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Midwest Mountaineering September Newsletter
| End of Season Clearance - and NEW FALL Merchandise is here! Ask us. We've been there. In this newsletter:
ALL COUPON ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Click on an image to go to a printable (pdf) version of the coupons. Give to the cashier or show on your mobile device. Forward coupons to your friends! If you have trouble printing the coupons, just ask for them at Customer Service. Reel Rock Tour - film festival - Saturday, October 4, at 7pm  Midwest Mountaineering hosts the 9th annual Reel Rock Film Tour. Reel Rock delivers the year's most exciting climbing and adventure films to audiences in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The 9th annual Reel Rock Film Festival launching in September 2014 brings the best in climbing and adventure films to local audiences across the globe. This year co-founders Sender Films and Big UP Productions are presenting a feature-length film, Valley Uprising:Yosemite's Rock Climbing Revolution. Trailer available at reelrocktour.com. Take a peek at last year's trailer – Reel Rock 9 trailer coming soon! Tickets are $12.00 and go on sale September 4th. Sponsored by Gore-Tex, Windstopper and The North Face. Tickets at the store, or at www.midwestmtn.com/tickets End of Season Clearance Sale Specials and what's new in the store now... Camping: Closeout--Helle Dokka, Jubileum, and Temagami SS knives - 20% OFF Closeout--Western Mountaineering MegaLite sleeping bag (5'6", 6', and 6'6" sizes available) - 20% OFF Closeout--Select Exped sleeping mats - 30% OFF Closeout--Therm-a-Rest Luxury Lite UL & Luxury Lite Mesh cots - 30% OFF
With cooler temperatures on the horizon, Hydroflask bottles are the perfect accessory for enjoying hot beverages. We stock a number of styles, but the 18 oz. wide-mouth bottle with the Hydro-Flip Lid is ideal for enjoying coffee, tea, or a hot toddy. All Hydroflask bottles can keep beverages hot up to 12 hours, and the Hydro-Flip Lid is not only leak-proof, but also easy to clean. These would make a great gift!
Footwear: Clothing:
Here’s the Women’s PhD SmartLoft Divide Full Zip
Paddlesports: Select PFD's - 40% OFF Thrifty Outfitters: Going fast: over $150,000 Fall 14 Patagonia men's medium, women's and kids' clothing and outerwear - 40% OFF - - there's still plenty to choose from, come in soon. Marmot fall 14 sample set $95,000 retail, men's medium and women's small - 40% OFF quantities limited Outdoor Diva Night - Thursday, October 23 5-9 pm - Ann Bancroft will be our featured speaker!
We'll have wine, cheese, other beverages and munchies, yoga, massage, a 45 minute Mississippi river hike with Sharon and Rod Johnson with free Smartwool socks to all women who complete the hike, free climbing instruction, and drawings for numerous items donated by our event sponsors, including a $50 Midwest Mountaineering gift certificate. Most exciting of all - our featured speaker Ann Bancroft will speak on: Adventures Near and Far. We feel very lucky that Ann will join us for Outdoor Diva Night. Ann Bancroft, in addition to being an honored member of the Minnesota Explorers and Adventurers Hall of Fame, is one of the world's preeminent polar explorers and an internationally recognized leader who is dedicated to inspiring women and girls around the world to unleash the power of their dreams.Through her various roles as an explorer, educator, sought-after speaker and philanthropist, Ann believes that by sharing stories related to her dreams of outdoor adventure, she can help inspire a global audience to pursue their individual dreams. Ann's expeditions have been followed by BBC, CNN, National Public Radio, NBC Nightly News and NBC's Today show. She also has been featured in Time, PeopleUSA Today, Ms., McCall's, Ladies Home Journal, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, National Geographic, Outside, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids and Sports Illustrated for Women, O, the Oprah Magazine and Time for Kids. Ann is a spokesperson for the Learning Disabilities Association, Wilderness Inquiry and Girl Scouts of the USA. She serves on the board of Youth Frontiers, co-chairs the Wilderness Inquiry capital campaign and is a judge for the Nuclear-Free awards and the National Women's Hall of Fame inductions. Outdoor Diva Night Events
Join us for the Premier of "Among the Wild: The Arrowhead 135" film - Saturday, October 25 - 7pm 7:00 doors open at Cowles Auditorium in the Humphrey Center 7:30 showing of the film - The Arrowhead 135 8:00 Q&A with the filmmakers 8:30-9:30 reception to follow with the band Blue Yodel #9, beer and snacks in the lobby On January 28, 2013, the Adventure Minnesota Film crew consisting of 13 volunteers drove north to the frozen and remote wilderness of northern Minnesota to capture one of the toughest winter ultra races on our planet, the Arrowhead 135. Racers were allowed to attempt the challenging 135-mile terrain on foot, bike or ski and given only 60 hours to complete the course. Completely self-supported, there were only three checkpoints along the way that followed a snowmobile trail through forest and swampland from International Falls to Fortune Bay Casino on Lake Vermillion. The combination of cold, challenging terrain and lack of sleep racers encounter at the Arrowhead 135 conquer even the most hearty and experienced racers. Strength and endurance alone does not ensure a finish. The Arrowhead 135 requires experience, patience, fortitude and will. All to arrive at a finish line that may not have anyone present to applaude the accomplishment. To capture the race, the Adventure Minnesota Film crew followed three racers from start to finish: Bonnie Moebeck on bike, John Storkamp on foot and Mark Scotch on skis. Each of the racers brought their own energy and experience to the start line. Moebeck, only two years recovered from a rare bacteria illness that nearly took her life, was attempting the race for the very first time. Storkamp, a seasoned Arrowhead 135 veteran and four-time winner brought experience and know-how to his 8th run on the trail. Scotch, reasonably new to the ultra scene, raced for his 2nd time. With a laid back approach and a glint of competition in his eye, Scotch chose to ski the 135 miles to Fortune Bay Casino. The weather was in his favor. The Adventure Minnesota Film crew edited the 30+ hours of footage into a film that captures the essence of the Arrowhead 135. Each of the racers placed differently. Not all of them crossed the finish line, and none of them were expecting the snowstorm that swept the course on day two. Come and see the premier - at Cowles Auditorium at the Humphrey Center. Tickets go on sale September 24 at https://midwestmtn.webconnex.com/arrowhead135 $12.00 See the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/106969668 Upcoming Events Monday, September 22 - 7:00pm - Adventure Mississippi River (AMR) Adventure Mississippi River (AMR) is our flagship expedition, blending real life adventure with technology to reach students both locally and beyond the Mississippi watershed. AMR aims to inspire students to experience an adventure in their local environment, understand the potential environmental impacts of their actions, and engage the rich history and diversity of species along the Mississippi River and its immense watershed.OAR Northwest's previous expeditions include, a world record crossing of the North Atlantic, a circumnavigation of the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island, and an attempted crossing of the South part of the North Atlantic and Caribbean from Africa to the Americas. OAR Northwest is a 501 (c) (3) not for profit adventure education organization, exploring the worlds water under human power, delivering innovative STEM curriculum to classrooms online and through school visits, and performing research from our vessel of oppurtunity. OARNorthwest.com Expedition Room, Midwest Mountaineering Saturday, September 27 - 8:15am – 9:00am Yoga Free Yoga – every Saturday morning from 8:15 to 9:00a.m.. The instructor is former Midwest Mountaineering employee, Andy Lear. The store opens at 9:00, but a manager will let you in between 8:05 and 8:15a.m. Thrifty Outfitters Monday, September 29 - 6:30pm Climbing 102 A Climbing 101 clinic is a prerequisite for this clinic. Carolyn Hansen will provide this opportunity to expand your technical skills and help prepare you for more advanced climbing. We'll review knots, commands, and belaying, along with more in-depth explanations and uses of climbing gear. Don't worry; we will still have time to climb! Pre-registration recommended – limited to 10 participants. Cost $5, no refunds. Minimum age 15. 612–339–3433 Climbing Cave, Midwest Mountaineering Saturday, October 4 - 7pm - Reel Rock Film Tour Midwest Mountaineering hosts the 9th annual Reel Rock Film Tour. Reel Rock delivers the year's most exciting climbing and adventure films to audiences in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The 9th annual Reel Rock Film Festival launching in September 2014 brings the best in climbing and adventure films to local audiences across the globe. This year co-founders Sender Films and Big UP Productions are presenting a feature-length film: Valley Uprising:Yosemite's Rock Climbing Revolution. Trailers available at reelrocktour.com. Take a peek at last year's trailer – Reel Rock 9 trailer coming soon! Tickets are $12.00 and go on sale September 4th. Sponsored by Gore-Tex, Windstopper and The North Face. Tickets at the store, or at www.midwestmtn.com/tickets beginning September 4 Thursday, October 23 5-9pm Outdoor Diva Night Join us for an evening of fun and comaraderie - bring your friends, your sister, your mom and most especially, yourself to this fun event. We'll have a 45 minute Mississippi River hike with Sharon and Rod Johnson, massage, yoga, prizes, wine, cheese, beverages and munchies, and more. Best of all, Ann Bancroft, internationally known polar explorer and all-around excellent native Minnesota adventurer, will be our featured speaker. Saturday, October 25 - 7pm Premier of "Among the Wild - The Arrowhead 135" film 7:00 doors open at Cowles Auditorium in the Humphrey Center 7:30 showing of the film - The Arrowhead 135 8:00 Q&A with the filmmakers 8:30-9:30 reception to follow with the band Blue Yodel #9, beer and snacks in the lobby On January 28, 2013, the Adventure Minnesota Film crew consisting of 13 volunteers drove north to the frozen and remote wilderness of northern Minnesota to capture one of the toughest winter ultra races on our planet, the Arrowhead 135. Racers were allowed to attempt the challenging 135-mile terrain on foot, bike or ski and given only 60 hours to complete the course. Completely self-supported, there were only three checkpoints along the way that followed a snowmobile trail through forest and swampland from International Falls to Fortune Bay Casino on Lake Vermillion. The combination of cold, challenging terrain and lack of sleep racers encounter at the Arrowhead 135 conquer even the most hearty and experienced racers. Strength and endurance alone does not ensure a finish. The Arrowhead 135 requires experience, patience, fortitude and will. All to arrive at a finish line that may not have anyone present to applaude the accomplishment. To capture the race, the Adventure Minnesota Film crew followed three racers from start to finish: Bonnie Moebeck on bike, John Storkamp on foot and Mark Scotch on skis. Each of the racers brought their own energy and experience to the start line. Moebeck, only two years recovered from a rare bacteria illness that nearly took her life, was attempting the race for the very first time. Storkamp, a seasoned Arrowhead 135 veteran and four-time winner brought experience and know-how to his 8th run on the trail. Scotch, reasonably new to the ultra scene, raced for his 2nd time. With a laid back approach and a glint of competition in his eye, Scotch chose to ski the 135 miles to Fortune Bay Casino. The weather was in his favor. The Adventure Minnesota Film crew edited the 30+ hours of footage into a film that captures the essence of the Arrowhead 135. Each of the racers placed differently. Not all of them crossed the finish line, and none of them were expecting the snowstorm that swept the course on day two. Come and see the premier - at Cowles Auditorium at the Humphrey Center. Tickets $12.00 - tickets at https://midwestmtn.webconnex.com/arrowhead135 All Midwest Mountaineering events are at www.midwestmtn.com/current-events |
Join us for our second Outdoor Diva Night - and evening of fun and comaraderie. Network with other women who love being outdoors! And it's all FREE.