BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//EVDB//www.eventful.com//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Mountain Fest events in Denver at American Mountaineering Center - Eventful BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20081018T110000 DTSTAMP:20080928T145518Z SUMMARY:Mountain Fest events DESCRIPTION:MOUNTAIN FEST-- UNIQUE COLORADO EVENT SLATED FOR October 1 8\nOutdoor Skills & Conservation Clinics\, Rock Climbing\, Photo Exhib it\, Dinner\, and Evening Presentation by Erik Weihenmayer\n \nGOLDEN\ , CO\, September 3\, 2008 – Designed for beginning to expert mountai n enthusiasts\, the Colorado Mountain Club’s 4th annual Mountain Fes t is a full day of clinics devoted to mountain recreation skills and c onservation\, an art exhibit\, exceptional food\, displays of outdoor gear\, and indoor rock climbing opportunities.\n \nLegendary mountaine er and climber Erik Weihenmayer will present the evening’s keynote. The author of The Adversity Advantage and Touch the Top of the World\, Weihenmayer is famous for climbing the tallest peak on every continen t\, even though he is blind. He has scaled the 3000 foot rock face of El Capitan\, skied down the tallest peak in Europe\, and guided Tibeta n blind teenagers to 21\,500 feet on the north side of Mt. Everest. As a special bonus to the evening\, each person in the audience will rec eive an autographed copy of Touch the Top of the World.\n \nMountain F est will also feature the CMC member photo show\, the Bradford Washbur n American Mountaineering Museum and Base Camp gift shop\, exhibitors\ , a silent auction\, and a delicious “Taste of the Mountains” dinn er. All activities will take place on Saturday\, October 18\, 2008 at the American Mountaineering Center\, 710 10th Street\, Golden\, CO\, 8 0401. \n \nMany interesting afternoon clinics will be presented by exp erts in outdoor recreation and conservation. Sample clinics include: R ock Climbing Leader Rescue\, Ski Touring in Europe\, How to Use Your G PS\, How to Dress for Winter Outdoor Activities\, Snowshoe 101\, Colo rado Wilderness\, Winter First Aid\, Avalanche Awareness\, Learning to Read Constellations\, Ski Waxing\, How to Avoid Getting Lost\, and Hu man Waste. In addition to rock climbing\, special family activities w ill be offered throughout the day on Saturday.\n \nThe annual CMC Phot o show includes the categories “CMC Education\,” “Teamwork\,” “CMC’s Adventure Travel program\,” and “Nature/Wilderness.”\ n \nA free happy hour is scheduled for 5 p.m. and the Taste of the Mou ntains benefit dinner for CMC’s Youth Education Program begins at 5: 30 p.m. prior to Erik Weihenmayer’s presentation at 7:30 p.m.\n\nMou ntain Fest Fact Sheet\n \nWhen: October 18\, 2008\, 11 a.m. – 7:30 p .m.\n \nWhere: American Mountaineering Center\, 710 10th Street\, Gold en\, CO 80401\n \nWho: Mountain Fest is for all mountain enthusiasts.\ nActivities are designed for beginners to experts\, families to adults \, Colorado Mountain Club members and the public. Proceeds from Mounta in Fest help disadvantaged youth experience and learn about the mounta ins through CMC’s Youth Education Program.\n \nEvent Components: \n Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.\n Exhibitors and Information booths: CMC schools\, REI\, and more: 11 a. m. – 5:30 p.m.\nCMC member photo show: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.\nAAC and C MC Library open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.\nOpen Climbing at Indoor Wall 11 a. m. – 4 p.m.\nSample Clinics noon- 3 p.m.\nColorado Wilderness Areas\ ; Mountain Survival-- What do if you get lost!\; Rescuing a Lead Climb er\; Dressing for Winter Recreation\; Avalanche Awareness\; Colorado S now Climbs\; Volunteer Stewardship--Trails to Restoration\; Open Climb ing at Indoor Wall\; Learning to Find Constellations\; Nordic Ski Waxi ng\; Winter First Aid\; and Pack It Out!.\nSilent auction -- funds hel p kids get outdoors through CMC’s Youth Education Program\nCMC Annua l Meeting and President’s Award: 4 p.m.\nFree Happy Hour Sponsored b y Golden City Brewery 5:00 p.m.\nTaste of the Mountains Benefit Dinner : 5:30 p.m.\nErik Weihenmayer presentation: 7:30 p.m.\n \nCosts:\n• Saturday package (clinics\, exhibitors\, dinner\, presentation ) CMC members: $65/person\; Nonmembers: $75/person\n• Dinner and presentation by Erik Weihenmayer CMC members: $50/person\; Nonmem bers: $60\n Saturday day-time activities:\n• Adult Mountain Skills Clinics and exhibits: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. CMC members: $3/person\; Nonmembers: $10/person\n• Erik Weihenmayer presentation only $20/person (includes autographed copy of Touch the Top of the World) \nParking is free\n \n \nFor More Information: www.cmc.org/mtfest\n 30 3-279-3080 x 2 or 303-996-2748\n \nProceeds from the event benefit the CMC’s Youth Education Program (YEP). Each year through YEP! more th an 5\,000 kindergarten-12th grade youth improve academic achievement\, develop environmental ethics\, and learn outdoor skills that spark le adership and personal growth. Youth have unique opportunities for moun tain recreation\, arts\, and science education through school field tr ips and individual programming. Please see www.cmc.org/yep for more i nformation about CMC’s great youth programming.\n \n \nCMC’s Youth Education Program (YEP) was created in 1999. Each year more than 5\,0 00 youth improve academic achievement\, develop environmental ethics\, and learn outdoor skills that spark leadership and personal growth th rough YEP. The program focuses on mountain recreation\, arts\, and sci ence education for schools\, youth groups and individuals. Please see www.cmc.org/yep for more information about CMC’s great youth progra mming. LOCATION:American Mountaineering Center - Foss Auditorium @ 710 Tenth Street Suite 100, Golden, Colorado 80401 United States SEQUENCE:1222613718 UID:E0-001-015251439-5 URL:http://eventful.com/E0-001-015251439-5 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR