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 limited amount of the out of print “Speed Climbing” and “Climb On”. See more about Hans at www.hansflorine.com.

January 7: Tom Turner – Moroccan Adventures

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa

Date & Time: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

Tom Turner is a travel photographer and is professor emeritus at Pacific Union College after working there for many years as a visual arts professor. Tom will share photographs and stories from his Morocco trip travelling from Rabat to Casablanca.

December 3: Mark Howe and Seth Dilles – Our Beautiful Backyard – The Sonoma Coast

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

Mark Howe and Seth Dilles, longtime Rock Ice & Mountain Club members, will let you in on some of their climbing exploits on the Sonoma coast. This dynamic duo are interested in coastal adventure climbing and the Sonoma coast is one of the best places to do it. They are not put off by putting in a lot of hard work to accomplish these climbs and probably getting a bit wet as they do it.

November 16: Mt. St. Helena Adopt-A-Crag Event at Robert Louis Stevenson State Park in Calistoga, CA.

We have re-scheduled the Adopt-A-Crag event for November 16.

We are excited to once again host this cleanup event with the Bay Area Climbers Coalition. We are doing the cleanup on October 5, then plan to hang out and camp out at Bothe State Park. Then have a full day of climbing on October 6.

Mt Saint Helena Adopt-a-Crag
Date: Saturday November 16th
Time: 9am to 1pm
Location: Mt Saint Helena, Calistoga CA
Parking Directions: main parking lot for Robert Louis Stevenson State Park – https://maps.app.goo.gl/95WTTwKyqzV8ieni7?g_st=ic

Thanks for volunteering with the BACC and RIM Club! We’re excited to partner with Napa County Parks for a day of stewardship at Mt Saint Helena. The event will focus on trail work and trash pickup Saturday, November 16th. If folks want to stay overnight at a walk in camp site, please join us!

NOTE: The maximum group size for overnight camping is 24 people. We’ll make a wait list if sign-ups exceed this limit.

Use the QR Code below or this link to sign up.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgOiy0abIObGJK-gJA9Tr_2y91Ne9xQCQ383yGsKnxyzlxOQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&pli=1

November 5: Chris Jones Tribute: “Mountain of Storms” Movie

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

We are mourning the recent loss of Chris Jones. Chris was a British alpinist, climber and author. But to us, he was our friend and our local hero who lived in Glen Ellen. Chris established incredibly bold alpine routes, most notably, the 1974 first ascent of the north face of North Twin in the Canadian Rockies with George Lowe. In 1968, Jones, with Yvon Chouinard, Doug Tompkins, Dick Dorworth and Lito Tejada-Flores travelled from California down to Patagonia to climb Cerro Fitz Roy. They filmed their expedition and put their footage into a film called “Mountain of Storms”. Chris also authored the famous climbing book “Climbing in North America”.

We will be showing the film “Mountain of Storms” and give a tribute to Chris at our November meeting.

photo credits: George Lowe

October 1: Darren Wiemeyer: Mainland Greece Climbing – From the Sea to the Mountain of the Gods

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

Rock Ice & Mountain Club president, Darren Wiemeyer and his wife Natalie, went on an epic trip to mainland Greece in 2023. They got to sample a variety of climbing locations and rock types. The biggest surprise was how nice and welcoming the Greek people were and how stunning the water is in the Ionian and Aegean Seas.

POSTPONED – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED BECAUSE OF FORECASTED HIGH TEMPERATURES – POSTPONED

October 5: Mt. St. Helena Adopt-A-Crag Event at Robert Louis Stevenson State Park in Calistoga, CA.
We are excited to once again host this cleanup event with the Bay Area Climbers Coalition. We are doing the cleanup on October 5, then plan to hang out and camp out at Bothe State Park. Then have a full day of climbing on October 6.

Mt Saint Helena Adopt-a-Crag
Date: Saturday October 5th
Time: 9am to 1pm
Location: Mt Saint Helena, Calistoga CA
Parking Directions: main parking lot for Robert Louis Stevenson State Park – https://maps.app.goo.gl/95WTTwKyqzV8ieni7?g_st=ic

Thanks for volunteering with the BACC and RIM Club! We’re excited to partner with Napa County Parks for a day of stewardship at Mt Saint Helena. The event will focus on trail work and trash pickup Saturday, October 5th. If folks want to stay overnight at a walk in camp site, please join us!

NOTE: The maximum group size for overnight camping is 24 people. We’ll make a wait list if sign-ups exceed this limit.

Use the QR Code below or this link to sign up.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgOiy0abIObGJK-gJA9Tr_2y91Ne9xQCQ383yGsKnxyzlxOQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&pli=1

September 3: Mark Howe and Seth Dilles – Our Beautiful Backyard – The Sonoma Coast

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa

Date & Time: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

Mark Howe and Seth Dilles, longtime Rock Ice & Club members, will let you in on some of their climbing exploits on the Sonoma coast. This dynamic duo are interested in coastal adventure climbing and the Sonoma coast is one of the best places to do it. They are not put off by putting in a lot of hard work to accomplish these climbs and probably getting a bit wet as they do it.

August 6: Rock Ice & Mountain Club Members Trip Report Presentations

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa

Date & Time: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

This is an open invitation to our members to give a 10 to 15 minute presentation on a climbing trip you have enjoyed and would like to share with the group.

It’s been a long time since we’ve done something like this and hope we can get 4 to 5 members to give an inspiring trip report.

If you’re interested in giving a presentation just direct message us through Instagram or email us at [email protected].

Alejandra Rodriguez: Women’s Lead Club – The Power in Connection

Location: Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa

Date & Time: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 @ 7:30 PM (Social hour at 6:30)

Alejandra (Alé) formed the Women’s Lead Club in January 2023. While working at the desk and instructing the Learn to Lead class at Session Climbing, she began seeing the gaps in access and experiences among women in our community. Alé started climbing 12 years ago but lost the sport for a number of years after an injury. Since being back these last 2 years, Alé’s objective has been to provide a container.
This club is a unique space for those who identify as women to learn from other women, feel emboldened to try new things, get stronger, and feel really proud. Women’s Lead Club aims to elevate the voices of many women while creating experiences and exposure. Come learn about the women who are benefiting from this collective, where the organization is headed and share the stoke.