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Rochester (NY) Rock, Ice & Snow Climbing Club

An upstate New York local area club for outdoor enthusiasts

Speaker: Serge Lossa

  • April 2016 Meeting

    Serge Lossa on called: ADK46W: doing the 46 at Winter time, Preparation, Experience and Rewards

    April 2016 Meeting

    We will meet on April 12th in an upstairs meeting room of the Country Club of Rochester at 7 pm.  They will provide coffee & cookies, etc.  The cost will be $5 per head.  Hope you have the evening free.  Please notify Mary Starkweather if you plan to come, or even if you might come.  Otherwise it’ll be assumed you won’t be coming.  We have to provide CCR with numbers of people expected to show up.

    Serge Lossa will be giving a presentation called:  ADK46W: doing the 46 at Winter time, Preparation, Experience and Rewards.  Serge will share his own experiences and offer practical advice to those interested in doing the ADK 46.

    DIRECTIONS

    Rochester Country Club, 2935 East Av., Rochester, NY 14610
    At insection of East Av. & Elmwood Av.
    (can also enter their parking areas from Elmwood Av.)

    http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=43.129992,-77.535496&spn=0.022331,0.052314&sll=43.129992,-77.535496&sspn=0.044662,0.104628&t=m&z=15

    Other Information

    Those who wish to join RRISCC officially by paying the annual dues amount of $10.00 can do so for our current fiscal year September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016 by sending a check to Henry Hamlin.  His address can be found here.  The advantages are that dues-paying members are entitled to a 30% discount on EMS items & 25% on other brands at EMS on their club day weekends held twice a year.

    And, dues-paying members can borrow library materials belonging to the club and Stu Milligan which are listed here.  Upon receipt of the membership fee, a membership card would then be mailed to you.

    2025-2026 Year Meetings

  • May 2007 Meeting

    Serge Lossa on presentation on rock climbing and mountaineering in France, as well as some insider tips and no-no's for visiting climbers to the south of France

    We plan to meet on May 22nd (fourth Tuesday) in the Gander Mountain store at 6:30 pm until 9 pm.  We need to vacate the store by 9 pm as that is when they close up shop. 

    Serge Lossa, President of SophiTEC, Inc. in Pittsford, will be our guest presenter.  He is a French national with a software development business here in Rochester.  Frank Cabron set this up and says that Serge will give a slide presentation on rock climbing and mountaineering in France, as well as some insider tips and no-no’s for visiting climbers to the south of France.  He will be sharing rock climbing in the Calanques & in the Gorges du Verdon.  He will also share mountaineering in the souther Alps and in the Valleé des Merveilles.

    Thanks to Frank, it will be an interesting program – hope you will make every effort possible to be there.  By the way, this is our last meeting until October – so have a great and wonderful climbing summer season.

    DIRECTIONS

    Gander Mountain “lodge” (inside front doors to the right), 300 Jay Scutti Blvd., Rochester, NY 14623
    It is across the street off Jefferson Road from Marketplace Mall

    gander mountain

    Those who wish to join RRISCC officially by paying the annual dues amount of $10.00 can do so for our current fiscal year September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007 by sending a check to Henry Hamlin.  His address can be found here.  The advantages are that dues-paying members are entitled to a 10% discount at area outdoor stores, such as Snow Country and EMS.  A 25% discount is available for online orders or email orders from Do Wrap Performance Headwear at www.sweatvac.com or www.wickiewear.com, by typing in the coupon code “xxxxx” [contact Stu to get this code] in the box that appears towards the end of the checkout process.

    And, dues-paying members can borrow library materials belonging to the club and Stu Milligan which are listed here.  A membership card will then be mailed to you.

    Stu Milligan

    RRISCC President
     

    2025-2026 Year Meetings