To: mountaineers@iastate.edu
From: Eric Lesch <elesch@iastate.edu>
Subject: ISUMCC Minutes 10/27/03
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:13:02 -0600 (CST)


ISUMCC Meeting Minutes

Hey Climbing types and typettes,

    Hope everyones week is going good, I don't really have alot to talk about.
The fall climbing season is coming to a close(try not to get depressed, I'm
considering starting a support group for those who can't deal). There are only
a few weeks left before the Thanksgiving trip, which will probably be the last
trip of the season.  Sometime after that it will be ice climbing time, assuming
weather and other things work out.

Moving on...

    Pinto gave mondays seminar which was entitled Pinto's Tales of
Disappointment, Failure, and Embarassment.  If you weren't there you missed
out, everyone present learned a little bit about the auspicious beginnings of
the man they call Pinto. He took us from the early years in Backbone, to
mountains, to ice, and back to rock. The talk was sprinkled with tales of
dropping belay devices, suffering through cold, altitude sickness, and a
general discussion on not dying.

     I am 75% sure that the next seminar will be given by Marcus and LeAnne on
cooking outdoors.  Its always a fun seminar, and if you havent yet met Marcus
and LeAnne, you should.

Trips:
-Sams Throne, Arkansas Thanksgiving break (11/21-11/26) Sign up sheet has
started!  Cost has not yet been determined, but usually runs $40-50.

*right now the Thanksgiving trip is the only one we have scheduled, but we're
trying to get another trip going before then, so stay tuned for further info.

See you all at the meeting or elsewhere.  Oh yeah, stickers and patches are
still in the works for those interested!

Eric Lesch
ISUMCC Secretary
Climbers are not so strange...the rock talks, and we listen.