AAS - The Albuquerque Adventure Squad

Friday, February 27, 2015

AAS Coupe

During the Tenth Anniversary AAS Annual Adventure Summit Roll Call, El Presidente was conspicuously absent. The standing members voted to dissolve the AAS Government and as a result the El Presidente was demoted to Porter for Life.

Friday, September 06, 2013

Hey AAS Fans,

Yes it's sad that most of the AAS members are too busy with family, work, Etc. to post anything anymore.... life get's in the way.

Anyway, as AAS presidente' I thought I'd post another UAE (UnAuthorized AAS Event) of a motorcycle-based outdoor adventure me and another friend from the Search & Rescue team just completed: Lucky Bastards Adventure Ride!

Enjoy this till Dan get's around to making the film of our 2013 AAS Ski Summit!

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

AAS Summits Mt. Sneffels!

DATELINE: 20 May 2010 - After having our sites on Mt. Sneffels in Ouray CO. for a few years, we finally put the trip together! We had 2 teams, Dan Paul & Kirk from New Mexico and Brian & Jeff from Colorado. We all met at a bar in Ouray (surprise) and headed up the 6 mile road that we heard was open to Camp Bird. We knew the mountain spirits were with us when, at the table next to ours, a local guide overheard our plans and gave us the thumbs-up on conditions in the basin area ;-)

Indeed the road was open and we drove up to base camp on Thursday evening. The weather was fantastic and we didn't see any evidence of natural avalanches or other dangerous conditions... Here's a little clip:

Next morning we hit it for the trek up to advanced base camp in Yankee Boy Basin proper at the foot Mt. Sneffels. We made short work of the skin up and commenced to making our home for the next 2 days. We had 5 adventurers so we decided to dig 2 snow caves, the Weasel Cave for the Non-Snorers (Dan, Paul & Brian) and the Bear Cave for the snorers (Kirk & Jeff). After about 2 hours of digging like crazed groundhogs we had our new home!

The next day we fired up the stoves before dawn, made water and breakfast and started our ascent! Conditions were perfect, everything was frozen solid and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

Here's a clip of the beginning of the ascent up Lavender Col:

After about 2 hours of excellent steep snowfield climbing we stopped for a snack at the top of the Col then shot this clip from the "Notch" just before the final walk over to the summit proper:

It was a fantastic ascent and we put a team on the summit before noon ;-)

The ski down was a bit icy but we all skied/boarded back down and left our tracks on Ole' Sneffels! Paul even took a little side trip to the other side of the basin and got it some fresh lines below Mt. Morgan.

The mountain gods were kind to the AAS and all in all, it was a kick-ass trip and we finished up the 2009-2010 ski season with a BANG! Next ?

Friday, February 26, 2010

AAS Does Utah!

Well...... it's a few weeks now that the AAS completed the annual AAS Summit in Utah! We have all been too busy to post the movie and pics, but I'll get to it soon ;-)

AAS ByLaws

Senator of the fightin' first district - danmcq
Sergeant at Arms - lizardboy
Treasurer - tattmalbot
Executive scribe - major bone
Executive chauffeur - kirk
Executive chef - jefe
Porter for Life - pablito

the legislative branch makes all laws
the executive branch implements the laws (but has no veto power)
the judicial branch interprets the laws
all members must have lived in albuquerque for at least three months at some point in their life or be related to someone who has
an AAS event must be an outdoor sporting event in which there is some risk of death or injury
no cheap crappy beer at an AAS event
two AAS members are required for an official AAS event
nomination for membership requires attendance at two AAS events and sponsorship by AAS member
membership is decided by a unanimous vote of all of the officers
all members are required to have fun whether they like it or not
no whining!
mother nature and all of her flora and fuana must be treated with respect
never leave a man behind (or a woman's behind)
new laws must be created (or proposed) during official aas events
capital crimes (in aas law terms) are punishable by defecation in your nalgene
all aas members must bookmark the aas blog (expect random inspections)
some aas events require formal dress attire, which is defined as a collared shirt (that wicks well)
prospective AAS members are referred to as pledges and may be addressed as "mah-caca"
after a prospective AAS member completes the first event they may retort to being called mah-caca with the reply, "my name is lance you ..."
AAS members may deny credit for an event for prospective AAS members with respect to the required two events for nomination for purely subjective reason
AAS members are required to do at least one lap on the powerline right of way at the annual Wolf Creek Ski Summit
new AAS members are initiated through a needlessly long and complicated ceremony decided arbitrarily by the president and sergeant of arms
after the initiation the new AAS member must buy booze for existing AAS members for the remainder of the day
new AAS members are also referred to as lance during the day of initiation
Each AAS event must be turned into a title & acronym for posting purposes
At every winter/snow camping AAS event, at least one member must bring some pre-cooked bacon
Specific punishments for violating the official AAS bylaws are clearly stated immediately below. Punishments range from sticking the offender with the bar tab to various mandatory acts of self-inflicted public humiliation, to be recorded on the AAS site via pictures or video clip. The severity obviously depends on the magnitude of the offense. Incidentally, since AAS bylaws do not apply to non-AAS events, and effectively exist in a state of anarchy, enforcement and punishment are left to the creativity of the other event attendees. So proceed at your own risk. However, non-AAS members at AAS events fall under AAS jurisdiction, and are therefore subject to their specified codes of conduct. The above is hereby posted under the authority of being the loudest and most pompous blowhard in the immediate vicinity
There shall never be exactly ten "AAS Ten Essentials"
All members shall hold an office, regardless of how ridiculous or insignificant the position. The office shall be selected by a majority vote of all members.
In order for a potential member to be made an AAS member, that potential member must have attended expeditions with all existing members. Note, not all members need be present at one time.
AAS members can substitute a day at Silverton for a lap on the powerline right of way at the annual Wolf Creek Ski Summit
The person who makes a motion can also second the motion.
There are no executive orders! The president can make decrees, but no one has to follow them.