Current News
New Rock Gyms
4-Dec-2008
There are two new rock gyms opening up in the near future in the greater Boston area. Check out the interactive Climbing Map.
Rock Spot Climbing
Planning to open up in late Decemeber or early January. Located in Dedham / Boston border.More info at their web site.
Pictures from Rock Spot Climbing as it looked like on Dec 4.
Central Rock Gym
Planning to open up in late winter of 2009 and located in Worcester.More info at their web site.
Micah Dash Slideshow
4-Nov-2008
Micah Dash will be presenting Kashmir Apline Style, a multimedia show, at Harvard University on Thu Nov 6 8pm at Fong Auditorium. Micah will be speaking about his recent wild adventures and first ascents.
Fall Frolic (Old Seconds)
19-Sep-2008
Fall Frolic will be held as usual at the Rivendell Winery on Oct 10-12. Read more
Team Dom Climbing Denali – Slide Show
17-Sep-2008
Thursday October 9th, Cabot Hall, AMC HQ, 4 Joy Street, Boston.
Show starts at 7:30pm
May 21 – June 5, 2008, a group of mostly AMC members from New England made an attempt on the tallest mountain in North America. This is the story being told by some of the team members.
The team name was chosen to honor Dominic Cartier-Luckhurst, the 19-year old son of our hiking friend Neil. Dominic died in an avalanche near Lake Louise, Alberta on January 7th, 2008.
No door charge although we will have a jar for voluntary donations benefitting the AMC Mountaineering Committee.
Looking forward to see you!
Mats Roing and Armand Turcotte at 16,400 feet on the way to high camp.
Indian Summer Gathering September 5-7
13-Aug-2008
Come camp with us at Campton, New Hampshire, in the western White Mountains. Campton is located near wonderful and varied climbing,including Rumney, Cannon, Echo Crag and Artist's Bluff.
For information on camping, Saturday night dinner and price contact Eric Engberg at [mail].
Receive the AMC Charles River MUD newsletter electronically
16-Jun-2008
As a member of the AMC Boston Chapter you now have the opportunity to electronically receive the Charles River MUD monthly newsletter. This will provide you with timely listings of trips and activities, and articles of interest.
Both the printed and online versions will share one change from now on this new format based on 81/2 x 11 paper. This should eliminate the use of tiny fonts that have sometimes been required to fit text into a fixed space. Now the MUD will be easier to read. Electronic recipients will be able to print in color.
The PDF of the current (June 2008) issue, with the new letter-sized format, is available at http://amcboston.org/eMUD/rg5bj2un3.pdf
How do I sign up for electronic distribution? Go to the following URL and follow the instructions. It's straight forward: http://amcboston.org/eMUD/index.html
Questions? Feel free to email any questions and comments to [mail]
Slideshow - Vertical Ethiopia
20-Feb-2008
VERTICAL ETHIOPIA documents a climbing expedition to unexplored sandstone spires in northern Ethiopia. In March 2007, four women traveled to Ethiopia to discover if climbing might be the next frontier for this continuously evolving country.
Speaker: Majka Burhardt
Wednesday 7pm May 7th
Cabot Auditorium, AMC 4 Joy St, Boston MA
Price: $5
Poster
Read more
Are Nalgene bottles safe?
30-Jan-2008
There has been much discussion recently of the possible health impacts of Nalgene-type water bottles. This article appeared in "Environmental News Network" today.
A follow-up question sent to the author of the article:
Q: Is the release rate only faster when boiling water or hot water is in the bottle, or is it that once exposed the release rate is faster forever?
A: Can't say if it is forever but we tested if it continued to release into a new volume of room temp water and the release was elevated for this next incubation.