Time & Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 @ 7:30 PM (Social hours and free beer for members at 6:30)
Directions: From Highway 101 at Santa Rosa go west on Highway 12 to Stony Point Road Exit. Go straight from the middle lane at the light onto Occidental Road. The Round Table Pizza is on the right just down the road.
Every year, hundreds of hopeful climbers enter the contest to become Yosemite’s Next Top Idol. In 2001, James Lucas left his Vermont life for the tall walls of the National Park. Armed with 50 feet of webbing and grand plans to top rope El Capitan, Lucas fumbled his way into becoming Yosemite’s Next Top Idol. From surviving a 100 foot free solo fall in Joshua Tree to establishing a Grade V 5.13 free route on Washington Column, Lucas tells the highly entertaining story of becoming the Ferror Rocher of Yosemite dirtbags. John Long said, “In many ways, James is an incarnation of the Stonemasters of old”. Lucas’ writing have appeared in Alpinist, Climbing, Rock & Ice, California Climber and other outdoor adventure periodicals. Join the Rock Ice & Mountain Club for this unbelievable presentation….but don’t believe every word you hear.
