We Have A New Meeting Location
The Rock Ice & Mountain Club is very excited to announce that we have a new general meeting location. We will be holding our monthly general meeting at the Epicenter Sports and Entertainment facility located at 3215 Coffey Lane in Santa Rosa. This is an incredible facility with a variety of fun activities for the entire family. More importantly, they have a great conference room at the Victory House where we will have our general meetings. The Victory House has a full bar and menu where we can order food and drinks for the meeting.
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Who We Are
The Rock Ice & Mountain Club serves the climbing and outdoor community of the North San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. We offer a chance to meet like minded people and get inspired by top notch presentations. Our monthly meetings are free to the general public.
Shows have included accounts of climbing in Nepal, Tibet, Russia, the Sierra Nevada, Europe and Bhutan. The club has organized trips in Sonoma County, the Sierras, the Cascades, as well as other climbing areas including Red Rocks, Joshua Tree, and Smith Rock.
There are Club meetings on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm at the Epicenter Sports and Entertainment Center located at 3215 Coffey Lane in Santa Rosa. At each meeting there is a raffle, a multimedia presentation, and an opportunity to mix with other climbers from the area.
March 4: Ken Yager – The Life of a Gibbon
February 12, 2025
March 4: Ken Yager – The Life of a Gibbon Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa Date & Time: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30) 54 years of rock climbing, Founder of the Yosemite Climbing Association, the Yosemite Facelift, and the Ask A Climber program. Against all odds, Ken Yager was able to realize a 30+ year dream of a permanent climbing history museum/exhibit in Yosemite Valley. Currently living in town and working on the Yosemite Climbing Museum by the 4-way stop in Mariposa. Ken started climbing at the age of 12 as an equal with the UC Davis professors in the Physics and Engineering Departments in 1971. He saw El Capitan during his first climbing trip to Yosemite at 13 years old and immediately knew he had to climb it. Fresh out of High School, his father dropped him off in Camp 4 to pursue that goal in December of 1976. Join Ken for many colorful stories about his unorthodox Yosemite life which is somewhat Forrest Gump-like. Join us to hear about the infamous Airplane Crash, or what it was like to switch eggs out of … READ MORE
March 7 – Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Road Tour 2025, Mystic Theatre, Petaluma
January 16, 2025
Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Road Tour 2025 March 7, 2025 Mystic Theatre, Petaluma Tickets – $20 All Ages Welcome Doors @ 6:30 Show @ 7:30 Tickets are available at Sonoma Outfitters in Santa Rosa and at McNears Restaurant in Petaluma. On-line tickets are available through the Mystic Theatre website.
February 4: Hans Florine – Hans Sharing Stories
January 13, 2025
February 4: Hans Florine – Hans Sharing Stories Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa Date & Time: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30) Hans will be sharing some brief stories of travels from 2024, short and medium length stories from years past in Yosemite, Africa, Papa New Guinea, Canada and perhaps elsewhere. Hans won the first International Speed Climbing Championships in 1991, and has held the US National title eleven times. Hans has won the ESPN X Games three years in a row. Hans has broken the speed record on The Nose Route on El Capitan in Yosemite 8 times over the past 23 years. Hans has climbed El Capitan 185 times with over 120 different people. Hans has produced, spoken, directed, rigged, modeled, edited, photographed, filmed, written, competed, and acted in projects with National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Outside, ESPN, and a very long list of others. Hans is a proud father to Marianna (24) and Pierce (21). Hans wrote THE book “Speed Climbing,” currently in it’s second edition. Hans will have his book “On The Nose” for sale at the meeting. He will also have a … READ MORE