Future program presenters are requested to send the Programs Chair (officer list here) brief write-ups of your intended presentations and one or two representative photos. This information will be posted on the webpage and included in the local newspapers, handouts, and posters. Note that future presentations are listed as well, if we have the details. Presentations predating this website can be found here

Christmas Day on the Roof of the Americas

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Please join us Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Los Alamos Nature Center for a presentation by local mountaineer Joshua Payne.

On December 25th 2015, Margie Root and Joshua Payne stood on top of Aconcagua, 22,841 feet above sea level after 10 days on the mountain. Margie and Joshua were treated to one of the best Christmas presents a mountaineer could hope for: a nearly 7,000-meter summit with crystal clear, warm, and calm weather! We had an amazing time, made some new friends, and pushed ourselves to the limits.

Bandelier Back-country

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Please join us Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 at the Los Alamos Nature Center for a presentation on the state of the Bandelier back country and trails post Las Conchas fire by Kevin Stillman. There will be a slideshow and presentation about the Conchas fire and the floods of 2011 and 2013, how the back country and trails were affected, and where Bandelier is in rebuilding the trail system. Social and reports of recent and upcoming trips at 7:00pm. Program at 7:30pm.
 

Running and Hiking the Grand Canyon: A Visual Journey Going Rim to Rim to Rim

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Please join us Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (Los Alamos) for an exciting presentation by life-long trail explorer and outdoors adventurer Benedict Dugger who resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Social and reports of recent and upcoming trips at 7:00pm. Program at 7:30pm.

Benedict was born and raised in the Netherlands (Holland), 5,200 miles away from the Grand Canyon, surrounded by green rain-soaked pastures in a country where the highest hill is 300 feet and the closest mountains are over 600 miles away.

“Skiing the High Road Across the Alps”

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Note: Due to rennovations at the Fuller Lodge - For the monthly programs from February through May (2016), all programs will be held at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC).

Please join us Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center - PEEC (Los Alamos) for an exciting presentation by life-long skier Rob Suminsby of Albuquerque. Social and reports of recent and upcoming trips at 7:00pm. Program at 7:30pm.

 

Annual Los Alamos Mountaineers Potpourri and Holiday Party!

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Canyoneering in Moab, rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, climbing the Snake Dike in Yosemite, skiing the Canterbury Club Ski Fields in New Zealand, climbing the Via Ferratas in Europe, and climbing the Great Potato in New Mexico! This “potpourri” of exciting, diverse adventures by our own Los Alamos Mountaineers will be featured in this month’s club meeting.  
 
The annual Mountaineers Potpourri takes place on Wednesday, December 16, starting at 6:30 PM at Fuller's Lodge.