2005 Schedule

The calendar has most of the following events (check when it was generated) plus links to some photos from past events. We normally do a weekly evening hike at North Mountain, too.

• Jan. 15, National Trail Trek, 15-mile day hike
• Jan. 16, Esperero Canyon, day hike at Sabino Canyon
• Jan. 17, Seven Falls, day hike at Sabino Canyon
• Feb. 5, Lower Devils Canyon, rock climbing at Queen Creek
• Feb. 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, Lead School, for rock climbing (Contact: AMC)
• (Feb. 11-14, Private Grand Canyon trip)
• Feb. 19, Superstition Ridge Line, strenuous day hike (Contact: Rogil Schroeter)
• Feb. 26, Go John Preserve, trail work (Contact: VOA)
• Feb. 26, Queen Creek Climber's Access Meeting, to save Queen Creek for climbing
• Feb. 27, Hawes trail system, wildflower hike (Contact: Rogil Schroeter and Kathy Sharp)
• Mar. 2, Basic School Instructor Meeting (Contact: AMC)
• Mar. 5, Picacho Peak, annual day hike (Contact: Kathy Sharp)
• Mar. 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, Basic School, for rock climbing  (Contact: AMC)
• Mar. 11-12, Relay for Life, walk to fight cancer (Contact: Steve Sharp)
• Mar. 17-19, Wilderness and Canyon First Aid, canyoneeering class (Contact: ACA)
• Mar. 25, Good Friday
• Mar. 26, Seucito Canyon loop, wildflower day hike and camping
• Mar. 27, Ballantine Trail (small part), wildflower day hike
• Mar. 27, Easter
• Apr. 2, Queen Creek, cleanup and climb (Contact: AMC)
• (Apr. 2, 3, Weaver's Needle, private rock climbing trip)
• Apr. 3, The Hand, Basic School make-up grad climb
• Apr. 6, Anchors School Instructor Meeting (Contact: AMC)
• Apr. 9 or 16, Ascending Fixed Ropes, canyoneering class (Contact: ACA)
• Apr. 9 or 16, Swift Water Canyons, canyoneering class (Contact: ACA)
• Apr. 10 or 17, Advanced Rope Work, canyoneering class (Contact: ACA)
• Apr. 10, Queen Creek, rock climbing for Basic School new grads (Contact: AMC)
• Apr. 12, 14, 16, 17, Anchors School, for rock climbing (Contact: AMC)
• Apr. 9 or 16, Ascending Fixed Ropes, canyoneering class (Contact: ACA)
• Apr. 9 or 16, Swift Water Canyons, canyoneering class (Contact: ACA)
• Apr. 10 or 17, Advanced Rope Work, canyoneering class (Contact: ACA)
• Apr. 20,  Repeat Ascender,  rock climbing program at Solid Rock Gym for at-risk kids (Contact: Latino Peace Officers Association)
• Apr. 21-24, Arizona Spring Rendezvous, canyoneering (Contact: ACA)
• (Apr. 22-24, BoulderBlast canceled (formerly Phoenix Bouldering Contest))
• (Apr. 22-24, Joshua Tree, private rock-climbing trip)
• May 7, 8, Salome Creek, trail-building and canyoneering; wilderness group size limit is 15 (Contact: Kathy Sharp, Rogil Schroeter, VOA)
• May 13-16, Havasu Canyon, four-day camping and hiking trip (Contact: Kathy Sharp)
• May 28-31, Jun. 1-5, Utah Canyoneering, 9-day technical trip
• Jun. 11, Upper Salome, canyoneering (Contact: Allan Watts)
• Jun. 19, Christopher Creek, canyoneering (Contact: Kathy Sharp)
• Jun. 25, James Canyon, canyoneering (Contact: Eve Hoffman)
• Jun. 26, Sundance Canyon, canyoneering (Contact: Rogil Schroeter)
• Jul. 2-5, Southern Utah, canyoneering
• Jul. 17, Bear Canyon, canyoneering (Contact: Rogil Schroeter and Kathy Sharp)
• Jul. 22-25, ACA Technical Canyoneering Course in Seattle (Contact:  Mountain Madness)
• Jul. 23, Granite Dells, rock climbing
• TBD, Parker Canyon??, Poland Spring??, Lemmon Creek??, canyoneering
• Aug. 20, Watson Lake, rock-climbing (Contact:  Los Dos Pauls)
  
• Aug. 27, Sonoran ACA Chapter Kick off, canyoneering (Contact: ACA)
• Sep. 13, Trash Rappel Training, for Grand Canyon cleanup and climb (Contact: AMC)
• Sep. 17-18, Grand Canyon, cleanup and climb (Contact: AMC)
• Sep. 22-24, Canyon Rescue, canyoneering course in Utah (Contact: ACA)
• (Sep. 24, Devil's Canyon, private canyoneering trip)
  
• Sep. 26-28, First Annual Canyoneering Conference (Contact: ACA)
• Sep. 27, 28, 29, Oct 1, 2, Lead School, for rock climbing (Contact: AMC)
• Sep. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 2, Zion Fall Canyon Rendezvous, canyoneering (Contact: ACA)
• Oct. 1, Beardsley Boulder Pile, Adopt-A-Crag volunteer project (Contact: REI 602-996-5400)
  
• Oct. 5, Basic School Instructor Meeting (Contact: AMC)
• Oct. 8, Grand Canyon, strenuous day hike (Contact: Rogil Schroeter)
• (Oct. 8, Parker Canyon, private canyoneering mini-seminar and canyon trip)
  
• Oct. 9, Phoenix Race for the Cure, walk to fight breast cancer
• Oct. 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, Basic School, for rock climbing (Contact: AMC)
• Oct. 15-16, Wilderness/Canyon First Aid, canyoneering course in California (Contact: ACA)
• Oct. 19-21, Technical Canyoneering, course in California (Contact: ACA)
• (Oct. 20-23, private canyoneering trip?)
• Oct. 22-23, Advanced Canyoneering, course in California (Contact: ACA)
• Oct. 29, Queen Creek, cleanup and climb (Contact: AMC)
• Oct. 30, West Fork of Oak Creek, annual fall colors day hike (Contact: Kathy Sharp)
• Nov. 2, Anchors School Instructor Meeting (Contact: AMC)
• Nov. 8, 10, 12, 13, Anchors School, for rock climbing (Contact: AMC)
• Nov. 19, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, walk (Contact: Tanya Sharp)
• Nov. 23-27, Joshua Tree Thanksgiving, rock climbing (Contact: AMC)
• Dec. 9, AMC Holiday Party (Contact: AMC)