Big Muddy Speaker Series presents:
The Missouri River Bluffs: A Climbing History
Presentation by Jim Karpowicz and Mike Jenner
See the presentation on YouTube!
Tuesday, December 13th, 2022
- 7 p.m. presentation (6 p.m. Social Hour)
- Register for Virtual Zoom Option here.
- Watch it LIVE on our YouTube Channel (and you can also catch the recording there later)
- The Bistro at Les Bourgeois Vineyards in Rocheport, MO
- Google Map - Directions Below
The Bistro Restaurant is closed on Tuesdays, but the bar will be open. You ARE welcome to come early, bring some food and gather with friends before the presentation. Speaker Series attendees are welcome after 6:00 p.m.
Hosted by Missouri River Relief
Jim Karpowicz establishing a new route near Rocheport in the early 1980s.
For December's Big Muddy Speaker Series, Missouri Native rock climbers, Jim Karpowicz and Mike Jenner told tales of their rock-climbing journeys and delved into the history of rock climbing in Boone County.
Missouri rock climbers Jim Karpowicz and Mike Jenner began their climbing careers in the late 1970s on the Burlington limestone bluffs overlooking the Missouri River. While their professional careers have been focused on producing nature documentaries and community journalism, their passion for climbing has been a central theme of their lives.
Meet Your Presenter
Jim Karpowicz and Mike Jenner
, Missouri Native rock climbers
After adventures that have taken them from the high peaks of the Sierras and Rockies to the towers of the American desert and crags across North America, they return to the cliffs where they began more than 40 years ago.
Photo taken on the top of Andromeda Buttress, Boone County, MO, 2015
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