Jeff Menashe and his guide Willie Benegas were the first team to summit Mount Vinson, Antarctica, on January 1st, 2019. This is Jeff’s 3rd summit of the 7 Summits. Jeff Menashe CdeP 1989
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Tony Thatcher ’85
Greetings from Bozeman, MT! It’s been a busy year for me as I start to ramp up a new business building and repairing guitars, mandolins and ukes. A shameless plug for Mountain Whimsy Guitars (www.mwcustomguitars.com). I’m still making maps and doing GIS analysis, mostly associated with rivers and streams. During a fabulous early fall camping […]
Sandy Volkmann ’70
Sandy, with wife Pam, are not only making fine furniture in Missoula, Montana, but are also adding to their adventures with skiing, biking, climbing and celebrating the Montana lifestyle. Sandy Volkmann CdeP 1970
Chris Henze ’59
Just spent a lovely week in a chalet at the foot of Mt. Blanc and thought you’d enjoy these statues in Chamonix of first ascenters. Appropriate climbing gear has changed somewhat! Chris Henze CdeP 1959
Chris Ferrer ’61
Living in New Jersey. Learned how to shovel the 2013 mountains of Eastern snow while in Thacher corrals. From a Columbia MBA in Finance to a career in Fortune 500-1000 management consulting, I now manage foreign trade transactions for my own business. Two great sons, two great grandchildren. All avid skiers or snowboarders, including our […]
Brian Bennett ’94
Our son Timothy’s first word was “outside.” He turned two in August and already loves climbing rocks and running up hills. I am enjoying writing for the Los Angeles Times in Washington, D.C. We hope to see most of CdeP 94 at our 20 year reunion in 2014. Love, Brian Bennett ’94