Where: Glacier Brewhouse, 737 West 5th Ave. (free Saturday on-street parking; 2-hour limit)
Time: 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (the meeting starts at 11:50 a.m.)
In-Person Luncheon (Doors open at 11:15) or Zoom (your choice)
Program begins at 11:50 a.m.
Make lunch reservations by Friday, March 22.
RSVP via any of these three ways:
1. Click here to Register and Pay
2. Email, akprocom@gmail.com
3. Call 907-240-1073 and leave a message, including a phone number where you can be reached. When calling or sending an email, please include how many people are coming and their names.
Members:
$28 for in-person lunch
$5 for Zoom link
Click here to Register and Pay
Guests:
$32 for in-person lunch
$8 for Zoom link
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In 1979 at the age of 19 Suraj Holzwarth became the youngest woman to summit Denali, North America’s highest peak. In this riveting memoir, Suraj shares a spirited account of the 30-day expedition, which began in the Peters Hills, leading through some of Alaska’s most remote wilderness before reaching Denali’s base camp. Eighty pounds of gear on her back, she and her team bushwhacked through mosquito-infested alders, forded raging glacial rivers, navigated quicksand, rocky marines, and crevassed glaciers. The team faced 100 mph winds, sub-zero temperatures, crevasse falls, altitude sickness, and failing equipment.
In this inspiring journey, Suraj shows us how to dream big as a young at a young age, how to engage one’s passion, trust one’s gut, overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and live life to the fullest. Siraj’s strength, art, and determination, as well as her deep love, awe, and wonder for the mountains shine through this remarkable story.
Suraj spent over 25 years climbing and guiding expeditions in the wilds of Alaska and around the world. In 1983 she co-founded the first wilderness program for women in Alaska and led it for 17 years, empowering over 50,000 girls and women. For the last 25 years she has been the executive director of The Whirling Rainbow Foundation, an international cultural and healing arts nonprofit organization. She’s an author, healer, artist, musician, and teacher. At 65, she’s still an avid hiker, backpacker, kayaker, global adventurer, and earth lover. She lives in Homer, Alaska.
Her book Heart Like a Mountain has just been published.
