Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 11:57:56 -0700 From: "Iuliano, Blase" To: alpine-club-official [AT] mailman.stanford.edu, climbing [AT] mailman.stanford.edu Subject: Intro to Outdoor Climbing Sat May 16th! You climbed on plastic – now you ready to try some fun and easy climbing on real rock? (And if that sounds too easy… there are plenty of harder routes to try too!)   Come join the Stanford Alpine Club (SAC) Bouldering and Climbing trip to Ring Mountain! “Ring Mountain” is a hill just north of SF with beautiful views and two great rock formations: Turtle Rock and Split Rock. Turtle Rock is mostly for bouldering and has plenty of great beginner routes (as well as a pumpy and fun v5 traverse) Split Rock is a short (~30’ high) rock with lots of fun, and some challenging, routes to try.   High Level Info:   What:   SAC Intro to Outdoor Climbing Trip (bouldering & top-roping)   When:   Saturday May 16th 8:30am – 5:30pm             Plus Thursday night gear hours for those who need shoes/harness   Where: Ring Mountain (aka – Turtle Rock and Split Rock) http://www.supertopo.com/rockclimbing/boulder.html?bc=baringmo            http://www.flickr.com/photos/31676714@N00/sets/72157610825646385/ (the previous SAC trip there)   Who:    All Stanford Students, Faculty, Staff and Community             Primarily for newbies, beginners and intermediate climbers who are ready to try climbing outside Others who just want to climb outside more are also more than welcomed to come.   Cost:    SAC members: $10; non-members $15             This does not include gas money and you need to bring food.   What I need to know (Reply to me at: biuliano [AT] lpch.org): 1) Your climbing/bouldering experience (outdoor, indoor, are you belay certified at the Stanford Climbing Wall, etc.). 2) Do you have your own shoes and harness (it’s very much Ok if you don’t!) 3) Whether you are willing to drive or not and how many people you can take. 4) If you have a crashpad. Plus I need the following paperwork: http://alpineclub.stanford.edu/info/waiver.doc and http://alpineclub.stanford.edu/info/medical_form.pdf   Detailed Info: WHAT: SAC Intro to Outdoor Climbing Trip (Bouldering and top-roping), Saturday May 16th   WHY: First off - climbing outdoors is awesome. It’s a great way practice and learn new skills, and meet other people interested in climbing. This climb also features a great view of the east bay and is featured on the cover of Bay Area Bouldering supertopo. And it’s also being features as Facebook profile pictures of a growing number of current and former of Stanford climbers. Climbing with a SAC class is a great way to learn some basic climbing skills or to see if climbing is something you might be interested in.   WHO: People who want to climb outdoors! Bouldering is challenging, but very fun. So maybe you’ve been climbing indoors and are finally ready to come and climb outdoors in a fun or only been to Castle or Handley rock and are ready to try some place new.   MATERIAL COVERED: How to properly wear a harness, how to tie into the rope, belaying with an ATC, rope commands, rappelling, how to properly spot a climber, proper pad placement, and how to read a topo.   WHEN: Saturday May 16th We'll organize carpools from Tresidder 8:15 am – collecting waivers, payments, etc 8:3 0 am – heading out ~5:30pm – Return to Tressider   Paperwork: http://alpineclub.stanford.edu/info/waiver.doc and http://alpineclub.stanford.edu/info/medical_form.pdf   WHERE: Ring Mountain, about 1hr drive from campus. http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=37.912293,-122.487742&spn=0.005 56,0.009044&t=h&z=17   COST: For non Alpine Club members the cost will be $15 For Stanford Alpine Club members the cost is $10.   Cost does not include food (bring your own) or gas (should be a couple bucks) but it does include any gear you might need to rent.   GEAR: All gear rentals are included in the cost of the trip. If you need climbing shoes or harness, please get them at the Thursday night gear hours.   HOW: Reply to this email me at: biuliano [AT] lpch.org (don’t “Reply All”) and include the following information:   1) Your climbing/bouldering experience (outdoor, indoor, are you belay certified at the Stanford Climbing Wall, etc.). 2) Do you have your own shoes and harness (it’s very much Ok if you don’t!) 3) Whether you are willing to drive or not and how many people you can take. 4) If you have a crashpad.   Thanks!   Steve Hibbs, Jon Denby, Matt Jennings and Blase