Spring Rockies Gathering June 10th

Andy · Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 1861

It's time to get serious about planning the Spring Gathering on June 10th. Festivities will surround the Estes Park Brew Fest that runs from noon to 5pm at the Estes Park Brewery.

Since drinking lots of beer is a major objective for the gathering I don't want to plan any super ambitious climbs (i.e. Longs). Possibilities I am considering include (1) Tyndall Glacier, (2) One of the couloirs on Flattop's North Face, and (3) Little Matterhorn. I'm open to other suggestions, and if we have lots of people show up we might want to send out groups on multiple routes (Bear Lake would be the standard trailhead for all these climbs). The two snow climbs should be suitable for beginners (crampons and axe will probably be required) and Little Matterhorn should be a good climb for anybody with a little scrambling experience (though probably not great for an absolute beginner).

With a sufficiently early start all of these climbs should get us up and down by early afternoon for libations at the Brew Fest.

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your political bent) attm and Alan won't be able to make this gathering - the first one they've missed since these little gatherings began. Sad

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Head count:

Andy
Gareth
Michael (smudge)
Nelson
Peter (pksanders) & Eileen
CharlesD
Chris Gerber
Mike & Marella
Jenna (jennakate)
Wes (wlloyd)
Dave (CODave)
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13 climbers

Chris (miztflip) for beers only
Jeremy (F Bomb) for beers only

Andy · Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 1861

miztflip · Joined: 16 Jun 2001 Posts: 855

Andy, you can count me in. I've got some plans for climbing but will be back in time for the Brew Fest.

Gareth · Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 3572

Hell just froze over, Gareth is actually going to make it out to a Rockies Gathering! Surprised

Andy · Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 1861

Andy · Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 1861

smudge · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Posts: 311

jes..i'm in...

I'd like to get up the little matterhorn, but will gladly follow along anywhere else...

Chris · Joined: 07 Jun 2002 Posts: 1374

Count me in.

Mike and Marella (from our Bancroft climb) will be joining us again too.

Andy · Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 1861

DudeThatMustHurt · Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 3800

Andy · Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 1861

F Bomb · Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 169

I'll be at the brew fest, have to miss climbing anything sadly, but looking forward to beer

Nelson · Joined: 06 Sep 2001 Posts: 2542

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

truchas · Joined: 13 May 2003 Posts: 15791

I wish I could come up, but schools kicking my butt right now. I'll be up around those parts in late July.

Andy · Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 1861