caude Posted September 9, 2010 Posted September 9, 2010 World renowned alpine climber Colin Haley will be in Portland on Thursday, September 30th at 7pm at the Mazama Mountaineering Center to present a new route put up by himself and Norwegian climber Bjørn-Eivind Årtun called "Dracula" on the SE face of Alaska's Mount Foraker earlier this year. On this trip Colin and Bjorn spent the first 3 weeks acclimating and attempting to break the speed record for climbing the Cassin Ridge on Denali. After reaching the summit of Denali they headed for Mount Foraker and waited for a weather window. When a small window opened up they headed out with day packs on what turned out to be a 72 hour push. Read Colin's blog about the climb and come see and hear his presentation of the climb. Tickets are $10 at the door and proceeds will benefit the Mazama Expedition Grants Fund. At a young age Colin has established himself among the top alpine climbers of the world. He is a Patagonia Ambassador and just a nice, humble guy to listen and talk to. Last year he gave a very well received slide show for the Mazamas and it sounds like this one is not to be missed.
caude Posted September 30, 2010 Author Posted September 30, 2010 Just a reminder this is tonight and is going to be a great show!
mzvarner Posted September 30, 2010 Posted September 30, 2010 F@#K! Non of the cool stuff ever comes to Spokane
Dane Posted September 30, 2010 Posted September 30, 2010 If you can't make a show in person, check out Colin's blog. And ask MTN Gear to sponsor a show! Lots of cool stuff here http://colinhaley.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html "Colin Haley photo of Bjørn-Eivind Årtun on their new route, Dracula, Mt Foraker, June 2010."
MJaso Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 Great show! Drive your ass to Eugene tomorrow if you missed it.
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