Dates – August 10 – 17, 2019 Leaders: Laura and Jon Sykes Participants: Jeff Daub, Bob Hagerty, Ben Litchfield, Mark Meany, Pat Murphy, Jim Nupp We gathered in San Francisco on August 10, and set out by van on Sunday the 11th for the 6 hour drive to our campground. We drove through Tuolumne Meadows […]
Acadia Rock Trip – 2016
Leaders – Jim Nupp, Zach Coburn Participants – Rick Laidlaw, Doug Laidlaw, Mike Lafleur, Pat Murphy, John Stevens, and Ben Litchfield When someone mentions Acadia National Park you might envision Cadillac Mountain, the Precipice Trail, the carriage roads for cycling or the wonderful camping with all the ocean vistas. Yes, while this is all true, beyond these attractions is […]
2015 SSMC Intermediate Rock Climbing 1
Summit Sensations had its second rock climbing workshop of the season on a beautifully sunny day near Lake Winnipesaukee. Zach Coburn and Jim Nupp were excellent instructors and they covered multi-pitch climbing techniques, rigging belay station and rappel anchors, and some more intermediate rappelling techniques. The second intermediate workshop will be held at Cathedral Ledge […]
2015 SSMC Intro to Rock Climbing 1
We had warm and dry weather for our first rock climbing workshop of the season. We set up two top ropes on the Lower Slab of Pawtuckaway State Park. We talked about anchor building using the SRENE method. The climbing was wonderful and we had the cliff to ourselves for most of the day. Thanks […]