Ten Years in the Pickets

Posted January 23, 2012 by Doxey

The Bushwhacker Climbing Club is proud to present a slideshow by Seth P, Friday night February 24, Ten Years in the Pickets: A North Cascades Apprenticeship. 

The Pickets are a group of rugged peaks in the North Cascades considered by many to be the toughest to access with some of the best climbing in the west.  Seth P, one of the founders of the club, a great climber and a wonderful photographer, will show photos from his ten years of visiting the area.  You will not want to miss this event! 

Club members, watch your email inbox for an evite with details.  See you there!

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January Ski Night

Posted January 22, 2012 by Philip

This past Thursday, the 19th was the official BWCC ski night for January.

BWCC January Ski Night at SnoqualmieJust in time for making some turns, Mother Nature slammed us with a couple feet of new snow on the hill. We braved the elements and were duly rewarded with piles and piles of fresh pow! We cranked tele-turns through the mildly heavy, but heavenly snow until our legs gave out, then caught up over beers back at Whiskey Pete's.

Thanks to those who made it, and almost made it!

Keep an eye on your email for the BWCC February Ski Night. - We're gonna go for it one more time!

Cheers,
-Philip

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Skyline Ridge Ski

Posted January 17, 2012 by Chris K

The snow is finally here, Fred R and I will be leading a ski tour on Saturday Jan 28th up at Stevens pass area.  The plan is to head up to Skyline Lake and drop off into the back country for a few laps but if conditions change the route might also.

Everyone on the trip will need a transceiver, probes, a shovel, skis and skins.

If you are interested let me know.

Chris K

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Mission Ridge Ski Trip

Posted January 15, 2012 by Doug H

Hey Bushwhackers, for the third year in a row we'll be heading out to Wenatchee to ski at Mission Ridge & visit/stay at R & M's house. The dates are March 17 & 18.
We always have a great time on this trip & our hosts are just about the nicest folks you'd ever want to meet!

Limit of 12 people for this trip so sign up soon!  Club members check your email for the registration link.

See ya then, then!
Doug H

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VW meet up

Posted January 14, 2012 by Chris K

Come out and join Andy, Cale and me on Tuesday Jan 24th to climb the walls of the new Vertical World Seattle. We were there a few weeks ago and the new climbing gym is great with 40+ foot walls.
 
We are planning to get there around 6:30 and climb till around 8:30. 
 
Hope to see you there.
 
Chris K

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Ski Night at Snoqualmie

Posted January 13, 2012 by Philip

Hi Everyone!  Its gonna snow and we're gonna go skiing on Thursday night!

Its January's official Bushwhacker Climbing Club ski night.

What's better than a little time unwinding after work on the slopes? Meet up with friends, crank some turns, have a beer!

Where: Summit at Snoqualmie, Summit West
When: Thursday Jan 19th 6:00pm 'till close (10pm)

Summit West off I-90 has a pretty good mix of terrain for beginners through advanced, its easy to run into folks, (hopefully not literally), and the Timberwolf pub makes a good gathering point for folks who wanna hang out over a beer.

Its supposed to snow all next week... let's hope we get some fluffy pow for Thursday!  Feel free to contact me if you think you can make it. - not required though.

See you on the hill.
-Philip S
Bushwhacker Board Member, and ski guy

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BWCC Avy Course

Posted December 20, 2011 by Patrick S

Greetings Bushwhackers,
We're organizing an Avy 1 course that will be taught by a local well known guiding outfit in North Bend. The course will consist of 2 classroom evenings, then 2 days on the snow, most likely at Alpental. The snow travel can be done either on skis or snowshoes. You will be introduced to topics such as mountain weather, different snow packs, tour planning, hazard recognition and evaluation, snow pack analysis, transceiver search and more.

You will need a transceiver, probe and snow shovel. Often these items can be borrowed within the club, if you don't already have them. We're targeting Jan 28-29 for the snow session. 

Though there's a number of avalanche training courses out there, we know this one is well done, and you have the opportunity to have a private class with your outing buddies. Get in touch as soon as possible if you're interested, and we'll pin down the reservation.
 
In hopes of great snow!
Patrick S,
BWCC Board Member 

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December Club Update from the Pres

Posted December 20, 2011 by Chris K

Fellow Bushwhackers

It was great to see everyone at the ski tuning club night Nov. 29th -- over 12 people showed up and a good time was had by all. Our skis are ready now; all we need is more snow.

The board met last Tuesday, we are very busy these days. Things that are going on:

Courses:
Avalanche AIARE 1:

We are working with a local guide service to get some of our club members into a class in January. More information will be coming out in the next few weeks, but late Jan is looking like the right time.


Leadership course:

We are starting to put together the leadership course for 2012. It is looking like the course will start in March. More information will be coming out in January so stay tuned.


Glacier Class 2012:

With a few of our glacier class instructors and assistants heading to Alaska for an expedition in June there will be only one section of the Glacier class in 2012. We are currently setting up a few committees' to review and update our gear suggestions along with the course handbook.


Outings:

We are just waiting for the snow to show up. There are a lot of ski, snowshoe and overnight winter camping outings in the works.


Chris K

President Bushwhacker Climbing Club

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