On October 14th, Kurt will be in town and will be organizing a hike up Mt Baldy. Meet at 6 am at the parking area out in front of Manker Flats. for anyone who doesn't know Kurt, he is a local guide who owns Sierra Mountaineering International in Bishop, has hiked Everest twice, Rainier 120 times, Whitney more times than anyone can count and by more routes than most of us knew were there. And he's a heck of a nice guy. His hikes always attract lots folks on this board and on the WPSMB so it is a great way to meet the people who you know only on the net. I hiked this with him in October of 2008 and it was a blast.
If you are in town, he will be lecturing at Adventure 16's that whole week. Here is some text from Adventure 16's website regarding his presentations on Kilimanjaro:
DATES:
6:30 Happy Half-hour with light hors d'oeuvres & wine, 7:00pm Kilimanjaro Presentation
Monday, October 10: Adventure 16 Oceanside: 2002 South Coast Hwy., 92054 (760) 966-1700
Tuesday, October 11: Adventure 16, Solana Beach: 143 S. Cedros Ave., 92075 (858) 755-7662
Wednesday, October 12: Adventure 16, San Diego: 4620 Alvarado Cyn Rd, 92120 (619) 283-2362
Thursday, October 13: Adventure 16, Tarzana: 5425 Reseda Blvd, 91356 (818) 345-4266
Friday, October 14: Adventure 16, WLA:11161 West Pico Blvd, 90064 (310) 473-4574
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Kurt Wedberg has been a professional mountain guide since 1986 and has 81 major expeditions on his resume including two successful ascents of Mt. Everest in 1995 and 2008. In addition to many successful expeditions to Africa since 1996, he has climbed in Alaska, Bolivia, Ecuador, Europe, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Turkey, and the Himalayas. Kurt was a senior guide on Mt. Rainier from 1991—2006, has 120 ascents of this peak, and has been mountaineering in the Sierra for over 25 years. He is the founder of Sierra Mountaineering International and runs it in his hometown of Bishop, California along the base of the beautiful Eastern Sierra.
