Everett Annual Awards Celebration and Banquet
Contacts
- Sat, Nov 2, 2024 from 05:30 PM to 10:00 PM
- Everett Branch
- Everett
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Everett Annual Awards Celebration and Banquet
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Seattle Program Center
5:30 - 10 PM
overview
The Everett Branch of The Mountaineers will be hosting their annual awards celebration and banquet at the Seattle Program Center on Saturday, November 2nd from 5:30-10pm. Join classmates, leaders, and community members to celebrate a year of exploring, conserving, and learning about the lands and waters of the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Individual tickets are $40 for adults and $15 for youth (under 18). Each ticket includes a 4-course dinner buffet, adult beverages, our annual awards ceremony, and an inspirational keynote address. Attire is elevated casual. Individuals do not need to be members of the Everett Branch to attend - all are welcome!
keynote speakers: Kaytlyn Gerbin & Jenny Abegg
Over seven days, from July 16 to July 23, Kaytlyn Gerbin and Jenny Abegg covered 124 miles and almost 60,000 feet of elevation through some of the most aesthetic, remote and arduous mountains and glaciers of Washington. The original land stewards of these areas include Sauk Suiattle, Okanagan, Methow, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and more, though the first records of people crossing the complex peaks are from the 1930s.
The route they created links together four previously-established traverses in the North Cascades — the Redoubt-Whatcom High Route across the Chillowacks, the North and South Pickets, the Isolation Traverse, and the Ptarmigan Traverse — each of which take most people a week to complete. Much of the terrain crosses glaciers and granite peaks usually accessed for mountaineering and ski objectives. Along the way are crystalline alpine lakes, fields of wildflowers, loose boulders, scree, and exposed rock steps. Only about 20 miles of the route follows maintained trails, and the first and last days include extreme bushwhacking.
The high route film
The only recorded completion of the North Cascades High Traverse took 28 days. Motivated by the challenge of rugged mixed-alpine terrain, trail runners Kaytlyn Gerbin and Jenny Abegg set out to complete the epic linkup in 6. Check out the trailer and attend the banquet to see the full film and hear a captivating presentation from these amazing mountain athletes
Freedom 10 project
In addition to our amazing keynote presenters, you won't want to miss the celebration of the new 10th edition of Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills with expert contributors on hand to share their insights about the project!
About the book:
Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is the most significant guidebook ever published. Born from the handwritten climbing tips of early volunteers of the Seattle-based Mountaineers organization, this fundamental how-to manual has inspired emerging climbers around the globe across nine editions for more than six decades. Mountaineers Books is proud to present the 10th edition of this master guide, commonly referred to as "Freedom." From planning a weekend backpacking trip to navigating the logistics of a months-long alpine expedition, from tying knots and hitches to essential belaying and rappelling techniques, from setting up camp in the wilderness to summiting glaciated peaks--this comprehensive textbook written by climbers for climbers covers it all.
