"This past winter was a
relatively snowless one for Randolph and the RMC paths. While
not great news for winter enthusiasts, the conditions did help
the RMC with its base camp efforts. The permitting process is
now completed, and construction will begin in late summer or
early fall."
Reports from Committees By Doug Mayer, Al Sochard, Michele
Cormier, Jeff Smith, Blake Strayhorn, Marie Beringer, and Matt
Schomburg
Spring 2006 Trails Report, Camps
Report, Treasurer's Report, Web Site News, RMC Merchandise, Summer
2006 RMC Events, and 2006 RMC Work Trips.
"In today's world, a challenge
- whether the marathon, triathlon, or another extreme adventure
- has become an important part of the amateur athlete's repertoire.
Club members are hardly immune to this frenzy. Indeed, for well
over a century, Randolphians have been at the forefront in creating
mountain adventures that emphasize physical endurance or speed."
This past winter, the RMC signed
a new, ten year Special Use Permit with the US Forest Service
for Gray Knob, Crag Camp, the Log Cabin and the Perch. There
were twenty-eight favorable comments from the public, regarding
RMC's efforts.
"The 5,500 acre Pondicherry
National Wildlife Refuge is located in Jefferson and Whitefield.
It was created on December 22nd, 2000 when 670 acres of wetlands
and lowland spruce fir forest were acquired from the Hancock
Timber Resource Group by the US Fish and Wildlife Service."
"Last summer, when I was
offered the position of winter caretaker, I took the job with
a mixture of apprehension and excitement. How would I fare in
the cold? Who would come visit me? What would I do for fun? How
can I not accept the chance to live in such a beautiful place?"
"Cold air from the valley
drifts upward. It's predawn, and I've been moving on the Nose
of El Cap through the night, focused on the rock in front of
me in the faint light of my headlamp. Suddenly, I think of how
tired and exposed I am, alone, rope-less, far past any point
of retreat. A surge of panic courses through me..."
President's
Letter
Challenge
in the White Mountains
The
Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge
