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The Box near Socorro

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Directions:

I-25 South about 50 miles to Socorro.

Take the main/first exit into Socorro, drive South on Main St.

Near the S end of town there is a Right hand turn onto Highway #60 towards Magdalena.

In several blocks you come to a T, go left staying on Highway #60 towards Magdalena.

7.5 miles along # 60, just past mile marker # 32, you will pass over a deep canyon on your left, you can look right down into it.

Just past the canyon is a small dirt road turning left; take it. You will see a small sign saying Box Canyon.

About 1 mile on the dirt road leads to a large parking lot.

We will meet you there at 9:30.

We have a 20 min hike uphill so I’ll need your help hauling gear.

 

Cell phones may not work very well in the canyon.

If you want to follow me down, or ride with me, please let me know Fri.

Questions or concerns – call me – Mason 505-205-6291

We will have our first meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Jan 31 at 6:30 PM in Mitchell Hall (like the title says!)  During this meeting, we will:

• go over tentative trips for the semester
• talk about gear that is available to use for FREE for any club member
• Eat pizza provided by the club

If you know anyone interested in the club, this will be a great meeting for them to come to and learn more about what all we do.  Hope to see you there!

The sign up sheet for the Ice Climbing/Crevasse Rescue class is now up (see the trips section). This trip is going to be limited to only 8 people. The plan is to drive up to Ouray on Thursday afternoon/evening (Jan 12) and spend the night in a cabin there. We will then have ice climbing classes by Marc Ripperger on Friday (Jan 13) and Saturday (Jan 14). On Sunday (Jan 15), we will have the Crevasse Rescue class and then drive back to Abq that evening. We will be spending Thurs, Fri, and Sat night at the cabin in Ouray. For this trip, you absolutely must have mountaineering boots for the ice climbing. The club is willing to pay for the boot rentals for the people that come HOWEVER if you sign up for this trip and then you are not able to come we WILL CHARGE YOU FOR THE RENTALS! Please do not sign up for this trip, unless you are absolutely certain that you can make it. If you sign up, and then realize that you cannot come, let Drew Landis (dlandis@unm.edu) know ASAP so that he can give your spot away to someone else and ALSO so that you are not charged for the boot rentals. Also, we need to rent boots fairly soon, so the sooner that you sign up and are able to let me know about shoe size, the better.

Questions or comments?  Ask Drew -----> dlandis@unm.edu

Hey all. This is your club secretary Mason here. The long awaited caving trip is a go!  The sign up will be posted on Tuesday but here is some information to start with.  We are tentatively planning to carpool early Saturday, one group goes in the Corkscrew while one explores the public cave, we camp overnight and switch on Sunday.

  Please bring:

• 3 sources of light, at least one must be a headlamp
• Knee pads
• food/snacks for entire trip (including one meal to be eaten while in the cave)
  
• Comfortable attitude in close, dark spaces
• A sealable container for urine (just in case)
• Good, non marking shoes or boots
• Clothes that can get dirty and will keep you warm when you aren’t active and cool when you are (the cave will be ~55 degrees) layers suggested
• Good physical health

Caution!!! This is a CAVE! If you are not comfortable in the dark, or are afraid of tight spaces, then THIS IS NOT THE TRIP FOR YOU. You will be a danger to the group and will not have an enjoyable experience. Please please PLEASE do not sign up for the trip!

So, the cave we will be doing is a back country Carlsbad cave called Corkscrew, information attached. Only four people are allowed in the cave at one time and only one group per day.

http://www.nps.gov/cave/planyourvisit/upload/backcountry_cave_permit_info.pdf

We just added the sign up for the trip on our website.  You can find it under the "Trips" link on the left hand side, OR you can just follow the link here.

Here is some basic info about the trip:
- It would be nice to have 2 cars going because picking up passes is a little complicated.  Ideally, one car would leave from Albuquerque on Wednesday to pick up passes on Thursday Morning, for Friday's Canyoneering.  The pass situation will be explained in more detail when we figure out who is driving.  Basically, we need someone to stand in line for passes super early Thurs morn.
- We are planning to canyoneer for the day on Friday and Saturday and return to Albuquerque on Sunday.
- I'm hoping we can camp for free just outside the park.
- If anybody has a parks pass that we can use for the trip, please let us know!

** We will be rappelling into the canyons, therefor prior rapelling experience is NECESSARY.  There is time to gain said experience here in Albuquerque before leaving, so if you are interested in coming but do not yet have experience with rappelling, let me know ASAP.

Questions or comments?  Email the trip coordinator:
Emily  (emball@unm.edu)

The next club meeting will be Sept 27 6:30pm to ???.  We are going to have a potluck at Hyder Park (same location as the first meeting).  The club will bring pizza, but we would love if you can bring something as well!  At this meeting you can:
Meet new people
pay dues (30$/semester - Cash or Check is fine)
Bring receipts and get gas reimbursements
show off that favorite desert recipe you stole from your mom
slack line
etc... : )

If anybody has club gear out from last semester, please email me back ASAP with a list of what you have and then we need to find a time so that i can get it back from you.  Thanks,

Drew
landis.d@gmail.com

We’re planning to hit the Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Southern Colorado. The main objective is the Crestones, which is a cluster of high 13ers and 14ers that rivals any other range in Colorado in ruggedness and beauty.
 
The plan is to leave Friday afternoon in a carpooling caravan and drive 6 hours to the beginning of the rough portion of the dirt road into the valley east of the peaks.  (If you have a vehicle with any clearance more than a honda civic car, we need it! i.e. truck/SUV/subaru/4x4/etc.)
 
From there, we’ll have several options (subject to change based on group preferences):
    1.     Camp at the start of the road at about 9000 feet (5000+ feet elevation gain to the 14ers).
    2.     Hike in 3.5 miles to set camp higher up in the canyon at 10000+ feet (packs maybe heavy).
    3.     If we’re lucky enough to have club members with SUVs and/or trucks on the trip:
        a.     We can pile in along with our gear and ride up together.
        b.     We can beg them to drive our gear up to the end of the road and meet them there by foot.

Once established in the mountains, we can choose amongst several peaks to explore. We’ll most likely split into small groups during the day but meet back at camp by Saturday evening.  The plan for Sunday is to tackle closer, easier objectives (if desired) before hiking out and returning to Albuquerque in the evening.
 
If you are interested in joining us on this weekend adventure, you must register here. Keep in mind that it is important to join early so we can work on logistics.
 
Questions?  email Garon Coriz at: newmexmtnman@gmail.com