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.
Epicenter Sports and Entertainment | Epicenter (visitepicenter.com)
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.
June 6: Inga Aksamit – Beyond Energy Bars: How to Eat Well in the Backcountry
May 9, 2023
Inga Aksamit – Beyond Energy Bars: How to Eat Well in the Backcountry Location: Victory House, Room 200 at the Epicenter, 3125 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa Date & Time: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30) Join Inga Aksamit, long distance backpacker and author of two meal planning books in The Hungry Spork series to help you prepare delicious gourmet lunches and dinners that are healthy, light and easy to prepare on the trail.
May 2 – Lena Haug: The Mongol Derby, The World’s Longest and Toughest Horse Race
April 25, 2023
Lena Haug: The Mongol Derby, The World’s Longest and Toughest Horse Race Location: Victory House, Room 200 at the Epicenter, 3125 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa Date & Time: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30) Lena Haug was born and raised in Sonoma County and is a professional equestrian, pilot and outdoor enthusiast. Lena competed in the world’s longest and toughest horse race this past July 2022 named the Mogol Derby. The race covers over a 1000km across rural central Mongolia on 29 different feral horses in under 10 days. Each leg has its own wild and unique story that Lena will share with us. Lena’s website and blog is https://www.lenahaug.com/derby-blog photos: Shari Thompson
April 4 – Chris McNamara: From Bigwalls and BASE to Building Mountain Communities
March 9, 2023
April 4 – Chris McNamara: From Bigwalls and BASE to Building Mountain Communities Chris McNamara shares his personal journey from outdoor first ascents to community first ascents in South Lake Tahoe and will provide examples and opportunities across the Sierra for outdoor and community development.