
Lesson learned, from here on we never again paddle against the current. Currents push you forward, but also force you to wake up at 6 AM and limit the millage and direction that you can travel. Actually, paddling in rising fog at 7 AM when all the power boats are gone, was the best part of the trip.
Had a lunch at Orcas and spent our second night on Jones Island State Park. That place is beautiful, with scattered campsites on rocky outposts and hiking, but be ready to see more people paddling in from Friday Harbor. Deer will eat your food and don’t run away unless you kick it’s butt. Obviously they have no predators on the island, so you can see Darwin’s evolution in progress.
Since we were making good progress, we decided to go around San Juan Island. This involved paddling 31 miles for 7 hours straight. That was too much! I would recommend paddling 2x2 hours with a lunch break for maximum comfort, plus some hiking to stretch your legs. There are no conveniently located campgrounds (that you can access
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Washington Alpine ClubFounded 1916 Incorporated 1923
P.O. Box 352, Seattle, WA 98111
www.wacweb.org
Member OfFederation of Western Outdoor Clubs,
Washington Association, Washington
Environmental Council, Washington Wilderness
Coalition, and MidFORC Coalition
The primary purpose of this club is to encourage
the healthful enjoyment of the great outdoors, to
preserve its natural beauty and to promote good
fellowship among all lovers of nature.
BOARD OF TRUSTEESPresident
Mike Mahanay | 206-931-4713
Vice Presidents
Pat O’Brien | 206-527-6881
Toby Young | 000-000-000
Treasurer
Dave Wilson
Secretary
Mike Daly
At Large
Susan Ashlock , Pat Beurskens, Eli Holmes,
Ira Rushwald, Charles Muzio
ALPINE DIVISIONClimbing Class Co-Chairs
Pat O’Brien, Erik Poley, Andrew Sullivan,
April McCoy, Wayne Begasse
WINTER DIVISIONTelemark / Randoee Ski
Randy Oakley
Nordic
Eli Holmes, Karel Zikan
Back Country
Susan Ashlock, Alex Ford, Denny Trimble
PROPERTY & MEMBERSHIPCabin Chairman Archie Brenden | 206-799-0705
Work Party . . . Archie Brenden | 206-799-0705
Membership . . . Sarah Morgan | 000-000-0000
Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . Kay Ishii | 206-336-7721
Cabin Supply. . . . . .Tami Sargent | 360-377-3217
PUBLIC RELATIONSBulletin Editor. . Magda Balise | 360-378-6026
Conservation . Mike Mahanay | 206-931-4713
Circulation . . . . . Ira Rushwald | 206-725-2725
By Laws . . . . . . . . Ira Rushwald | 206-725-2725
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WAC Information
SEPTEMBER
September 7/8 Inner City Outings Train the Trainer
September 14 Summer Work Party
September 21/22 Roosevelt School
OCTOBER
October 15 CPR/AED Class
October 20 Open House/Potluck Lunch/Annual Members Meeting
NOVEMBER
November 1-3 Wilderness First Responder Class
DECEMBER
December 14 New Snow Dinner (Ski Season Kickoff)
Calendar
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September 2013 by Mike Mahanay
President’s Corner
This has been the best summer in memory. The good weather began in May and continued all the way through August. Days above 80 degrees were quite rare as were days with anything but dry weather. Like we do every summer the WAC folks dispersed; as the season changes to fall we will regroup.
April and Pat B. are leading the WAC Intermediate Climbing class. The class started with the trip to the glacier for ice practice, and then will move on to the Mountaineers Wall in Leavenworth. The Class builds on the skills learned in the basic class. This is a great class with the best instructors this side of the Columbia River!
This weekend the weather is starting to cool off and the clouds are returning. Thoughts are beginning to turn to the dusty boards against the wall in the basement. It won’t be long until the summits of the Snoqualmie Peaks and Northern Cascades will have a pretty coating of white.
Our Remote Wilderness First Aid Class is open for registration. We encourage people to take the class, and then go on to the instructor class. We have four WAC instructors but really need several more to make our program what it could be.
The Annual Meeting is next month on October 20. We will have an Open House, Potluck Lunch, Member Meeting, Video, Raffle, and Group Photo. Everyone please attend!
We have worked hard at Guye Cabin this summer. Come up and see the huge amount of wood the volunteers have split and stacked. Phil Harvey installed a new range hood. Dale Ott has done firewood and taken care of the
yard, and a host of others have worked over the summer. If you use Guye Cabin over the winter you should spend at least one day in the summer helping out. September 14 is the last work party of this year. Thanks to everyone who has helped out over the summer! We could not do the things we do without you. The entire Club appreciates your efforts.
We are looking to fill the slate of Board positions in the next few weeks, as well as other positions in the Club. Do you have time to attend a Board meeting once a month and take the lead in Club projects such as the Snow Dinner, Bulletin, or marketing our Club? We need your help.
The Washington Alpine Club is an amazing group of people all with the outdoors as a common interest and tie that binds us together. Members new and old step up to commit to giving back a little to our Club, not only with the work parties at the Cabin, but taking the lead as Climbing Class Chairs & Instructors, Wilderness Remote First Aid instructors, and serving on the Board of Directors.
Most of us are not born leaders, but are continually working to improve our leadership skills. Like rope management and skiing it takes practice! Can you organize and lead a successful ascent of Mount Rainier or Mount Olympus? The WAC Chair and Board positions are excellent places to learn and practice leadership skills that will aid you both on the mountain and in your everyday life. Talk to someone on the Board to discuss what you can do to help our Club.
Annual Meeting is next month on October 20. We will have an Open House, Potluck
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News
Evergreen Islands Appeal
Mount Erie Clear Cutting
Evergreen Islands has appealed Skagit County’s State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) decision on the environmental impacts of clear-cutting 40 acres of forest on the south face of Mount Erie. The decision, a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS), allows the ‘harvesting’ of approximately 900,000 board feet of timber.
Evergreen Islands and lots of other people wrote to the County and expressed our concerns about the clear-cutting. In the our letter included below, Evergreen Islands asked Skagit County to change their decision to a Determination of Significance, which would have required an Environmental Impact Statement, but to no avail.
The appeal will be heard before the Skagit County Hearing Examiner at a date yet to be scheduled. Evergreen Islands has retained an attorney to present the reasons why the slopes of Mount Erie should not be clear-cut. Our effort to thwart the clear-cutting will be expensive (e.g. the fee for the Hearing Examiner appeal was $1,000).
You can financially help with this appeal by making a tax-deductible donation to Evergreen Islands. Our address is included on the Evergreen Islands’ blog.
http://www.evergreenislands.org
without booking) on the western side of San Juan Island. Beaches are rear and private, so we ended up camping the third night on a tiny island just south of Lopez island. Not sure who owns that one, there was no sign. That was the best camping, with no raccoons and no deer to chew our food.
Last day we crossed the Rosario Strait and returned to Anacortes. This time with the current pushing us in the correct direction.
You can easily do this trip without paying the guides. Make sure there is not much wind and you have a good map showing currents and up to date tides. We saw porpoises, harbor seals (hundreds), sea lion (one), salmon and Lions Mane jelly fish (thousands). No whales, so good reason to return.
Four Days of Kayaking
San Juan Islands Continued
from page 1 September 13, 6:30 pm
Lake Union Crew
On May 1, 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Mt Everest - a climb of 29,028 “feet toward the heavens to plant a flag” as described in National Geographic .
“Whittaker came home to national headlines, a parade in his hometown of Seattle, and a Rose Garden tribute from President Kennedy. The American conquest of Mount Everest made the covers of Life and National Geographic (the Society was one of the trip’s sponsors), and Whittaker was voted Man of the Year in Sports by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The reverberations of the Cuban missile crisis were still being felt, Cold War tensions remained high, and the race between America and the Soviet Union to put a man on the moon was under way. In that heated climate, America was ready for a new hero. With his lean good looks and modest manner, 34-year-old Whittaker stepped into the role effortlessly, an alpine Jimmy Stewart.”
We are very pleased to announce that Jim, and his wife Dianne Roberts, also a world record climber (and now rower!) are joining us at Lake Union Crew for an evening of food, drink and stories.
We are further blessed in that for the fourth time, Leslie Mackie, founder of Macrina Bakery, author, and winner of an Outstanding Contributor Award from the James Beard foundation, is partnering with LUCOF to provide her exceptional food for this event.
http://lucof.brownpapertickets.com/
An Evening with Jim
Whittaker
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Classes
Wilderness First Responder Class
Registration is Open!A Wilderness and Remote First Aid Class is offered every fall at Guye Cabin. WRFA is a 16 hour first aid course for the wilderness traveler.The next class will be Fri (6pm), Sat, Sun, November 1-3, 2013Wilderness and Remote First Aid is designed for people whose volunteer activities or favorite activities take them to remote wilderness settings where Emergency Medical Services responders may be an hour or more away.Major portions of the course are designed to be taught outdoors. CPR/AED certification is required, and offered separately. The class involves hands-on, interactive learning. Wear casual clothes suitable for working on the ground and outdoors. (getting dirty) Bring cold weather, and wet weather gear. A change of clothes is also recommended in case it gets wet.This course is held at Guye Cabin beginning at 6:00 pm Friday evening and continues through Sunday evening approximately 5:00 pm. Be prepared for fall unpredictable weather, as a
good portion of the class will be held outdoors, come rain, snow, or shine. You’ll need to bring bring food for the weekend, including breakfast, snacks, lunch, and dinner for Sat.Course Attendance:Participation is required at all class sessions.Please do not register for the class unless you can commit to attend all class sessions.Registration:Registration is open now and closes when all spaces are filled. The class will fill very quickly. You must be a WAC or Boalps member to take the course.We encourage students to commit to taking the Instructor Course, and helping with future classes.To register, just send an email to Mike Mahanay [email protected] you have his confirmation email that you are in, you can find further info and payment instructions at http://www.wacweb.org/Classes/mofa/default.view
Intermediate
Climbing Class
The Intermediate Climbing Class of the Washington Alpine Club offers lead rock and ice climbing experience that builds on the mountaineering skills taught in the Basic Class. This course focuses on teaching the skills necessary to become competent climbing partners in technical rock, ice, and alpine environments and develop familiarity with leading in these environments. The class format follows that of the Basic Climbing Class, i.e. classroom sessions followed by field trips. Class size remains small to preserve a one to one instructor to student ratio.Please visit the Intermediate Class Website http://www.wacintclass.org/ for more information.Email the cochairs April and Pat at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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Events/Guye Cabin
Join the Work party!
We have worked hard at Guye Cabin this summer. Come up and see the huge amount of wood the volunteers have split and stacked. Phil Harvey installed a new range hood. Dale Ott has done firewood and taken care of the yard, and a host of others have worked over the summer. If you use Guye Cabin over the winter you should spend at least one day in the summer helping out. September 14 is the last work party of this year. Thanks to everyone who has helped out over the summer! We could not do the things we do without you. The entire Club appreciates your efforts.
We are looking to fill the slate of Board positions in the next few weeks, as well as other positions in the Club. Do you have time to attend a Board meeting once a month and take the lead in Club projects such as the Snow Dinners, Bulletin, or marketing our Club? We need your help.
The installation of the new exhaust hood over the stove at the cabin is finished. Even though it looks like a big screen TV it is really a chalk board to write notices and draw pictures on (and it also hides the holes from those two old fans)
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Membership
The Washington AlpineClub is on Facebook!
Facebook is yet another way to keep up with the Washington Alpine Club. Once you’ve joined Facebook, go to the WAC page and join the group. And invite your friends to join the group. You can connect with other WAC members, get information on upcoming events and post messages for other members.
www.facebook.com/groups/6180692402
Annual Dues (renewals)
Regular Members (18-64yrs)
Senior Dues
Out of State Dues
1 YEAR: Through Dec 2013 $30.00 $15.00 $20.00
2 YEARS: Through Dec 2014 $60.00 $25.00 $35.00
3 YEARS: Through Dec 2015 $85.00 $35.00 $50.00
4 YEARS: Through Dec 2016 $115.00 $45.00 $65.00
5 YEARS: Through Dec 2017 $135.00 $55.00 $80.00
It’s time to renew your membership!Support the WAC and renew your membership for 2014 now!Fall is the time to renew your membership in the WAC for another year. These rainy days and long nights make it is super easy to do! Just look yourself up in the members section (climbing/climbon is the user name/password) to see when your membership expires.
We recommend you just renew online via our Google checkout.Just go to this link, and scroll down to the renewal section:http://www.wacweb.org/About/join.view
Please consider adding an additional gift to your membership renewal check. Your contribution will help us with scholarships and Cabin expenses. Thanks for supporting your club!You can also pay by check - Please send your check today made out to
“WAC”, to:Washington Alpine Clubc/o Sarah Morgan1623A S Weller St Seattle, WA [email protected] hope that you continue to support the Washington Alpine Club and take advantageof all the opportunities that membership offers.
Annual Cabin Fee:Instead of paying nightly ($15) to stay at the Guye Cabin, you can pay the annual cabin dues which are effective Jan 1 to Dec 31. You can add the annual cabin dues to online renewal or check, with a note indicating that you are including cabin dues and which WAC adult members are included (if paying dues for a family with 2 or 3 adult WAC members).
Individual Member $80.00Immediate Family of two WAC Members $130.00 Immediate Family of three or more WAC Members $150.00
Get your WAC tee shirt! They are cut very nicely and come in WAC green, Sunset orange, Snow Lake blue or Snoqualmie Pass granite grey.You can pick them up at WAC events, downtown at lunch, in West Seattle, Pat O’Brien’s, or at the Annual Meeting.S,M,L,XL.
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