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Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 10, 2009 - 10:49pm PT
Patagonia and Stanford Alpine Club present

Steve House

Monday, September 14th
6:30 p.m. at Patagonia store Palo Alto
525 Alma St in Palo Alto- 650.329.8556 google map

That's right... legendary alpine hardman Steve House is coming to town.

Just a few of his credentials:
 Piolet d'Or Award for his ascent with Vince Anderson of the Rupal Face (4100m) on Nanga Parbat
 60 hour ascent of the Slovak Direct on Denali with Mark Twight and Scott Backes
 solo ascent of K7 via a new line, for the mountain's second ascent
 new lines on Mt. Robson and Mt. Alberta in the Canadian Rockies

The Stanford Alpine Club is pleased to be helping the awesome folks at the local Patagonia shop put this event on, so come out to support the club and meet an awesome climber. House will be giving a slide show and reading from his new book, Beyond the Mountain, then signing copies.

Check it out!

P.S.:
Here is what Mark Twight has to say about the book and book tour:
"Reinhold Messner, who is likely the greatest climber to have ever lived
wrote the foreword and in it says, "[Steve] is at the top of
mountaineering. He climbs the right routes on the right mountains in a
time when everyone is climbing Everest. He is also a great storyteller:
he tells about doing, not about morals or lessons." Messner's last
sentence is critical to understanding the value of the book. Where I went
off the deep end of righteousness a few times in Kiss or Kill, Steve
saved himself from this misstep and tells frank, raw stories of what he
has done and how it affected him. His spoken word shows, supported by
quite stunning images, while too short, and fleeting, are powerful even
to the non-climber. If you have a chance to catch him on the book tour do
so."

[text for this post from an email by Warren Caldwell]

klk

Trad climber
cali
Sep 10, 2009 - 10:53pm PT
hey clint-- is this the only bay area show? i'd love to see it. but the 14th sucks.
sully

Trad climber
CA
Sep 10, 2009 - 10:58pm PT
I'll be there. He's hot and I live six blocks away.
Nat

Trad climber
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 10, 2009 - 11:02pm PT
Went to the show a week ago when he was in SLC. I enjoyed it.
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 10, 2009 - 11:02pm PT
This is the only bay area show that I know of.
I don't know if more dates are being actively planned (but see the final line from the website below).

http://www.thecleanestline.com/2009/08/summer-reading-beyond-the-mountain-by-steve-house-plus-book-tour-dates.html#more

lists the following dates after tonight in Ventura:

September 11th, Santa Monica, CA
The Patagonia Retail Store
7:30 pm (call to confirm time) – reading and signing with slide show
2936 Main St
Santa Monica, CA
310-314-1776

September 14th, Palo Alto, CA
The Patagonia Retail Store
6:30 – reading and signing with slide show
525 Alma Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-329-8556

September 21st, Vancouver, Canada
British Columbia Mountaineering Club (BCMC), ANZA Club
7:00 – reading and signing with slide show
#3 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1M8
Contact BCMC to confirm details

September 22nd, Seattle, WA
The Patagonia Retail Store
6:30 – reading and signing with slide show
2100 First Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
206-622-9700

September 26th, Jackson, WY
Teton Bouldering Project fundraiser, hosted by Center for the Arts
doors, 6:00 pm
240 South Glenwood Street
Jackson, WY 83001
307-733-4900
more info

September 28th, Juneau, AK
Foggy Mountain Shop/Baranof Hotel
7:00 – reading and signing with slide show
134 North Franklin Street
Juneau, AK 99801
907-586-6780

September 30th, Anchorage, AK
Alaska Mountain and Hiking/Bear Tooth Theater Pub
7:00 – reading and signing with slide show
1230 West 27th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-276-4200

October 2nd, Fairbanks, AK
Beaver Sports/West Valley High School
7:00 – reading and signing with slide show
3800 Geist Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-479-2494

October 7th, Portland, OR
Eco Trust Building
6:30 – reading and signing with slide show
907 NW Irving St
Portland, OR 97209
503-525-2552

October 13th, Boston, MA
The Patagonia Retail Store
7:30 – reading and signing with slide show
346 Newbury St
Boston, MA 02115
617-424-1776

October 14th, New York City, NY
The Patagonia Retail Store
7:30 – reading and signing with slide show
101 Wooster St
New York, NY 10012
212-343-1776

"Stay tuned for more book tour dates, hopefully with a city near you."
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 11, 2009 - 03:29pm PT
Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, 4000m of relief. House-Anderson Route, 2005

from http://www.skywardmountaineering.com/nangaParbat.html

"I had convinced myself at that point that my goal was so important it was worth dying for," says alpine master Steve House about his 15-year-old dream of climbing the Rupal Face.

photobump, because somebody may be bummed if they didn't know about this free slideshow
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 12, 2009 - 04:35pm PT
Steve climbing mixed ground around 5,700 meters on day 3.
(Nanga Parbat, Rupal Face)

from Vince Anderson's site, as above.
Lynne Leichtfuss

Social climber
valley center, ca
Sep 12, 2009 - 04:46pm PT
Yo, No Cal and LA folk should count your blessings daily. Not much ever happens in San Diego County. Tried to get several climbers here for slideshows, Bachar included right before his death. Climbing gyms, outdoor rec stores....etc. not interested. What a closed little world down here. :}
rockermike

Mountain climber
Sep 14, 2009 - 02:16am PT
anyone know how much this costs? and bump
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 14, 2009 - 03:44am PT
Free.

All the slideshows we organize at Stanford/Palo Alto are free, unless we say otherwise.
(Sorry, I usually forget to mention this!!)

So if you were expecting to pay $10 or something, think of it as a free $10 to spend towards a signed copy of the book!
Hey, it's only $30 to start with, so check it out when you're there, or beforehand.
http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/product/Beyond_the_Mountain_Book?p=BK205-0-000#
Brunosafari

Boulder climber
OR
Sep 14, 2009 - 10:27am PT
Big Bump for House, Anderson and SuperAlpinism and the new book.
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 14, 2009 - 05:31pm PT
Steve leading ice on day 5, Nanga Parbat, Rupal Face Central Pillar

last photobump - show is tonight in 4 hours!
malabarista

Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
Sep 14, 2009 - 06:56pm PT
Bump
Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer

Trad climber
Bay Area
Sep 14, 2009 - 07:01pm PT
Will be there tonight. Pretty excited for it. Should be an interesting time.
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