Dechristo Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 The 2005 AAC Annual Meeting in Ouray this past weekend was the shiz. Syudla and I showed up to take it on the cheap staying at a friend’s house, eating buffalo burgers and the fare offered at the AAC dinners; the free beer helped the pockets, too. We took several of the ice climbing clinics offered in the ice park: “Technique and Efficiency” (in ice climbing) taught by Kim Reynolds, “Modern Mixed” taught by Mark Wilford & Conrad Anker, and “Steep Ice” taught by Jack Tackle. Charlie Sassara, Jim Donini, Mike Odonnell taught some of the other clinics, and seen pitching in on a clinic was George Lowe… kind of bizarre getting personal instruction from these folks; I definitely benefited from their tutelage. Caught some slide-show presentations by Kevin Mahoney, Louise Thomas, Steve Swenson, and Greg Child; wish I’d caught the presentation by John Varco. Missed an opportunity to climb outside the ice park with Michael Covington and Syudla (Covey said a bunch of folks had him by the ear). I was too knackered anyway… Syudla caught some good beta for the Cassin Ridge from Covey while viewing his personal photos. The Thursday before, Syudla and I put in about ten miles and 3,000 feet on snowshoes while looking for a mystery waterfall on the East Spanish Peak. I put in about 1,300 miles behind the wheel during this long weekend. I think, today, I recovered.
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