Listen to the KGNU Interview on CMC Press' 100 Years Up High

Janet Robertson and Walter Borneman were recently interviewed by Richard Kiefer of KGNU in Boulder. In the interview, Robertson and Borneman delve into the history of the Colorado Mountain Club, including discussing their book, 100 Years Up High; their love of mountaineering; notable CMC members; and the benefits of joining the CMC, among other interesting topics.

  CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW

In Case You Haven't Heard....

... you did it. The CMC summit-ed every publicly-owned 14er in the state last weekend, getting about 400 climbers up and down safely, some of them over some of the gnarliest pitches in the world, some of them climbing their first-ever 14er.

It took some last-minute scrambling and some heroic efforts on the part of bold climbers, but you did it, and as a result you helped us celebrate our 100th birthday with a maraschino cherry on top of a whip-cream covered banana split the size of Mt. Elbert.

The climb headquarters was rocking all day Saturday as we received reports of your summit-ting by SPOT, photos, video and audio. We celebrated in style on Sunday. And come December 8, the CMC auditorium will be rocking as we remember it all with a documentary produced by CU-Denver film students. And then we'll spread the Colorado Fourteener Challenge story around the world by showing the documentary to audiences near and far, and years from now they'll be asking themselves, "What was that group that climbed all those peaks in one day?" It was the Colorado Mountain Club.

Special thanks to Sherry Richardson, 14er Challenge Climb Coordinator, and Beth Dwyer for coordinating all the Centennial Peaks throughout our birthday year. Also, thank you to all leaders (mentioned below) who helped this day, allowing us to make history.

Pretty sweet, people. Pretty ... damn ... sweet. Walk tall.

Ryan Ross
Chair, ad hoc committee on the centennial celebration series 

For more pictures from our Centennial events, check out the CMC Flickr account. Also, check us out in the Denver Post!

LEADER	PEAK	COLEADER
Bill Houghton	Handies	Bobby Overman
Clare Reda	Eolus, Sunlight, Windom
Joe Leahy	Lincoln	Charles Thabault
Steve Bonowski	Kit Carson
Lorna Donovan	Grays
Crestone Needle	Cindy Bero
David Hoot Gibson	Crestone Peak
Craig Patterson and Sherri Durman	Oxford/Belford	Sherri Durman
Steve Sprowles	N. Maroon
Debbie Markham	Maroon
Donna Brockman	Pikes	Dianne Stiller
Nicholas Browne	Sherman	Mark Wolf
Dave Covill	Wetterhorn	Beckie Covill
Dave Miller	Missouri	Emily Anderson
Karen Hurley	Elbert	Janet Farrar Need Bio
Jim Cunningham	Uncompaghre	Lee Moosberger
John Stidman	Capitol	Yes
Rich McAdams	El Diente & Mt. Wilson
Wayne Johnson	El Diente
Ed White	Bierstadt	No
Lon Carpenter	Shavano/Tabeguache
Dan Kunz	Mt. Evans
Kevin Schaal	Sherman
Susan Baker and Clint Banker	Pyramid	Yes
Dave Kraemer	Huron	Yes
Donna Gail Schneider	Quandary	Yes
Angie Parris-Raney	Quandary
Jan Schmidt	Columbia	Yes
Dave Smith	Yale
Bud O’Hara	San Luis	Yes
Beth Hungerford	Handies
Ed Biery	Humboldt	Yes
Marilyn Choske	La Plata	Yes
Bill Blazek	Longs-Cable Rte	Yes
Mark Miller	Longs-Keyhole Rte	Yes
Mike Zyzda	Wilson Peak	Yes
Kurt Wibbenmeyer	Snowmass Mt.	Yes
Roger Leikas	Mt. Massive	Yes
Jim and Beth Davis	Harvard	Yes
Cheryl Ames	Princeton	Yes
Steve Soich	Democrat/Lincoln/Cameron
Ginger Ellis	Sneffels
Tom Creighton	Ellingwood
Uwe Sartori	Antero
Linda Lawson	Torreys
Paul Raab	Mt. Evans
Dave Wasson	Blanca
Tom Hankiewicz	Castle Peak
Carol Adler	Democrat
Vern Bass	Holy Cross
Carol Schmitz	La Plata
Doug Hatfield	Mt. Lindsey
Mark Thompson	Little Bear
Vilas Tulachan	Torreys
Matt Biscan	Torreys-Kelso Ridge

Guest Blog Post #1: Dr. Sean Haney Introduction

Kaiser Permanente is the title sponsor of the 2012 Centennial Celebration Event Series and Kaiser Permanente physician Dr. Sean Haney will be sharing his thoughts as an official CMC guest blogger this year about the outdoors, medicine, wellness, and whatever else inspires him.

 

Wow, my first Blog. Thanks to Colorado Mountain Club, I now have an audience, or…? Just cause an organization gives some fool a forum to blog is not enough to keep folks reading. Given that our attention spans have shortened with the coming of the internet, a writer has to quickly establish a connection with his or her audience. A writer or blogger has to inform, educate, and even entertain to keep his or her audience.  I’m not sure about entertaining, but I’m pretty certain I can inform and educate.  If any entertainment occurs along the way, I’ll consider it a lucky coincidence.   However, before I go into “blogging”, you might want to know who I am.

My name is Sean Haney and I am an outdoor and exercise addict.  Perhaps, enthusiast is a better way of phrasing it.  I’ve kicked my other addictions though my wife might say that I’m still a workaholic.  I am a primary care sports medicine physician working for Kaiser Permanente.   I am 47 years old and seven years into my mid life review (no crisis here, just ongoing review).  I’m blessed with  a wonderful wife and three strong-willed kids that never cease to be a challenge.

Over the last few years, a number of people who have been important in my life have died (this is not the entertaining part of the blog).  The shortness of our journeys really hit home to me with the passing of these individuals.  In addition, working in health care one is also constantly reminded of what can and does happen to people.   So, what do you do about it? Well, while you can take advantage of your health and opportunities to enjoy this wonderful world.  For me, this has been a return to a passion of an earlier life, and that is the outdoors.

Beauty in nature is everywhere.  If you are lucky enough to live in Colorado, it is really close.  It might be easier to say that we have everything but an ocean in Colorado than listing all the natural wonders of this great state.  So why not get out and enjoy the natural beauty of this place?  This is certainly preaching to the choir for CMC members.

My rediscovery of my passion for the outdoors was not just from the realization of my own mortality. There are two other important reasons for me to dive back into the outdoors and to blog about it.   As a father, I want to introduce my kids our wonderful natural environments and as a conservationist, I want folks to enjoy wilderness and the outdoors so we can raise awareness about environmental issues, promote sustainability and preserve nature for future generations’ pleasure.

That is a little about me.  What about what I’ll cover through this blog?.   The topics I’ll cover will be related to:  1) Childhood obesity.  2) The importance of stewardship. 3)  Preparing to climb. 4) Nutrition.  5) Whatever else that may be appealing and relevant as the due date for this blog approaches.

Until next time, remember; exercise, eat right and climb a mountain.   Back in 2 months.