RMC Newsletter - Winter 2009-2010

Table of Contents

President's Letter
By Michele Cormier

"2010 brings the Randolph Mountain Club to the verge of a new century. We will celebrate the past 100 years all summer long in 2010. Our active and imaginative Centennial Committee has planned all kind of events and activities for next summer."

Reports from Committees
By Mike Micucci, Sally Manikian, and Curtis Moore

RMC Trails Report, RMC Camps Report, End of Season Thank You.


RMC to Celebrate Its Centennial in 2010
By Judy Hudson

"The festivities will kick off on Sunday, July 4, at the traditional tea with the scheduled release of Judy Hudson's history: Peaks & Paths—A Century of the Randolph Mountain Club. Judy will be signing copies for all who purchase them, and some special historical flourishes may be added to the conventional tea protocol."

A Young Man Becomes a Proud Father... Still Looking for a Caterpillar
By Guy Stever

"Perhaps the strongest memories I have of Crag are the people who trooped through my life in those two years. The vast majority were wonderful and interesting people..."


Woman, Alone
By Roz Stever

"I was certain that I was going to hate caretaking my first night at Crag as the summer caretaker. I was freezing and terrified of the following night – the one I would be spending without the comfort of my father to provide me with entertainment, encouragement, and general good spirits."

Beyond Mixing the Pile: the Active Composting System of the Batch-Bin Privy
By Pete Antos-Ketcham and Sally Manikian

"Building upon decades of experience, and trial and error, the batch-bin composting system was specially adapted to the challenges of a cold, wet, short composting season..."