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Rochester (NY) Rock, Ice & Snow Climbing Club

An upstate New York local area club for outdoor enthusiasts

Place: Polish Glacier

  • April 2000 Meeting

    Doug Wall on the Polish Glacier route on Cerro Aconcagua

    April Meeting

    The RRISCC April meeting is scheduled to be held at Stu Milligan’s home on Monday the 10th at 7:30 pm.  Doug Wall will once again show his slides of the Polish Glacier route on Cerro Aconcagua.  Due to a stormy weather night during the February meeting at Doug’s home, only one person was willing and able to get over to Doug’s house.  So, we’ll repeat Doug’s excellent slides along the Vacas and Relinchos rivers and the upper reaches of this massive mountain, high point in the western and southern hemispheres.  Stu & Jason Milligan will share their aborted climb of the same mountain via the Horcones river route (the standard route) and successful climb of Cerro Bonete just across the Horcones valley from Aconcagua.  They will also share their camcorder videotape.

    Directions to Stu’s place – address is 35 Devonshire Ct. in the city of Rochester:
     

    If coming from I-390, get off at the Chili Avenue exit and turn left toward the city. You will go over the canal bridge almost immediately. Go through three lights (hopefully not while they’re red) and go one block short of the fourth light (Gardiner Pk on the left and Thurston Rd. on the right), then turn right on Salina St. & follow Salina to the end, which literally dumps into my driveway. My house is the yellow and white one. If coming some other way, you’re on your own.
     

    Hope you can make this southern-hemisphere theme evening, which is visually brought to you from the Argentine & Chilean Andes.
     

    Stu Milligan

    RRISCC President
     

    Rochester (NY) Rock, Ice & Snow Climbing Club

  • February 2000 Meeting

    Doug Wall on the Polish Glacier route on Mt. Aconcagua, situated in Argentina, highest point in the western and southern hemispheres, nearly 23,000 feet

    February Meeting

    The RRISCC December meeting is scheduled to be held at Doug Wall’s home on Monday the 14th (Valentine’s Day – bring something nice for the host) at 7:30 pm. Doug will be sharing his slides of the Polish Glacier route on Mt. Aconcagua, situated in Argentina, highest point in the western and southern hemispheres, nearly 23,000 feet.  Their high camp was located at 21,000 feet.  Now there’s a restless night, especially if you don’t have ear plugs to mute the high winds relentlessly beating against your tent.  From there, they boogied to the top, that is if there is to be any boogeying on that mountain.
     

    Doug’s home is at 250 Moul Rd., Hilton, NY. Directions to his place follow:
     

    Take 390 N to the Ontario State Parkway. Take the Parkway west to Lighthouse Rd. (3 roads west of Braddock Bay). Turn left and take Lighthouse Rd. south to the first crossroad (Moul Rd.).  Turn right and go about 1/4 mi. to 250 Moul Rd. (north side of rd.)  Home phone is 392-3478.
     

    Hope you can make this special event. See you there. I will not be able to attend this meeting since I will be down in Argentina making an attempt on the same mountain via the same route.  I did see Doug’s slide presentation shortly after he returned from South America and I can vouch that Doug has some great pictures.  Unless you want to discuss certain business matters, there will be no conducting of business matters that evening, just a fun sociable evening.
     
     

    Stu Milligan

    RRISCC President
     

    Rochester (NY) Rock, Ice & Snow Climbing Club