Exploring the Ptarmigan Traverse
THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Tab Wilkins will give a presentation on his eight-day trek along the Ptarmigan Traverse at tonight’s meeting of the Tacoma Mountaineers.
Wilkins made the trip last year along the famed North Cascades trek. In addition to talking about the trip, he also will discuss changes in glaciers throughout the traverse and about how people can join the North Cascades Initiative to help add protective areas around North Cascades National Park, including parts of the traverse.
The evening begins at 7 p.m. with an orientation on the programs and courses offered by the local Mountaineers branch. Among them are avalanche training, climbing and scrambling, sea kayaking, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, first aid, navigation, and social and family activities. Wilkins’ program begins at 8 p.m.
Admission is free and open to the public. The event will be held at the Tacoma Mountaineers Clubhouse, 2302 N. 30th St., Tacoma. For more information, go to
www.tacomamountaineers.org.
