Arlene Blum to speak at Boulder Group annual dinner

Arlene Blum will be the keynote speaker at the Boulder Group Annual Dinner on Sunday, November 3, in the Glenn Miller Ballroom on the CU campus.

Blum led the first American climb of Annapurna (26,500´), the world’s tenth highest peak, and completed a 2,000 mile, nine-month trek across the Himalayan regions of Bhutan, Nepal, and India. She has played a leading role in more than twenty successful mountaineering expeditions, including climbs of Mt. Everest and Mt. McKinley. She is the author of Annapurna: A Woman’s Place (Sierra Club Books); has a doctorate in biophysical chemistry; and has taught at Stanford University, Wellesley College, and U. C. Berkeley, where her research was instrumental in banning tris, a cancer-causing chemical that was used as a flame retardant on children’s sleepwear. Her articles and photographs have appeared in many publications including National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Science magazines.

The CMC Boulder Group cordially invites you to attend the dinner and hear Ms Blum speak. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m.; dinner at 6:30 p.m.; and the program at 8:00 p.m. Fees for the program and dinner are: CMC Members $25; non-members and “at the door” $35.

Deadline for calendar submissions

The due date for photo submissions from members for the Official CMC Scenic Calendar: The Fourteeners is November 15. Send your submissions to CMC Press, 710 10th St. #200, Golden, CO 80401. For submission guidelines write to that address or email to cmcpress@cmc.org.

Drought expert to speak at Shining Mountains dinner

Lee Rozaklis, founder of Hydrosphere, and an expert on drought, will headline the Shining Mountains Group annual dinner in Estes Park on Saturday, November 9, 2002.

From his study of tree rings and other data, Rozaklis has data on the Boulder Creek Basin from as early as 1705. Referring to the recent drought in Colorado, he notes, “There has never been a year like this.”

Rozaklis will discuss the problem and magnitude of Colorado’s current drought, the short-term and long-term projections on the drought, and the scientific recommendations for mitigation of drought effects.

The dinner will feature international cuisine in the elegant ambience of The View restaurant at the Crags (Golden Eagle Resort) in Estes Park. Cost of the evening is $16. Contact Madeline Framson at (970) 586-6623 for reservations and directions.

HAMS program on mountaineering and rock climbing rescues

Join High Altitude Mountaineering Section member Craig Patterson on Monday, November 25th, 2002, at 7 p.m. in the CMC Auditorium for a night of slides and rescue stories from Grand Teton and Yellowstone Parks.  Maybe we can learn from other’s misfortunes?