Madaleine Sorkin Presents Freeing Big Walls & Princess Tactics

The Deluxe Freeing Experience: Go Light and Grasp Princess Tactics
 
June 26, 2012 - PRLog -- ***EVENT ADVISORY***


What:  Professional Rock Climber Madaleine Sorkin will present a show on her hard free climbs in Yosemite Valley California and Canada. Learn how to have a superior, cutting-edge experience climbing some of North America’s bravest big wall and alpine rock climbs.

Who:  Madaleine Sorkin is a skilled and committed climbing diva, professional rock climber and American Alpine Club member and grant recipient. A recent article in Rock and Ice magazine says that she stands close to the cutting edge of gnarly, difficult, traditional free climbs. She has climbed 5.13b and free climbed some of North American's stoutest big wall and alpine rock climbs, including:

- Free Rider (VI 5.12d, 37 pitches) in Yosemite Valley [first female team free ascent]
- The West Face of the Leaning Tower (VI 5.13a) in Yosemite Valley
- The Regular Route on Half Dome (VI 5.12) in Yosemite Valley
- Moonlight Buttress in Zion (V 5.12+), (which she also did in a day & just one fall)
- The Original Route (FA 1963, VI 5.12R), for which she did the FFA with Lorna Illingsworth and Emily Stifler

When: Thursday, June 28, 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Where: American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401

Why: Brought to you by The Colorado Mountain Club, all proceeds benefit the CMC's Youth Education Program (YEP). CMC's YEP program is dedicated to helping underprivileged youth experience outdoor adventure in an educational environment.

Tickets:  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at http://www.cmc.org/sorkin or at the door.

Contact:
Rachel Scott
rachelscott@cmc.org
303-996-2746

Kristin Depagnier
kristindepagnier@cmc.org
303-996-2769
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