Membership in the High Altitude Mountaineering Section (HAMS) provides opportunities for Colorado Mountain Club climbers to meet others interested in far away peaks, often involving snow, ice and travel. Section members receive Thin Air , the section's newsletter, five times a year. Thin Air includes information and articles on high altitude mountaineering, including accounts of expeditions, meeting announcements, used equipment sales, and "how-to" advice. Visit the HAMS website at www.cmchams.org.
The section sponsors slide shows of worldwide high altitude expeditions five times a year, the High Altitude Mountaineering School , and additional training opportunities and trips. Each year the section also sponsors several high altitude mountaineering expeditions to destinations around the world.
All CMC members may join the section regardless of classification. The section has an annual membership fee ($7, at publication date), which covers section expenses. To join, send your name, address, and phone number, plus a check made payable to the CMC (for the current amount, with "HAMS" indicated on it), to the CMC office.
CMC Membership Information
Program Night
The Section presents programs in January, March, May, September, and November that feature technical climbing subjects. These programs are open to the public. Please check the Special Sections Events for the announcement of the next program.
HAMS Trips
The section sponsors trips to high mountains around the world for the participation of members. See the Adventure Travel schedule.
Thin Air
HAMS members receive a bimonthly newsletter, Thin Air , containing accounts of expeditions, meeting announcements, used equipment sales and articles about the sport of climbing high. The following is a list of selected articles available at this site from past issues.
Use your membership number for the login ID and your zip code for the password. (If the PDF document does not load, right click the link and select "Save As" to save it to your computer and then open the local copy.)
- Full versions of recent Thin Air issues.
- Public Versions of Past Issues
Contacts
- Rich McAdams - Chairman
- Kurt Wibbenmeyer - School Director
- Ray Shem - Seminar Director
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