Bigger venue for climber Fred Beckey’s Tacoma appearance

The Tacoma Mountaineers and University of Puget Sound have changed the venue for the Nov. 18 program by famed Cascades climber Fred Beckey.

JEFFREY P. MAYOR; staff writer

Published: 11/10/11 11:09 am

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The Tacoma Mountaineers and University of Puget Sound have changed the venue for the Nov. 18 program by famed Cascades climber Fred Beckey.

The event will now be held in the Kilworth Memorial Chapel on the UPS campus that seats about 330 people.

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