News of Midwest (Great Plains, Great Lakes)

The Chicago Mountaineering Club (CMC) and American Alpine Club Midwest Chapter (AAC) are proud to have Stephen Koch as our guest speaker for the 2010 CMC/ AAC Annual Dinner on Saturday March 6th at the Oak Brook Double Tree, 1909 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523.

Stephen is a climber, snowboarder, and long- time mountain guide. He survived an avalanche on Mount Owen in Grand Teton National Park that carried him over 2,000 feet! The ...

I'll be driving from college in colo springs to home in pennsylvania in mid may. I've about had it with route 80 and would like to see the heart of the country. Any suggestions for stops through the above states? Prairies, hills, streams, caves, good flower spots, wildlife areas; anything to get off the road for a while. Close proximity to the major highways doesn't matter, maybe even less desirable. thanks for any input.

A 4.3 earthquake shook the northwestern suburbs of Chicago this morning at about 4am, not far from where I live. I didn't feel it but my pet birds woke me up in a panic.

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starting up a trad rack. Got a set of stoppers, but wondering what cams I should get. Porb looking at Metolius...Any suggestions on sizing are welcome
Matt

I saw this on the REI site. Not sure if they are doing it at other locations.

North Face the Movie - Special Free Prescreening
2/26/2010 6:00 PM

Based on a true story, NORTH FACE is a gripping adventure drama about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps.

In 1936, Nazi propaganda urges German Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif, the Eiger, bringing two reluctant ...

I'm off both days some how. Anything going on anywhere? Still need to try some ice

So, a friend and I went to Starved Rock to do some ice climbing last weekend. We knew the weather was a little on the warm side so, it was known that the ice could be too thin to climb. As you can guess a sign on the sign-in sheet said no climbing Ice is too thin. We took a hike down to french canyon and found the ice quite thick. I can't put the ...

Heck, now that the wise ones have removed PnP from SP, I figured I would jump into the regional boards so I could get to know some of you-all.

My name is Guy Keesee, I climb rocks, sometimes.

I have a question for all of you.

Is the world really flat?

later, :wink:

Hoping someone can point us to some areas in/around the greater Rochester area that has some fairly steep hills/stairs sufficient for training for a climb? Also looking for some area trails good for after work and and weekend hiking? Thank you in advance! Graham

Anybody have a preferenace for driving to Colorado from the Midwest? I-70? I-80? I'm heading out after Christmas from Michigan. Both are approx. 24 hours drive time. Is one more scenic than than the other? (Yes, I realize the states I'm driving across are less than scenic...) How about major traffic jamming construction?

Any opinions would be appreciated!