"Moon Walk Without Moon"

"Moon Walk Without Moon"

4 km night hike in Edmonton River Valley

Video link:

https://youtu.be/1YJzVUqNJ7w

Ha Ling on New Year's Eve: A Stairway to Slightly Sweaty Heaven

Our New Year's Eve wasn't exactly a pre-dawn alpine start. We were operating on a more civilized 10 AM departure from the ACC lodge. After all, Ha Ling, while worthy challenge, wasn't Everest. We weren't expecting to summit by brunch.

Waking up at 8:30 allowed for the usual lodge morning rituals: the mad dash for a vacant bathroom (a small victory in itself), the kitchen scavenger hunt (where *are* the plates this time?), and breakfast with the other intrepid adventurers… or, well, just us. It seemed everyone else was either already conquering some other peak or wisely choosing to sleep in.

The Best of 2024 Photo-Competition (11)

 Category R - "Reels" - Andy Rutkowski Award

1st Place - "Om Namah Shivaya butterflies" - by Piotr Rajski

The Best of 2024 Photo-Competition (10)

 Category N - "Full Movie Feature" - Boris Bokov Award

1st Place - "Hiking Tent Ridge Horseshoe Trail" - by Andy Rutkowski (25:14)

A comment: "I liked this movie more than those from the exotic places as it seems to show the beauty of OUR mountains, the beauty of OUR club members, and it also mentions "OUR President" toward the end. Yeah, I missed this hike because of the unfortunate circumstances. (Piotr)

Congratulations to Andy!

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The Best of 2024 Photo-Competition (9)

 Category L - "Video with a Twist" - Beata and Andrzej Jędrych Award

1st Place - "The Raven of the Delicate Arch" - by Piotr Rajski

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The Best of 2024 Photo-Competition (8)

 Category I - "The Monuments of Nature" - Barbara Walter Award

1st Place - "Two Thousand Years Old Twins" - by Basia Krzymień

A comment: "A gigantic picture of the truly gigantic "monuments of nature." It is hard to photograph these giants as they don't want to squeeze into the camera's lenses, so the author did a really good job showing the enormity, timelessness and true grandeur of these trees." 

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The Best of 2024 Photo-Competition (7)

 Category H - "(Sexy) Man in the Mountains" - Bo Maciaszczyk Award

1st Place - "Saint Dragan" - featuring Dragan Radovic

The photo was taken on Tent Horseshoe Ridge near Canmore, Alberta, Canada, by Maya Wojnarowska. 

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The Best of 2024 Photo-Competition (6)

 Category G - "(Pretty) Woman in the Mountains" - Bogdan Kulik Award

1st Place (ex equo) - "Pretty on the top" - featuring Gosia Stróżyk

1st Place (ex equo) - "Patagonian mermaid" - featuring Holly Kostecki 

A comment about "Pretty on the top" - "A nice dynamic picture capturing boldness, adventure spirit and the beautiful smile of the model in a non-standard way." The photo was taken by Andy Rutkowski on Tent Horseshoe Ridge near Canmore, Canada. 

A comment about "Patagonian mermaid" - "This picture has it all. Beautiful background (we should add not easy to reach, requiring strength and toughness) and a model confident in her womanhood, with a charming smile. And she also fares well in wet t-shirt contests! A winning combination for me. 🙂" The photo was taken at the Base of the Torres, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. 

Great thanks to Bogdan Kulik for awarding two first prizes! 

Congratualtions to Gosia and Holly! 

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