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
Skiing the Haute Route
The June 27 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. Rick Rubio will speak about “Skiing the Haute Route.”
Video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yyaTI_w7vo&t=5s
The Haute Route is the name given to a route (with several variations) undertaken on foot or by ski touring between the Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France, and the Matterhorn, in Zermatt, Switzerland.
71 Years of Adventure -- A History of the Los Alamos Mountaineers
The May 23rd Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. Norbert Ensslin will speak about “71 Years of Adventure -- A History of the Los Alamos Mountaineers.”
Video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQpM4E-2RsA
Rock Climbing the Bugaboos
The April 25 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. Jonathan Regele will speak about “Rock Climbing the Bugaboos.”
Video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlbj7y6X9p8
Flyfishing for recreation, conservation, and exploration
The March 28 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. Rob McCormack will speak about “Flyfishing for recreation, conservation, and exploration.”
Video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AmcxV4pyYQ
Mother/daughter paddling trips: 10 years and 125 miles of the Green River
The February 28 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. Mary Thompson will speak about her adventures with “Mother/daughter paddling trips: 10 years and 125 miles of the Green River”.
Video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSgCBNl-VYw
Los Alamos to Tuktoyaktuk and Prudhoe Bay
The January 24 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. Lucy Frey and Wes Even will speak about their adventures from “Los Alamos to Tuktoyaktuk and Prudhoe Bay”.
Video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12vWfFBY9PE
Potpourri Fuller Lodge Wednesday, Dec. 14
The Los Alamos Mountaineers will host the annual Potpourri at Fuller Lodge starting at 6:15PM on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Potpourri is a stew that consists of one part potluck and six parts ten-minute talks, simmered slowly in conversation and camaraderie. This is by far the most popular Mountaineers meeting of the year. Make your own early New Year's resolution to attend! The potpourri is a strictly in-person event, with no hybrid adjunct. It is the only meeting of the year not held at the Nature Center.
Trekking the John Muir Trail
The November 15 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. The presentation will feature Alan and Casey Kaplan’s trek along the John Muir Trail.
Video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laLQsavx1xM
Hiking, Biking, and Geology of the Quebradas Backcountry Byway
The October 25 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. The presentation will feature Jean Dewart and Shari Kelley’s exploration of the Quebradas Backcountry Byway.
Video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEnfEf43zU
Adventures in Morocco
The September 27 Mountaineers meeting will be in-person, with a hybrid adjunct. The presentation will feature James Hunter and Beth Cortright’s May 2022 expedition to Morocco. With two of their friends, they toured around central and western Morocco. They climbed the highest mountain in northern Africa, Mount Toubkal, and visited three caves in the Atlas Mountains. The Toubkal massif is an area of volcanic rocks which have weathered into alpine crests, cut by deep, narrow valleys.