The Chicago Mountaineering Club is proud to announce that Conrad Anker will be the keynote speaker at our 76th annual dinner event! The event is being held on March 12th at Brookfield Zoo. It is open to the public. (Advanced ticket required.) Don't miss it...!!!

Money raised from this event will be going to the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal. "The Khumbu Climbing Center (KCC) was launched in 2003 and over the past eleven years has become a successful vocational program for indigenous people. Each winter for two weeks, technical climbing skills are taught along with English language, mountain safety, rescue, and wilderness first aid. Dr. Luanne Freer, who oversees the Everest base camp ER, attests that KCC skills and knowledge are saving lives at the roof of the world. Nearly one thousand Nepali men and women have now attended KCC since its inception."

Last year, the CMC raised $41,000 for the KCC.

Additional details for the event will be announced shortly.

Registration for this event has been set up now on the CMC website.