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Get ready for the coming paddling season by brushing up on your kayak safety skills! The Maine Chapter will sponsor a Sea Kayak Rescue Workshop on Sunday, June 6, 2010. Whether a rookie paddler or experienced sea tourer, there’s something for all kayakers in this workshop. A professional instructor from Lincoln Canoe and Kayak in Freeport will demonstrate and coach both guided and independent practice of wet exits, self rescue, braces, and paired rescues. This material is great stuff-to-know-and-own-before-you-go for the Maine Chapter’s Summer 2010 sea kayaking trips.

The workshop will run from 1 pm to 4 pm at Highland Lake in Westbrook and has a fee of $10 for AMC members, $20 for non-members. Contact the leader for more information and to participate; Jeff Aceto 207-650-5674, outi...@amcmaine.org.

A reminder to join us for a land navigation workshop at the South Portland Library on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. This workshop offers an introduction to the fundamentals of map reading, identification of symbols, contour lines, terrain features, compass use, and triangulation. Once learned, these skills will enable participants to feel more confident with backcountry travel. The workshop is an indoor event at the South Portland Library at 482 Highland in South Portland on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 starting at 6:30 pm. continue

Suppose you’re leading a group in the outdoors and suddenly one of your party is missing. You try to call for help, but there’s no cell phone signal. What should you do now? AMC Maine Chapter leaders and other interested persons are urged to attend the Lost Person Scenario Training to be held on Thursday, May 13, 2010. continue

GPS is great, but the surest way to navigate outdoors doesn’t require batteries! Come join us for a land navigation workshop offering an introduction to the fundamentals of map reading, identification of symbols, contour lines, terrain features, compass use, and triangulation. Once learned, these skills will enable participants to feel more confident with backcountry travel. The workshop is an indoor event at the South Portland Library at 482 Highland in South Portland on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 starting at 6:30 pm. continue

Be sure to join the Maine Chapter for an alpine Ski Day at Mt. Abram on Sunday, February 7, 2010. Meet Leader Carolyn Welch in the Mount Abram lodge at 9:00 am and bring your AMC membership card to get a lift ticket for a $39 corporate rate.

Contact Carolyn at cwel...@gmail.com to sign up and to receive carpooling info.

The Maine Chapter’s Winter Hiking Series for Winter 2009 – 2010 starts this weekend! This series is organized into two separate ability levels: Beginner and Advanced.

The Beginner Winter Series is intended as introductory winter experiences for experienced three-season hikers and prior winter experience is generally not required to participate. The Beginner Series begins with trips which are relatively easy and gradually progresses to moderately difficult trips. It is not necessary to attend all trips in chronologic order, though later trips may require experience gained on earlier trips. Please download a Beginner Winter Series Flyer.

The Advanced Winter series is intended for experienced winter hikers who can demonstrate previous winter experience and knowledge in New England. The Advanced Series includes trips which range from moderate to difficult in ability. It is not necessary to attend all trips, though each trip will have minimum requirements for previous experience, gear, and fitness level. Please download a Advanced Winter Series Flyer.

The AMC Maine Chapter’s experienced leaders will organize and guide the trips, which are weather and conditions dependent. These trips are free and open to the public. Please see www.amcmaine.org/calendar for more information and contact the listed leaders to sign up for individual trips.

Summit of Katahdin, March 2009.

Be sure to join the Maine Chapter on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 to hear experienced winter leaders Peter Broderick and Laura Flight give an introduction to clothing, gear, snow travel, and taking care of your self in the winter. This workshop is designed to get experienced three-season trampers and those who would like to learn a few tricks ready for our winter hiking series. This event will be held at the South Portland Library at 482 Broadway in South Portland at 6 pm. Please call Peter Broderick at 207-778-0801 to register. This event is free and open to the public.

Please download a Winter Hiking Workshop 2009 flyer for more information.

Come join the AMC Maine Chapter for the Winter Hiking Series for Winter 2009 – 2010. This series is organized into two separate ability levels: Beginner and Advanced.

The Beginner Winter Series is intended as introductory winter experiences for experienced three-season hikers and prior winter experience is generally not required to participate. The AMC Maine Chapter’s experienced leaders will organize and guide the trips, which are weather and conditions dependent. The series begins with trips which are relatively easy and gradually progresses to moderately difficult trips. It is not necessary to attend all trips in chronologic order, though later trips may require experience gained on earlier trips. Please download a Beginner Winter Series Flyer.

The Advanced Winter series is intended for experienced winter hikers who can demonstrate previous winter experience and knowledge in New England. The AMC Maine Chapter’s experienced leaders will organize and guide the trips, which are weather and conditions dependent. The series includes trips which range from moderate to difficult in ability. It is not necessary to attend all trips, though each trip will have minimum requirements for previous experience, gear, and fitness level. Please download a Advanced Winter Series Flyer.

These trips are free and open to the public. Please see www.amcmaine.org/calendar for more information and contact the listed leaders to sign up for individual trips.

Descending North Brother, March 2007.

Are you a three season paddler who would like to stretch those seasons a little bit longer? Then you’ll want to know more about how to dress for success in cold water and weather conditions.

AMC Maine Chapter members are invited to a special clinic on how to dress for cold water paddling on Saturday, November 21, 2009. The clinic is sponsored by Lincoln Canoe and Kayak at 8 Varney Street in Freeport and will begin at 9:45 am. Kokotat’s Suzanne Hutchinson will hold an hour discussion on how to dress for cold water paddling, followed by the opportunity to try out a dry suit by taking a dip in the on-site Lincoln Canoe pond. An optional paddle in Casco Bay will also be offered.

There is no charge for this clinic and discounts on Kokotat gear will be available to attendees. Reserve a spot by calling Lincoln Canoe and Kayak at (207) 865-0455 or via email at cust...@paddlelincoln.com. For more information, check out this link to Lincoln’s Facebook page.

Join experienced winter leaders Peter Broderick and Laura Flight for this introduction to clothing, gear, snow travel, and taking care of your self in the winter. Learn to keep warm, dry & functional. The workshop is designed to get experienced three-season trampers and those who would like to learn a few tricks ready for our winter hiking series. This evening workshop will be held at the South Portland Library at 482 Broadway in South Portland at 6 pm. Please call Peter Broderick at 207-778-0801 to register. This event is free and open to the public.

Please download a Winter Hiking Workshop 2009 flyer for more information.