News of Midwest (Great Plains, Great Lakes)

Trying to bring some life back into the Midwest forum.

Adventure film festival (from Boulder, CO) is having a showing in conjunction with the Access Fund at the Lincoln Park Athletic Club. I don't know what flicks are playing, sorry. Thursday July 8 at 7pm. $10 to get in.

Adventure film

Have any of you been to Oklahoma City last Sunday (May 16th, 2010)? Watch this!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFv2W7Du ... =topvideos

Hundreds of people reported a meteor streaking across the sky in northern Illinois & southern Wisc last night. There's a video clip in the link below.

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Midwest Mountaineering in Minneapolis is having their 50th outdoor expo April 23-25.
They have a list of free programs and classes offered as well as film presentations in the evenings that you have to buy tickets for.

Here is a list of speakers and programs:

www.outdooradventureexpo.com/201004/Spe ... List.shtml

This will be my first time attending the expo, has anyone else been to one of their expo's and what did ...

I'm looking for a Milwaukee area climbing partner interested in developing aid skills and training for a wall climb. I've been trad and alpine climbing for 12 years and have basic aid knowledge. I’m seeking a partner with similar experience.

Looking over the Boundary Waters on the terrain map, it looks like there are some large ridges and even peaklets. Do y'all know if there are any reasonably prominent peaks? Has anyone even been to the Boundary Waters?

Has this ever been done? I've heard mention of a CA and CO gathering, but I wasn't sure if anything has ever taken place closer to my neck of the woods. From what I gather, there is a substantial number of serious climbers in the Midwest. We just happen to be less concentrated than they are in some of the climbing "capitals."

So I'm out today hiking along the cliffs of Lake Superior...without snowshoes...in a T-shirt...breaking a sweat!!!!!!!!! 60-degrees in the Soo today... Can I get a WTF????!!!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Last September I bought a truck in Ohio and drove it back to California (long story). Rather than taking the most direct route, I decided to take Int. 94, which was the only major east-west interstate I had not been on.

I got to the Dells, and exited, thinking this was a good time to get some gas and lunch. Unbeknownst to but knownst to seemingly everyone else, the Dells is insane. Good grief, the ...

I'm planning on heading up to visit Mt. Arvon, MI this weekend, and was wondering if anyone knew of a place to rent snowmobiles near L'Anse. I've tried calling the people at Indian Country Sports, but they didn't have any ideas for a rental place nearby.

Thanks!
Daniel (aka txmountaineer)