UPCOMING COURSES, ACTIVITIES, & EVENTS WILDERNESS FIRST AID: SPRING SESSION 1 ■ Dates: June 4 ■ Registration Opens: April 26 ■ More Info: tinyurl.com/MazWFA221
WILDERNESS FIRST AID: SPRING SESSION 2 ■ Date: June 5 ■ Registration Opens: April 26 ■ More Info: tinyurl.com/MazWFA222
MAZAMA TRAIL MAINTENANCE ■ Date: July 9–16 ■ Email: poper123@frontier.com or rbshldn@pacifier.com
MAZAMA INTERMEDIATE CLIMBING (ICS) SCHOOL INFO NIGHT ■ Date: June 28 ■ Time: 6:30–8:00 p.m. ■ More Info: mazamas.org/ICS ICS is an intensive, challenging, fun, and rewarding experience. At no other point in your climbing career are you likely to see your climbing skills advance more dramatically within a single, relatively short span of time. ICS picks up where BCEP left off and teaches the skills necessary to be a strong assistant on advanced Mazama climbs, organize private climbs of your own, and for those who choose, take the next step into Climb Leader Development.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NP OUTING ■ Dates: July 19–26 ■ Application Closes: July 12 1 ■ More Info: mazamas.org/outings
STREET RAMBLES
ALASKA HIKING OUTING
■ Dates: August 17–24 ■ Application Closes: June 1 ■ More Info: mazamas.org/outings
UPCOMING PERMIT DATES MOUNT ST. HELENS ■ April 1–May 14: 300 climbers per day, $15 per person with $6 transaction fee, purchased in advance online at recreation.gov ■ May 15–October 31: 110 climbers per day, $15 per person with $6 transaction fee, purchased in advance online at recreation.gov DOG MOUNTAIN
■ Permits for the Dog Mountain Trail System are required on Saturdays and Sundays between April 23 and June 12, 2022, and Memorial Day (May 30, 2022). There are 200 permits per day available for online reservation. Half of these will be released March 1 and the remainder will be available online three days in advance. Permits will also be available on a first-come, first-serve basis for visitors using the Dog Mountain shuttle (operated by Columbia Area Transit). ENCHANTMENTS
This year’s maintenance outing will be a week-long affair including a dry camp at the trailhead. There is plenty of parking and tent sites for those who wish to stay overnight. There will also be a porta-potty set up during the week. Maintenance will be broken up into two sections: the lower one mile and the upper 2¾ miles. The lower section will concentrate on repairing the trail through the shale slope (we will have a mechanized wheel barrow to haul gravel) and the tread up the 14 switchbacks. The upper trail group will be removing fallen trees, brush out, and any necessary tread work. The upper section will be headed up by Rick Pope and the lower group by Ray Sheldon.
Going on a Street Ramble is one of the best ways to get an introduction to the Mazama hiking program. Meet other hikers and plan a weekend trip, maintain your fitness after work, and see some hidden parts of Portland you might never get to see otherwise. Interested in joining us? All you need to do is show up, check in, pay, and be ready to go at 6 p.m. We'll see you there! We operate Tuesday and Thursday night Street Rambles year-round from REI in the Pearl District (NW Portland). More info at mazamas.org/rambles.
■ Between May 15 and October 31, a permit is required for overnight use in the Enchantments. Permits allow the permit holder and their group to camp overnight in one of the five zones: □ Core Enchantment Zone □ Snow Lake Zone □ Colchuck Lake Zone □ Stuart Lake Zone □ Eightmile/Caroline Zone CENTRAL CASCADES
■ Permits requires after: June 15 ■ Overnight permits available: April 5 ■ Day-use permits available: June 5
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