Location: Round Table Pizza, 2065 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa
Time & Date: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 @ 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.
Steve Curtis will present his recent 11 day trip to Elbstandstein, Germany. Elbstandstein hosts over 14,000 climbing routes on over 1,100 rock pinnacles and is where the Saxon rules for rock climbing, considered to be one of the origins of free climbing, were established at the beginning of the 20th century. Steve says “For me, the climbing was extremely rewarding. I did things in reverse, figuring that climbing above slings with knots was just soloing”. Join Steve as he shows amazing photos and tells great stories about this unforgettable climbing and cultural experience.
Steve Curtis was born and raised in Petaluma, California and after a long time abroad, including 6 years in Germany, he has returned to the area and has not let up on his life long passion for climbing. Curtis is a retired air force prosthodontist with 27 years of service, board certified in 1994 and elected to the American Board of Prosthodontists in 2007. Steve’s notable climbs include the Nose in 16 hours, the Half Dome Regular route in 7 hours, plus long hard speed rope solos in Europe.
