While not a Ptarmigan event per say, this is a must attend if you are interested in climbing -  

What do you do if you and your climbing partner have fallen in a
crevasse and any rescue is weeks away?
How do you survive a night near the top of K2 alone with no water, no
tent, no sleeping bag?
How do you reconcile a career of Himalayan climbing involving deaths of
climbing partners with family responsibilities?
To hear the answers to these questions and more come to an evening with
Jim Wickwire, one of the first two Americans to climb K2 and author of
Addicted to Danger. He will be giving a slideshow of his climbing life
titled "K2 and Beyond"
at 8 PM Sat. May 19th at the Grant H.S. Auditorium Cost: just $8
Contact: Mazama member and Grant H.S. teacher Doug Winn at 503 232-7406
(Grant H.S. at 2245 NE 36th is easy to find just a few blocks north of
NE Broadway. If you take I 205, turn on the Banfield Fwy going toward
Portland, then take the 43rd St. Exit. If you go south on I 5, take the
Dalles Exit onto the Banfield Fwy, then take the 33rd St Exit.)