October 16-19 – Pinecrest Campout

We have reserved three nights at the Pioneer Trail Group Camp in Pinecrest, CA for Friday-Monday, October 16-19, 2026. The beautiful area of Pinecrest on the Sonora Pass Highway has incredible outdoor activities including numerous climbing crags, mountain biking, hiking and boating on Pinecrest Lake. The Pioneer Trail Group Camp is nice group camp that can accommodate 50 people. October can provide either perfect fall weather or we may feel the start of winter when we are there. As always, this trip is open to all current and former Rock Ice & Mountain Club members as well as members of Women’s Lead Club. To sign up, email us at [email protected] or contact us through our Instagram page.

September 1: Richard Long – First Ascent of Hummingbird Ridge on Mount Logan

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 @ 6:30 PM

Hummingbird Ridge on Mount Logan is a 12,000-foot route first climbed in 1965 by Richard Long, Allen Steck, Paul Bacon, Frank Coale, John Evans and James Wilson over 37 days. It has never been fully repeated. Richard Long will re-live this audacious climb with us as he shares photos and stories from this historic climb.

Photo: Allen Steck

Photo: Allen Steck

Photo: Roy Johnson Jr.

August 4: Daniel Vasquez – Road To The Tower

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa
Date and Time: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 @ 6:30 PM

Daniel Vasquez is a Santa Rosa resident and climber whose journey began in 2014 after a first date with Becka Kelley. Becka was an experienced climber and guide, who nurtured Daniel’s love of climbing.

In this presentation, Daniel shares the experiences and adventures that have shaped his relationship with Devils Tower—also known as Bear Lodge—one of the most iconic, sacred, and awe-inspiring monolithic formations in the world. His story is one of love, loss, honor, healing, and celebration, adventure and connection.

Daniel first visited in 2017 with Becka, who carried a deep connection to the place. He was captivated by the splitter cracks and the imposing presence of the formation, but what stayed with him most was seeing Becka’s joy and sparkle in a landscape she once called home. After Becka passed away in 2018 following a long battle with mental illness, Daniel began returning to the Tower each year as a spiritual journey and personal pilgrimage. The annual trip became a way to honor her life, grieve the loss, climb the cracks she loved, and be held by the place that had held his dear friend so closely.

Each year since, Daniel has made the long road trip to Devils Tower, choosing a slightly different route and visiting notable climbing destinations along the way. Beyond the climbing, scenery, historic landmarks, and occasional memorable beer, the fondest moments have come from sharing these experiences with dear friends and with his partner, Kate, while continuing to honor the memory of his dear friend, former partner, and climbing mentor.

Daniel hopes this presentation will inspire fellow climbers to create their own “Road to the Tower”—to seek out new adventures, new climbing destinations, and meaningful journeys of their own.

July 7 – Movie Night: Three Women – Three Hundred Miles

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 @ 6:30 PM

For our general monthly meeting we will be showing the movie “THREE WOMEN – THREE HUNDRED MILES”

This film follows river pros Julie Munger, Rebecca Rusch, and Kelley Kalafatich as they became the very first team of three women to navigate 300 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on riverboards over 19 days. For many a river rafter, Styrofoam is merely something that keeps beer cold. But for three adventurous women, it was the only thing separating them from a frigid torrent of whitewater for 19 days.

In November 2001, three friends – Julie Munger, 40, Kelley Kalafatich, 40, and Rebecca Rusch, 33 – set out on the icy waters of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with nothing but 4-foot foam boards, flippers, dry suits and gumption to guide them down the 300-mile stretch and into river history. The resulting documentary, “Three Women, 300 Miles,” is a sometimes-harrowing, oftentimes-humorous and always awe-inspiring look at the resiliency of the human spirit in accomplishing what many said could never be done.

June 6: Mt. Saint Helena Adopt-A-Crag Stewardship Day

Location: Mt. Saint Helena, Robert Lewis Stevenson State Park, Calistoga, CA

Date & Time: Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 9AM – 1 PM

The Bay Area Climbers Coalition, the Rock Ice & Mountain Club and Napa Valley State Parks are teaming up on June 6 for an Adopt-A-Crag cleanup event on Mt. Saint Helena in Robert Louis Stevenson State Park near Calistoga. The event runs from 9AM through 1PM. Calistoga Roastery will provide coffee and Calmart will provide lunch. After the cleanup, we plan on climbing and socializing.

To volunteer for this event sign up through the QR code or through this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FsomdcDWcv5z5omvxEbie94v3YC7lKSsFcWLL8MdPAY/viewform?edit_requested=true

June 2: Steve Wheeler – Mistakes We Keep Secret

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 @ 6:30 PM

Steve Wheeler will be sharing personal accidents and close calls in the mountains which led to lessons learned (or relearned). The hope is to emphasize basic safety practices and avoid getting complacent, overconfident, or too emotional. We will also leave time for others to share their own experiences.

May 5 – Climbing Meet-Up at Session Climbing

Location: Session Climbing, 965 S A St, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 65, 2026 from 6 – 9 PM

We are mixing it up for our May General Meeting by having a climbing meet-up at Session Climbing in Santa Rosa, CA.
Session is offering a discount on their day pass entry for Rock Ice & Mountain Club members including rental gear.
If you are not a club member, you can sign up during the meet-up. There are many benefits of being a Rock Ice & Mountain Club member, including a single day pass entry to Session Climbing.
We plan to meet between 6 – 9 PM. If you are not interested in climbing or a work out, please still feel free to attend as it will be a social event as well.

April 7: Social Gathering at Epicenter

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 @ 6:30 PM

Since we were unalbe to secure a presenter for our April monthly general meeting, we have decided to just have a social gathering.  We have rented the private bowling lanes next to our meeting room from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.  This social gathering is open to everyone and we encourage you to arrive as early as 6:30pm and order a meal and drinks from Victory House.  This would also be a great time to explore all that Epicenter has to offer.

Katie Pedgrift – Live To Tell

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

Live to Tell is a short film created by Katie Pedgrift about her dad, Jim Pedgrift. Jim has been a Rock Ice & Mountain Club member for over thirty years and has been an avid outdoorsman throughout his life. Live to Tell is his daughter’s observations about how a man can thrive in the dangerous outdoors and, well… Live to Tell. The film was selected to show at the Tahoe Adventure Film Festival this year. Katie and Jim will share it on and talk about how it was developed.

Roman Cho – Chasing a Ghost in Patagonia

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

Roman Cho will discuss his trip to Patagonia bikepacking the length of the Carretera Austral and share portraits of people he met along the way and stories from his travels.