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MAS & BaseCamp Newsletter

Mountain Adventure Seminars (MAS) & the BaseCamp Lodge have created a online newsletter to provide information that is both informative and enjoyable. Please note that your email address will never be sold or shared. So please sit back, relax, and let yourself dream and be inspired.
  • Bear Valley Cross Country Center Opens December 2nd
  • MAS Winter Season Begins
  • Bear Valley Mountain Resort Prepares to Open
  • BaseCamp Lodge Mid-Week Sleep & Ski Specials
  • Upcoming MAS Programs
winter moon

 Bear Valley Cross Country Center Opens top

cross country

Bear Valley Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Center will be opening on Saturday, December 2nd! Ten groomed trails will be available. The sledding hill will remain closed until we receive more snow. For more information please visit www.bearvalleyxc.com or call 209-753-2834.
 Access Fund "Adopt-A-Crag" Day @ Calaveras Dome - 9/16 top

MAS is hosting an Access Fund "Adopt-A-Crag" event at Calaveras Dome this coming September 16th from 8 AM - 12 PM. Come lend a hand and pitch-in for a morning of trail maintenance, campsite cleaning and anchor replacement. This event is about giving back to the climbing resources we all enjoy. On Saturday evening MAS will sponsor a tasty "burrito bar" for all participants. Please RSVP with Tony at "tony@mtadventure.com"

On Friday & Sunday, before and after the event, MAS will be offering multi-pitch adventures on both Hammer and Calaveras Dome (5.7 - 5.10). Pre-enrollment required.

calaveras dome

MAS Alumni Rock Climbing Weekend - 10/7-8 top

"Come One - Come All" - the MAS Alumni Rock Climbing Weekend is scheduled for October 7-8 in Bear Valley. All previous MAS course participants are welcome to take advantage of this special weekend of rock climbing, learning and loads of fun in Bear Valley. MAS instructors will be setting top-ropes and leading educational mini-clinics such as crack climbing, basic anchoring and rescue skills throughout the weekend. Late afternoons are your time for hikes, rides, bouldering or relaxing. Saturday evening join MAS at the BaseCamp Lodge for a tasty and festive group dinner. Feel free to bring a guest or your climbing partner. (more info.)

bear valley climbing

MAS Returns to Red Rocks, Nevada October 19-23 top

Experience the thrill of rock climbing on the long multi-pitch routes in the scenic desert canyons of Red Rocks only 20 miles west of Las Vegas, NV. Red Rocks is a climber's paradise with sport and traditional climbing on wild marbled sandstone walls from 80-1000 feet tall. MAS will be focusing on long multi-pitch routes with a low participant to guide ratio (2:1) to ensure everybody gets a lot of climbing. Register soon as spaces are limited. (more info.)

What: 1 to 5 days of multi-pitch climbing
When: October 19-23, 2006
Cost: From $175 - $625 (1-5 days)
Ratio: Only 2 participants to 1 guide

Red Rocks

bear paws Upcoming MAS Programs

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September
9 Intro. to Outdoor Rock Climbing Santa Cruz Mtns.
9 Crack Climbing Workshop Bear Valley
9 Phantom Spires Adventure South Lake Tahoe
9-10 Lovers Leap Multi-Pitch Camp S. Lake Tahoe
9- 10 Lovers Leap Multi-Pitch Seminar S. Lake Tahoe
10 Lovers Leap Multi-Pitch Classic S. Lake Tahoe
10 Traditional Gear Workshop Lovers Leap
10 Climbers Self-Rescue Berkeley
10 Top-Rope Anchors Workshop Santa Cruz Mtns.
11* Lovers Leap Multi-Pitch Classic S. Lake Tahoe
15* Hammer Dome Multi-Pitch Adventure Jackson
15* Calaveras Dome Extreme Adventure Jackson
16-17 Lead Climbing Rockcraft Seminar Bear Valley
16 Access Fund "Adopt a Crag Day" @
Calaveras & Hammer Dome
Calaveras Dome, Central Sierra Nevada, CA
17 Hammer Dome Multi-Pitch Adventure Jackson
17 Calaveras Dome Extreme Adventure Jackson
18* Lovers Leap Multi-Pitch Classic S. Lake Tahoe
18-19* Lovers Leap Multi-Pitch Camp S. Lake Tahoe
18-19* Lovers Leap Multi-Pitch Seminar S. Lake Tahoe
22* Lovers Leap Multi-Pitch Classic S. Lake Tahoe
* - midweek [top]