Bushwhacker Climbing Club

Photo Course, Glacier Course, begin this week

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:20:44 -0800

Two big courses for our club begin this week. The Basic Glacier Climbing Course begins Tuesday night and the Outdoor Photography Course begins Wednesday night. Good luck folks!

Crevasse Rescue Seminar

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:57:22 -0800

Kevin has developed a new offering for the club, the Crevasse Rescue Seminar. This will be very informative and fun. Thanks for putting this together Kevin!

UPDATE: Two sections of Bushwhackers took Kevin's Crevasse Rescue Seminar and all said they had a great time. Thanks Kevin!

Glacier Skills Refreshers

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:54:56 -0800

We will be having two Glacier Skills Refreshers this year. Should be fun!

UPDATE: Philip ran a great GSR a couple weeks ago, and I ran one Saturday. It was fun! Good job everyone. Fred is running a GSR next Saturday. Good luck Fred!

New banner images for the site

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:51:07 -0800

I have given a new banner to the website for springtime. Philip Smith, a great climber, instructor, artist and friend, captured the familiar scene from camp during the Bushwhacker Basic Glacier Climbing Course. The title image was submitted by glacier course graduate and videographer Robert Chrestensen. Thanks to you both!

Glacier Course registration

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:54:05 -0800

Hello everyone. Registration for the Bushwhacker Basic Glacier Climbing Course begins today.

UPDATE: The course is full. If you wish to get on the wait-list, send an email to bwcc_glacier@bushwhackerclimbingclub.org. In your message, please indicate Section 1, Section 2, or Either Section.

Seth Slideshow, March 16!

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:22:26 -0800

The Bushwhacker Climbing Club presents a Seth Pollack slide show, March 16. Seth will be showing slides from his adventurous trips.

The good folks at Feathered Friends are hosting this event. Doors open at 6:30, show starts at 7:00pm.

This from Seth:

I’ll be sharing stories and images from several recent trips, including slot canyon hiking in the southwest, alpine climbs here in the Cascades, and our recent Antarctica voyage. I hope to see you there!

UPDATE: Great show Seth! We had about 80 people there and everyone had a great time.

Top Rope Outing to Frenchmans Coulee

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:26:54 -0800

I am leading a top-rope outing to Frenchmans Coulee, near Vantage, WA, Friday March 21. The outing is free, but is open to members only.

UPDATE: We had fun! Doxey, Stephanie, Chris A, and Jared out there rock climbing at Sunshine Wall. Good times!

February Club Night at VW

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:30:13 -0800

Last night's February Club Night at Vertical World was fun! There were at least nine Bushwhackers there. It was great for people to see old friends and make new acquaintances. See you next time!