Event Details

General Meeting and Presentation
Agenda: 5:50-6:20 PM: Social half hour with refreshments.
6:20-7:40 PM: Meeting and presentation
Presentation title: Trekking in the Alps – Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc
Speakers: Gail Harriss, Charlie Higby, Emily Irwin
Presentation summary: We will talk about our hike – planning and logistics, show slides of our trek, talk about food on the hike, our accommodations, and the wonderful people we met on the trail. The Tour de Mont Blanc is probably one of the most popular hikes in Europe. It is also challenging. We will also discuss options for shorter hiking days if needed. Charlie had a hip replacement a little over a year before we did the hike. He was able to modify the hike to fit his limitations/needs.
Speaker bios: Gail Harriss, Charlie Higby and Emily Irwin have lived in Durango for many years. We enjoy hiking in the mountains. We love our mountains!! We are experienced backpackers and are old!! Gail is 65, Charlie is 73 and Emily is 76. Gail is a retired lawyer and Charlie is retired from the BLM. Emily works as an office/manager, bookkeeper for a local law firm.