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Happy New Year Southwest Section! 

The American Alpine Club's Live Your Dream grant powered by The North Face, and supported locally by Touchstone Climbing & Fitness, is designed to help you, the every-day adventurer take your abilities to the next level.  The purpose of the Live Your Dream grant is to support and promote unforgettable experiences for climbers—specifically, experiences that provide the skills and confidence to realize one’s climbing ambitions; to dream big, to grow as a climber, and to inspire others. The grant seeks to fund individuals or small teams of all ages and experience levels, as well as a range of climbing disciplines (including but not limited to: bouldering, sport & trad climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, ski mountaineering, peak running, exploration—you name it). We encourage you to grab a friend or three, dream big, and send us an application.

The application period opened on January 1st and will close March 1st.  For more information:  <http://americanalpineclub.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60afa02764806293a37aacfda&id=756db97c91&e=49344561f0> Live Your Dream Grant

Jeff Deikis
Western Regional Manager


Events





January


15
Wednesday


MOUNTAINS OF THE BLUE SHEEP


Join the Caltech Alpine Club on Wednesday, January 15, 7:30 pm in Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena for a free slideshow by photographer and climbing legend Andy Selters. It is free of cost and there will be a reception beforehand with free food, drinks, and of course a bunch of local climbers to chat with.

In the summer of fall of 2012, with three Canadians and four Indian climbers, mountaineer, writer, and photographer Andy Selters went to an area at the northern tip of India that, due to border disputes, had been prohibited and unexplored. The team climbed and named several peaks over 20,000 feet high, and they discovered high passes and wildlife. After climbing, Selters stayed on in an isolated village that had not hosted a Westerner before. He befriended the people and documented much of their vanishing, traditional way of life. Mixing photographs, recorded audio, and live narration, Selters' show Mountains of the Blue Sheep portrays the expedition and the village people, and tells the hidden history of one of the world's most remarkable yet least known mountain areas.

Andy Selters has climbed and led treks throughout much of the Himalaya and Tibet. He is a renowned photographer, and the author of several important mountaineering books, including Ways to the Sky, the award-winning, definitive history of North American mountaineering.

For more info, see the Caltech Alpine Club website event page at:
 <http://americanalpineclub.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60afa02764806293a37aacfda&id=f87b1899ee&e=49344561f0> http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~alpine/wiki/Andy_Selters_Slideshow





January


26
Sunday


SIERRA PEAKS SECTION ANNUAL BANQUET


Los Angeles, CA   Join the Sierra Peaks Section for their 2014 Annual Banquet on Sunday, January 26th at the Taix Restaurant in Los Angeles, CA.  The guest speaker will be climbing legend and author Peter Croft.  In addition, R.J. Secor will be recieving the National Sierra Club's Francis Farquhar Mountaineering Award.  Happy hour begins at 5:30pm and dinner at 7:00pm.  Dinner options include Beef, Fish, or Vegetarian.  Tickets and more information can be found at:  <http://americanalpineclub.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=60afa02764806293a37aacfda&id=732745b794&e=49344561f0> http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/506101

 





March


28
Friday


RED ROCK RENDEZVOUS 2014


Las Vegas, NV  Registration is now open for the Red Rock Rendezvous happening in Las Vegas, NV from March 28-30, 2014.  The Rendezvous is the country's largest outdoor climbing festival with clinics for all climbers, regardless of skill level.  Beginning climbers can join the Friday UClimb event for personalized instruction in small, encouraging groups. There are also several clinics for beginning climbers throughout the weekend.  Intermediate & advanced climbers find plenty of challenging clinics, in topics ranging from big wall rigging systems to self rescue and much more.

All climbers will enjoy the world-class instructor athletes, the Friday & Saturday night slideshows / movies, the Saturday night buffet party, and the Sunday morning pancake breakfast.

Register today at:  <http://americanalpineclub.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=60afa02764806293a37aacfda&id=2f76a6dd35&e=49344561f0> Red Rock Rendezvous




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The Southwest Section of the American Alpine Club covers all of the fantastic Southern California and Southern Nevada climbing, including classic areas like Joshua Tree, Red Rocks, and Tahquitz. The Section hosts various climbing-related activities across the area, but primarily in the Los Angeles area. 

On the Section's website, you'll find the latest blog posts, information about volunteers and volunteering, links to find Guidebooks for the Section, and contact information so you can get in touch!


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