… In the traditional "off-season", we generally post activities such as conditioning hikes, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, day-trips, and car camping. We've even done several eco-volunteerism events such as trail maintenance and tree planting with local nonprofit organizations. A PHOTO IS REQUIRED FOR MEMBERSHIP: NO APPROVAL WITHOUT ONE. We aren't concerned about your looks: we care about our safety. Deleting the photo once approved will prevent you from being able to RSVP for events. The sam …

… Four season hiking - In the winter we'll actively seek out snow for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, winter camping, and winter hiking.  Strictly limited event sizes (no 50 or 100 person RSVP lists) Smaller overall group size - I'm not sure how I will manage this, but I'd rather have 300 active members then 1,500 people who come once a year.  Geographically focused on West LA, Santa Monica, etc, so we can car pool on long drives. (I'm not going to kick anyone out over this, but I do plan on ha …

… However, in keeping with the diverse interests of the organizers and members, we also engage in more specific and/or unusual activities such as: peakbagging (getting to the top of as many mountains as possible); highpointing (collecting the highest points of a particular geographic unit such as country, state or county); non-technical climbing (class 2-3 for connoisseurs); scrambling; easy mountaineering; alpine climbing; cross-country route finding; snowshoeing & winter hiking; and many others. …