Speaker Event - Backcountry Preparation

 What: An informative seminar on how to reduce the chances of coming to grief the next time you're in the back-country.

• 6:30 - Mix and mingle.  Catch up with your running, hiking, peak-bagging and other pals.  Meet some new ones.  Share some laughs.  Cook-up some plans. 
• 7:00 - Start. 

Our speakers are Allan McMordie and Ken Legg.  Both are residents of North Vancouver and members of Club Fat Ass.  Both are exceptionally experienced and knowledgeable about back-country safety and they each bring unique perspectives to this evening:

Allan McMordie has been a volunteer with North Shore Rescue for 32 years.  He has been involved in over 1,000 rescues in the North Shore mountains.  Most with successful outcomes for the subjects, some less so.   An active runner, Allan also enjoys hiking, kayaking, road biking and bagpipes.

Ken Legg's love for the great outdoors started with mountaineering and back-country skiing.  He has climbed hundreds of mountains in North America, Asia and South America, made a few first ascents and put up some classic lines on peaks such as Wahoo Tower.  With cunning strategy he edged Jackson and Crerar out to win the inaugural Bagger Challenge.  In the process, he has faced many challenges, much physical hardship and the occasional miserable night.  Ken is also an avid sailor who has been working his 19 foot open sailboat up the deep inlets of the BC coast in search of peaks worth scrambling up.   Most recently, Ken has been doing a little trail running, with one 100-mile run under his belt.

• 8:00 - Questions. 
• 8:15 - Reconvene at the Taylor's Crossing pub where you can continue to ask questions of the experts over a cool one

Who:  Everyone welcome.  This will be of particular interest to trail runners, peak-baggers, hikers and anyone else who gets off the beaten path.    

Cost: Free.   Please note that out of support for the efforts that folks like Allan make to save our sorry asses when we come to grief while playing in the back-country, we ask that you consider making a donation to North Shore Rescue.  We will pass the hat at the event.

Registration: There will be a place to park your bum or stand and light munchies for the first 40 to RSVP here.

Who is coming: Check out who has signed-up here.