December
Dr. Carr continues the “Take the Challenge” theme with preparations to summit Aconcagua, a 22,841 foot mountain in South America. His six man crew will take up to three weeks early next year to climb Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere.
Mount Rainier Summit: The summit at 14,410 feet – 35 square miles of snow and ice!
“Take the Challenge” motto was exemplified in the recent summit expedition of Mount Rainier. Rainier is the largest mountain in the Cascade range and required excellent physical conditioning and continuous team work to successfully reach the ice capped summit. Congratulations to Dr. Carr, Robert Stroman and Lara Allanson for their successful summit climb!
Dr. Carr making his way out of a “bottomless” crevice. Technical climbing skills come in handy!
A storm is brewing: Sometimes timing is everything – a storm brews over Rainier as the team makes their descent from the mountain.
August
Dr Carr, Robert Stroman and Lara Allanson get ready to head West!
The summit attempts of Mount Hood and Mount Rainier begin on August 19.
Dr Carr, Robert and Lara made their last training hike recently – a one day, 21 mile loop in Lake Placid. Ken Rowell also participated in the training hikes and is pursuing his 46 hike peaks! Best wishes for a safe expedition!
Retreat 2005 – The annual event!
The new White Face Lodge in Lake Placid was the setting for this year’s five day company retreat. The event including white water rafting along the Hudson River and various hiking endeavors in the Adirondack Mountains. Twenty-one staff and family members participated in the team-spirit building and physical challenge retreat!
July
Mrs Carr recently returned from South America where she distributed crayons and school supplies to a remote village at the foot of the Andes Mountains.
Peru and Mount Ausangate (20,905 feet) were the setting for June and July hiking. Mrs Carr takes in the views at the 14,500 foot base camp, making friends with two young girls who live in the same way as their Incan ancestors.
May
Dr Carr recently returned from a week long Orthopedic Conference in Colorado. This was his first visit to Colorado where he took advantage of the good weather to summit Pike’s Peak. This challenging ascent, over 7,000 feet in a single day, was a testament to altitude work.
Books for Kids in the Philippines
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Carr are providing financial support to send 1,000 books to the children of the Philippines. Their nephew Jarod Maggio and his wife, Mariah are Peace Corps Volunteers since 2006. Please join us in rebuilding the country’s libraries for children who have lost so much in a season of record setting typhoons and volcanic eruptions. You may visit www.aklatan.org for more information about this mission.
April
Dr. Carr, Robert Stroman and Lara Allanson continue training for their next summit expeditions. They will travel to Oregon to summit Mount Hood, an 11,237 feet stratovolcano made of lava flows, domes and volcaniclastic deposits. Mount Hood is the highest peak in Oregon. The expedition then continues to Washington where they will make a summit attempt of Mount Rainier. This mountain is 14,410 feet above sea level and is the northern volcano of the Cascade Range.
March
Dr. Carr was pleased to present his Arthritis Lecture to a full house at Crouse Hospital’s Marley Education Center. Audience participation was excellent. Please watch for listings of upcoming lectures.
February- March: Dr. Carr plans a free lecture to the community
Dr. Carr joins the “Crouse in the Community” Educational Program as a guest lecturer on March 3. He will discuss Surgical Treatments of Arthritis and offer an update on Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement Techniques. View the complete bulletin on our Forms page or call 470-7701 to register by March 1. (registration is required and space is limited.)
