JasonG Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 (edited) "Snow & Spire: Flight Beyond The Edge of Winter" John Scurlock - January 2, 2008 7 p.m., Skagit Alpine Club In summer, the remote ranges of the Western U.S. and Canada hold plenty of adventure for climbers, hikers, and skiers. In winter, however, access issues and weather conspire to keep most much closer to the comforts of civilization. Most of us who make brief forays to the edge of winter wilderness, get just a taste of what lies beyond. But by building his own airplane, and battling winds and shifting weather, John Scurlock has found a way to travel beyond the edge of winter and bring back riveting images to share with those who have only looked in from the fringe. These images have spurred climbers and skiers to take to the hills; John has been the catalyst behind numerous first ascents and descents in recent years, and has written feature articles for Alpinist and the Northwest Mountaineering Journal. Please join us at the January meeting of the Skagit Alpine Club, as John shares tales and images of what it is like to pilot winter flights into the heart of some seriously remote terrain- solo. For a taste of what is sure to be a great presentation, please visit his website: http://www.pbase.com/nolock. . . .and read John's articles: http://www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/05/051_Scurlock.html http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP21 The meeting will be at Skagit valley College, Ford Hall Room 101, 7pm. http://www.skagit.edu/images/color_mvCampus.pdf Edited December 28, 2007 by Heinrich
AlpineK Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 You may want to edit 2/2/08 would be Feb 02, 2008 not Jan 02, 2008.
Pandora Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 Is anyone even considering not going to this?? Note to SAC: You might want to provide extra chairs.
highangle Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 Yep, planning on not going. Moving a load of crap from ID to Mt. Vernon in prep of living there, but have to be at the old grindstone on 1/2.... Totally sucks.
Recycled Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 My thought too. You might need a bigger venue for this one - big screen & more seating. There might still be time to get the word out on a potential venue change.
JasonG Posted December 28, 2007 Author Posted December 28, 2007 Thanks for the warning everyone. Due to the rumors of a big turnout, I've gotten us into an auditorium that will seat a lot more people. Please take note that we are now meeting in Ford Hall, Room 101; date and time remain unchanged. Thanks for the interest, and I hope to see you all there next week! -Jason
goatboy Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 Perhap some organized carpooling for seattle-ites would be in order. Please post here if you can offer or are seeking a ride. Might I also suggest some pre-show consumption at the Skagit River Brewery? Let me be the first to respond to my suggestions: 1) I can either offer or am happy to accept a ride 2) Yes, please (for the brewpub)!
mattp Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 I'll likely be headed up for this, but I wouldn't expect to want to leave Seattle much before 6:00 and certainly not in the middle of rush hour at 5:00.
JasonG Posted January 2, 2008 Author Posted January 2, 2008 Just a quick reminder to everyone that this is TOMORROW. Should be a great show!
mattp Posted January 2, 2008 Posted January 2, 2008 somebody want to share a ride? mattp(at)seanet.com
goatboy Posted January 2, 2008 Posted January 2, 2008 Hey Matt, Looks like I'm gonna brave traffic with Feck and Tansnaffle, leaving around 4 PM to hit the brewpub in Mt Vernon before the show. Let me know if you'd like to join us. We have room for one other person.
Blake Posted January 2, 2008 Posted January 2, 2008 Heinrich, I think we spoke briefly after Wayne's pictures a few months ago. Anyways, I think it's great that you guys are putting all these things on, thanks very much for the organization and hosting! Anyone from the North want to carpool? too Oh Six 779-75two6
JasonG Posted January 3, 2008 Author Posted January 3, 2008 Mr. Scurlock put on quite a show tonight- many thanks! Seeing his photos on the big screen really is amazing, a glimpse of winter in all of its savagery. If you ever have a chance to see John give a presentation, don't miss it! You might even get a pithy quote or two to round out your evening . . . Thanks also to many who came from afar to see the presentation, it is always good to see some new faces at our small club. Cheers, Jason
mattp Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 He had a great shot of that Skywalk Buttress you and Mark climbed a couple of years ago. As always, John Scurlock comes through.
goatboy Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Hey Skagit Alpine Club, Thanks for putting on a great show in a nice venue. Thanks to Scurlock for the years of hard work that went into the "flight of fantasy" last night. I was amazed by his (very humble) knowledge of the range and all of the little features that he could identify off the top of his head, from every possible angle.... Seeing Waddington and the Coast Range was fabulous, but I expecially enjoyed seeing things closer to home from a new perspective. Especially things that I may never see otherwise (i.e. intimate looks at the Pickets in winter, Slesse in winter, Mt Baker crater on new year's eve, lookout towers BURIED in snow, things like that). Thanks again, GB
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