October 2009 Meeting

We plan to meet on October 13th (second Tuesday of the month) in the Gander Mountain store at 6:30 pm until 9 pm.  We need to vacate the store by 9 pm, as that is when they close up shop.  Trust you will free the evening.  Also, feel free to bring and share munchy foods and or sodas and other drinks.  Please, no alcoholic beverages - to honor the store's specific request.

The program will feature a multi media presentation by Tanzanian mountain guide Yusuf Ngaina, who at the age of 34 has been on the roof of Africa some 200 times.  He will be speaking at different places while in the Rochester area and we've had the good fortune of booking him on the very night we normally meet.  Be prepared to throw some bucks into the pot, as it would be right for us to help with the expenses of this big and costly trip for him.  Here is some background information:
Respected Kilimanjaro climbing guide and administrator of the
Mt. Kilimanjaro Guides Association, Yusuf, to visit America.

Available as speaker October 3 – November 5, 2009


Yusuf, 34, was born in a mud and wattle hut in the Pare Hills of Tanzania.  He attended school, but had to leave at an early age due to lack of money.  He then worked a variety of seasonal jobs, including being a porter on Mt. Kilimanjaro for tourists making the climb.  

Yusuf’s  hopes of someday becoming a doctor were replaced when he realized he could make a better living by learning to be a guide.  He then attended PROTS, a tourism college in Tanzania where he excelled and earned a degree with a heavy focus on ecology.  His education was supported by past climbers from the USA (most of whom are from the Rochester area), who paid his college tuition and supported his family while he was in school.  

Yusuf visited the USA in 2005 and gave over 20 talks to groups as diverse as country club gatherings and incarcerated youth.  His honesty and humor made his presentations both enjoyable and refreshing.  Yusuf has helped thousands of people safely climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.  He is well respected on the mountain, where he has been chosen by his peers to administer the Guides Association because of his strength of character.

Some of the topics on which Yusuf can speak include (but are not limited to):


200 Times To The Top: A Guide Looks Down On Climbing the
Highest Point in Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro

Yusuf has seen icy blizzards on the equator, and movie theatres at 14,000 feet.  His father believes that reports of successful climbs up Mt. Kilimanjaro are a government plot – climbing Kilimanjaro is impossible, because it is the home of the gods.  After 200 successful climbs, Yusuf has not convinced his father otherwise.  

Yusuf has a wonderful evening of adventures with people from all over the world to relate.  He will share with you some of the more interesting experiences he has had with climbers and the mountain.  Also, he will discuss the environmental impact of climbers on the mountain and the challenges that are facing Africa in dealing with the impact.
So, please now set aside this evening and then join us for this special event.
DIRECTIONS

Gander Mountain "lodge" (inside front doors to the right), 300 Jay Scutti Blvd., Rochester, NY 14623
It is across the street off Jefferson Road from Marketplace Mall
gander mountain

Those who wish to join RRISCC officially by paying the annual dues amount of $10.00 can do so for our current fiscal year September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010 by sending a check to Henry Hamlin.  His address can be found here.  The advantages are that dues-paying members are entitled to a 20% discount at Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) on their special club days.  A 25% discount is available for online orders or email orders from Do Wrap Performance Headwear at www.sweatvac.com or www.wickiewear.com, by typing in the coupon code "xxxxx" [contact Stu to get this code] in the box that appears towards the end of the checkout process.

And, dues-paying members can borrow library materials belonging to the club and Stu Milligan which can be found here.  A membership card would then be mailed to you.


Stu Milligan

RRISCC President

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