The Banff Mountain Film Festival this Saturday is now SOLD OUT!
Many thanks for helping us support the Rocky Mountain Field Institute! All proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to this terrific non-profit organization. If you weren’t able to get a ticket this year, we hope you can join us in 2011. Enjoy the show!
The Rocky Mountain Field Institute is looking for volunteers for their spring work in the Garden of the Gods and Fountain Creek. Join in for one day or several!
GARDEN OF THE GODS WORKDAYS
ADULT WORKDAYS
Saturday, April 3
Saturday, April 10
Sunday, April 11
Saturday, April 17
Sunday, April 18
Saturday, April 24 (full)
Sunday, April 25
Saturday, May 1
Sunday, May 2
Saturday, May 8
Saturday, May 22
Sunday, May 23
Saturday, May 29
Sunday, May 30
Note: Custom workdays for groups may be arranged during the week. Call us!
TIME: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
YOUTH WORKDAYS
Saturday, April 10 9 am to 12:30 pm
Sunday, May 2, 12:30 to 4 pm.
FOUNTAIN CREEK WORKDAYS
Saturday, April 24
Sunday, April 25
Saturday, May 8
TIME: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
FOR ALL PROJECTS:
BRING: Bring water bottle, sack lunch, work gloves, rain gear ; wear sturdy & weather-appropriate clothes, work shoes or boots (NO open toes!!!), sunscreen. RMFI has work gloves to loan.
WAIVER: All volunteers must sign a legal release form for each day worked. Those under 18 must have a parent’s signature. A release will be sent to you when you register. You will need one for each day you volunteer.
REGISTER: Advance registration is required. Please call or email for details and to register, at least one week in advance (if possible). Some days fill well in advance, so early registration is encouraged. You will be emailed directions, maps and a release form when you register.
Contact Liz Nichol, 471-7736 or rmfi@rmfi.org
“The Wildest Dream” will be playing in Colorado Springs this Friday as a benefit for El Paso County Search and Rescue!
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Cheyenne Mountain High School’s Lloyd Shaw Auditorium
1200 Cresta Road, CO Springs
Tickets: $20, available online through Mountain Chalet or EPCSAR.
“The Wildest Dream” is a breathtaking mountaineering adventure and a tragic love story, filmed at 26,000 feet on Everest with a crew of 60 IMAX cameras. In 1924, Englishman George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first person to climb the highest mountain on earth. Dressed in gabardine and wearing hobnailed boots, Mallory was last seen alive, in rolling clouds, just 800 feet below the summit.
75 years later, mountaineer Conrad Anker’s life became intertwined with Mallory’s after finding his frozen body with all his belongings intact. The only thing missing was a photograph of his wife, Ruth, which Mallory had promised to place on the summit. Haunted by Mallory’s story, Anker returned to Everest in 2008 to unravel the mysteries surrounding his death, using the same difficult route and the same antiquated clothing and climbing equipment available to Mallory in 1924.
For more information about the film, visit http://thewildestdream.com
Thanks again for voting us the best local outdoor outfitter in the Independent’s 2009 “Best of” awards! Here is a photo that was taken by Kin Scott for the occasion.
The Crew at Mountain Chalet
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2010, a collection of the world’s best outdoor films, will be coming to Colorado Springs at 7:00pm on Saturday, March 6, 2010.
Tickets cost $15 each, and 100% of the proceeds go to the Rocky Mountain Field Institute, a local non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of wildlands and key natural areas. Tickets can be purchased at Mountain Chalet or online!
This season, help Mountain Chalet support two great organizations!
First, we are collecting gently used footwear for Soles4Souls and Birkenstock, who are partnering to collect the shoes for those in need around the world. Also, enter to win a trip to travel with these organizations when they deliver the shoes.
Second, we are collecting coats and jackets for One Nation Walking Together, an organization that benefits Native American communities.
Just bring your donations to Mountain Chalet, and we’ll take care of the rest!
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Mountain Chalet recently announced two additions to its lineup of free slideshows and clinics.
Wednesday, Nov. 18: Join Mike Miller, our ski shop technician, for a clinic on ski tuning. Mike will teach the basics of how to maintain the bases and edges of your skis or snowboard.
Wednesday, Dec. 2: Steve Balsiger will be presenting on Hut to Hut Skiing in Colorado’s backcountry. Topics include how to choose a hut, how to sign up for hut reservations, required equipment, and safety aspects.
Both events will be held at Mountain Chalet at 7:00pm.
Also, don’t miss TONIGHT’S free slideshow “16389 Meters,” by Gerry Roach at 7:00pm. Gerry will give us a look at the tallest mountains in Russia, Turkey, and Iran.
Mountain Chalet was honored to have “Penman” artist Gary Blehm in the store on Halloween to sign posters and draw Penmen. Thanks for coming, Gary!
Penmen Poster Signing
Success!! The campaign by Friends of Red Rock Canyon and the Palmer Land Trust to raise $75,000 to save White Acres as open space is complete! Thanks to all of you who donated money or bought our White Acres/Section 16 fundraising t-shirts.
Mountain Chalet will continue selling the shirts and donating all proceeds to these organizations in hopes of helping save Section 16, as well.
