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OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABESTHE ST. MARGARETS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL CHILDREN ASK THE DAHLEMS ABOUT THEIR ADVENTURE:ST. MARGARETS KIDS: Was your dad crying when you were at the top in the video when he was telling everyone he loved them?JD: People always ask me that. First of all, Id just like to be congratulated for remembering all of those names at 28,000 ft. And yes, I was crying. It was a very emotional time and we were both sort of crying. Its OK to cry.SMK: Have you ever fallen down a mountain?JD: You dont want to fall down from that mountain because its 10,000 feet down, but Ryan and I have fallen down a couple of times, just not down any mountains. RD: The good news is, its about an 8,000 foot drop on one side of the Hillary Step and a 10,000 foot drop on the other, and we were walking right along the ridge. But because it was cloudy, we couldnt see how far we had to fall. That was pretty nice.SMK: What do you do if you fall in a crevasse?RD: Hopefully, your rope holds you so you dont keep falling all the way down. Then you have to get onto the side and use your crampons and your ice axe to climb back up. SMK: Did anyone you ever met climb Mt. Everest and not make it?RD: The night we went up we had seven climbers going for the top and the weather was really bad. So three of them decided to come back down and four of us went on to the top. That was the right decision because they fi gured it was going to be safer. The good news is Mt. Everest will always be there so they can go back and try again. SMK: How did it feel being at the top of Mt. Everest?JD: It felt great, except you feel a little goofy because theres not a lot of oxygen. But as Ryan said, getting up is OK, getting down is mandatory in mountain climbing. Where most people die or have problems on Mt. Everest is when theyre coming down. Youre very tired and you have to concentrate because if you make one misstep, youre off to the races, which is not a good thing. SMK: How would you guys eat?RD: At base camp we had a cook who would cook us meals. We had yak steak and all kinds of funky dishes. But higher on the mountain, you eat little things because you dont want to carry too much weight up there. My favorite food on the mountain was jelly beans. SMK: How many millimeters is Mt. Everest?RD: Lets take another question. (laughs) You guys can help me fi gure this out. Its 8,850 meters, so if you add two zeros to that, thats 8,850,000 millimeters.SMK: How deep was the snow?JD: Some of the places where the snow has been there forever and ever its hard to say. Some of those crevasses were probably limitless, but maybe 2-300 feet. On the top of the mountain the snow is as little as a few inches to 10 or 15 feet. SMK: Did you ever think you lost your camera?RD: Each time I took the video camera out I was thinking, OK. Try to get a good shot, but whatever you do dont drop it. So I had a little string I tied around my wrist in case. JD: My son did all the fi lming. You know those little fl ip cameras? SMK: YEAH!JD: Well, one is still up on Mt. Everest. SMK: Have you ever fallen off a ladder?JD: I never fell off a ladder, but one time my crampons got stuck. I was trying to lift my foot, but the spikes on my boot got stuck on the tines. So I had to go backwards and try to pull it out. Whats interesting is that you put your feet in the spaces of the ladder and hope that your crampons hook onto the rungs of the ladder. So youre just walking into space. Other times the crevasses were smaller, so you would just jump over them.

OCG: I READ ABOUT THE DEATH ZONE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? RD: Th e Death Zone is a term that is used for elevations above 8,000 meters. Th e human body just can-not sustain life that high. So essen-tially, while youre up there, physi-cally your body is dying and if you stayed up there, thats the inevitable outcome. While youre up there, everything gets compromised. You dont sleep as well. You lose your ap-petite. You lose your mental acuity. You lose your ability to come back from any normal cut or scrape or bruise. It clearly is your body tell-ing you go down you shouldnt be this high. Even for locals in that area, theres only a certain elevation where they live because even their reproductive system doesnt work theres just a limit to human physi-ology in terms of altitude. One of the reasons that Sherpas are such strong high altitude climbers is that theyre born at 11 - 13,000 feet.

OCG: DID YOU TALK ABOUT TRIAGE, OR WHAT THE PROTOCOL WAS IF ONE OF YOU GOT SERIOUSLY HURT?RD: We did as much as we could in preparation to have as safe a climb as possible. So, with the training and the use of gear, the going with a great professional guide service, the hiring of Sherpas to climb side by side with us-we tried to do as much as we could in the plan-ning phase to mitigate the danger. On our summit night, when the weather was bad, we did have to stop and talk through a variety of contingencies and we had several conversations about whether or not we would keep going. A guide who was up there at the same time said, well just go a little farther and see what happens. Luckily, each of those go a little bit farthers ended up getting us to the top. We didnt have a strict game plan going in, but we both recognized that we might come to a point where it was

safer to turn around and go down. Of course, the summit is not worth losing your life over. OCG: YOU SAID THAT YOU GET TO KNOW SOMEONE REALLY WELL WHEN YOURE CLIMBING WITH THEM FOR 60 DAYS. RD: He does snore a lot, but I al-ready knew that from past expe-ditions. I think the new takeaway from my dad was that he was quite a bit older than the rest of the climbers on our team, and just the respect I have for him at that age to be able to accomplish that physi-cal task and the mental task. I think he probably carried an extra mental burden throughout the expedition because not too many people his age have climbed Mt. Everest, so I think he had an additional question about whether physically he could do it at his age. OCG: ONCE YOU GUYS GOT BACK DOWN AND REINTEGRATED BACK INTO YOUR NORMAL LIFE, DID YOU HAVE A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON YOUR LIFE?RD: Absolutely. (laughs) You know, we met with thea Llama Incarnate, who is very high up in the Buddhist tradition, on the way in at the Teng-poche monastery. Here is someone who spends his entire life up in this really remote village in Nepal, much of it in meditation and prayer, and he was talking to us about inner peace. I remember in that moment thinking about life back home and just the complexity and the day to day details of life at sea level. At that point it just brought a cer-tain amount of clarity to what re-ally matters and maintaining inner peace amidst the simple stressers down here that can too easily be-come signifi cant stressers. OCG: WHATS NEXT FOR YOU GUYS?RD: It was such an unbelievable ex-perience, so our goal coming back with all the talks were doing is to share with others, and particularly children, because my dad and I are both educators. Im always so im-pressed with their questions. My real hope now is to share it with others in the hope that it will in-spire them to take on a challenge. For them to fi nd their Everest.

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ORANGE COUNTYTO EVERESTIn 2010 O.C. educators John and Ryan Dahlem became the oldest father/son duo to climb Mt. Everest. We caught up with the Dahlems at a presentation to St. Margarets Episcopal School to hear the remarkable tale.

Interview by Amy Hood

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akley Anderson-Moore isnt the stereotypical fi lm-industry type. Young and petite with fair skin, fi ery red hair, and tortoise Ray-Bans, her attitude is more down-to-earth than Hollywood. But

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place in the spotlight.As I sat with Oakley in a Costa Mesa cafe, she told me about her artfi lmmakingher creative process, and the documentary project thats taken over the last four years of her life. Oakleys feature-length documentary, Th e Last Wild Mountain: Portrait of the American Climber, is now in the fi nal editing stages. Th e fi lm follows 60s and 70s rock climbers to tell a countercultural history of sorts, asking the question: What happens when people say no to a life they dont want, and take off to the fringe of society? Inspired by her rock-climbing dads crazy stories, Oakleya Lake Forest residenttook her UCSD fi lm degree and decided to hit the road and see if they were true. She and her crew travelled the country in a Volkswagen van to interview more than 50 rock-climbing legends for the fi lm, including Royal Robbins, Warren Harding, and Jim Erickson. What she has ended up with is a unique story of adventure and humanity. When the interviews ended, her real artistic process

began: Editing the stories with archival news footage, music, and her own narration to create a cohesive piece that tells a bigger story about the political and cultural climate of the 60s and 70s. Although Oakley loves writing, theater, and photography, she chose fi lm as her medium because of its unique storytelling ability. When you make edits in a fi lm, youre controlling exactly where the audience looks, she says. You cut to a close-up of someones face, you put in the music. Th e way you edit is sort of made to parallel human thought, and were so clever; fi lm works with that cleverness. One example of Oakleys understanding of that is her choice to add in small text jokes into the fi lm, a move she says breaks with the normal documentary format: Th e fi lm reaches out to the audience and says Hey! I know youre there! she explains. But despite its playfulness, the fi lm also showcases a technical skill and attention to detail. For the interviews, she and her crew set up special lighting to give the subjects a glow as if they were lit by a campfi re, mimicking the way the stories would have been told originally. Th e ability to capture what is normally an intimate, oral storytelling tradition in an artful way has earned Oakley props from the rock climbing community. Documentary is rewarding in the sense that there are so many people out there that have such amazing stories and no one to tell them to, no voice or vehicle to have those stories heard, Oakley explains. I mean, why go to all the trouble of making up a fake world with fake characters when there are so many people and stories that you just cant make up? Th e people and their layers are already real.Although Oakley says shes had little time to think of her next project, fi lm has won her heart. I think all storytelling is everyone just trying to share the experience of being a person and existinga relatively lonely phenomenon, she explains. You never really know what its like to be someone else, and thats what art is all about, trying to share that experience. Film is just a new form of doing that.Th e Last Wild Mountain screened at the American Alpine Club Library in Colorado this January, and Oakley hopes to enter it into fi lm festivals this year. For more information and to watch clips and trailers, visit rockadventuremovie.com.

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SWIMMING CLASSES:Baby & Me, 30 minutes, $52 for 4 weeksWaterbugs, 30 minutes, $52 for 4 weeksSharkies, 30 minutes, $52 for 4 weeksClownfish, 30 minutes, $52 for 4 weeksAquanauts, 45 minutes twice a week, $68 for 4 weeksSwim lessons available 7 days/week; call for details

GYMNASTICS CLASSES:Sweet Peas Parent & Me for birth to walking, 30 minutes, $40 a month. Tutsi Rolls Parent & Me for 1 2 years old, 30 minutes, $40 a monthTumble Bees for 2 to 4 years old, 45 minutes, $60 a monthClasses available Monday Saturday; call for details

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hey grow up so fast. People always say it, and they say it be-cause its true, isnt it? One minute theyre a newborntiny and timidand the next theyre laughing and crawling out of your reach. You might wonder if youre doing enough to enter-tain their curiosity about the world around themand enough to prepare them for the life ahead of them. Its never too early

to enroll your little one in swimming, gymnastics, dance, or preschoolpro-grams that are proven to increase cognitive skills and improve the likelihood of success later in life. Cal Elite Kids in Rancho Santa Margarita has award-winning swimming, gymnastic, dance, and academic programs for little ones ages 0-3 years!Why gymnastics? What kid doesnt love tumbling and rolling? Besides being fun for kids, gymnastics is one of the most comprehensive exercise programs for kids; it fosters strength, coordination, fl exibility, and discipline. Also, stud-ies show that children who are involved in regular physical activity, have a lower caloric intake and are more successful in preventing obesity. Addition-ally, kids learn cognitive skills more effectively when their activities include both the body and the mind. Preschool gymnastics prepares kids for successful school experiences by teaching them to wait their turn, to respect their peers, and to follow directions. Children who participate in movement education

activities have longer attention spans, improved communication skills, and healthier self-esteem. Beginning physical activity at an early age improves a childs likelihood of growing into an active and balanced adult.Jamie Ledford is Cal Elites Preschool and Academy Gymnastics Programs Manager, and was a Cal Elite Kid herself; her mom enrolled her in Cal Elites gymnastics program as a three year old, and the rest was history. I became ob-sessed! says Jamie. I competed at Cal Elite up through my teen years, until I made the switch to coaching at age 15. Teaching became the driving force in my life; so much so that I came back to Cal Elite full-time after receiving my Bach-elors degree from UCLA. Jamie is a cardholding member of the USAG, holds a certifi cate in Early Childhood Development, is a licensed preschool teacher, is CPR certifi ed, and has eight years of coaching experience. Being a part of the Cal Elite team is a blessing, says Jamie, and one that I dont take for granted. Cal Elite offers four levels of gymnastics classes for preschoolers. Sweet Peas and Tutsi Rolls are Parent and Me classes for wee ones. Sweet Peas serves new babies to walkers and Tutsi Rolls is for kiddos 1 2 years old. Little ones 2 - 4 years old are ready for Tumble Bees, their fi rst class on their own. Older preschoolers 4 6 years advance on to Kinderoos, where they be-gin preparing for academy gymnastics. Sweet Peas was designed with baby

in mind, and focuses mainly on sensory process-ing, the development of motor skills, and setting the foundation for strength and coordination. The lesson plans combine structure, consistency, and exploration. Tutsi Rolls uses equipment de-signed for toddlers to exercise motor skills in a playful environment. The lesson plan objectives are met through music, repetition, encouragement, and reward. Tumble Bees introduces little ones to the dynamic sport of gymnastics. Preschool en-ergy is channeled into organized, structured train-ing on the fl oor, beam, trampoline, bars, and vault. We heard about Cal Elite from a myriad of par-ents, say parents Christina and Ross Cheever, and once we checked it out, we understood ex-actly why so many parents feel so good about this place. Cal Elite offers a variety of activities for kids to learn, play, grow, and interact. Our daughter looks forward to her time at Cal Eliteshe feels safe, she feels loved, and she is defi nitely learning many new skills while having fun.Dance lessons at Cal Elite are equally fun and re-warding for kids. Baby and Me Boogie is for children 1 to 2 to practice stretching (building muscle development), follow dance directions (working on listening skills), improve balance, and learn to dance (tap, jazz, and ballet). Twirly Tots is designed for children 2 - 4 years old, builds upon the skills learned in Baby and Me Boogie, and offers children independence from parents to increase listening and direction following skills. Cal Elites studios include 1-way mirrors that al-low parents to watch their children in class. Classes use baby dolls, color dots, ribbons, and wands to help little dancers associate other ways of moving and offer a tactile level to the experience. Cal Elites dance program also offers three perform-ance opportunities throughout the year, in May, June, and December which allows parents the chance to see their childs progress over time. Natalie Harber is the Dance Department Adminis-trator, and shes been a part of the Cal Elite team for fi ve years. She grew up dancing, and attended Idyllwild Arts Academy in Palm Springs, a pre-professional boarding school of the arts. She re-ceived a Bachelors degree in Dance from UCI and danced with Brockus Dance Project, a profes-sional company for 2 years. She has been teach-ing dance since age 16. Cal Elite is a true gem in our community, says

parent Janice Whitman. Their staff is incredible. Never have I felt so secure entrusting my child to another person. Never have I felt so proud of my child, watching her laugh and play, make new friends, learn new skills, develop and thrive in this environment made especially for her. Cal Elite is the place to be, and I feel proud to be a part of it.Its never too early for a child to learn how to swim! Swimming is an important skill on multiple levels. Swimming can save lives, as well as im-prove overall physical health and coordination. Cal Elite offers fi ve levels of swim lessons for new

swimmers: Baby and Me gently introduces ba-bies six months to 2 years to fl oating skills, breath control, submersion, and movement; Waterbugs helps little ones 2 to 4 years be-come independent in the water and progress to swimming across the pool with roll over breathing; Sharkies (ages 4-6 years) focuses on proper form and technique to build stronger swimmers at a more advanced level; Clownfi sh (ages 6-8 years) develops more refi ned technique and introduces four competitive strokes. Cal Elite maintains small class sizes of four or fewer students per class. Baby and Me classes, with parents in the water, may go up to 6 students per class. Once students become profi cient they can join Aquanauts, which develops skills required by swim teams and junior life guard programs. Preschool classes are affordable at $52 for 4 weeks. Aquanauts, which meets twice a week, costs $68 for 4 weeks.Christen Vermaerke is Cal Elites Swim Director, and has been a member of the Cal Elite team for

close to seven years. She grew up in Coto de Caza as a competitive swimmer, and has been teaching swimming for 27 years. Working with children brings me such joy, says Christen. They warm my heart. Teaching swimming is great because Im teaching a life skill that the kids will take with them forever. I want them to develop a love of the water and learn how to be safe, as well as have fun in the process.Cal Elites most recent addition is its Academic Preschool Program! Preschool at Cal Elite is geared toward 3-5 year olds and includes award-winning curriculum in Language Arts, Math, Pho-nological Awareness, and Calendar. The real draw for most parents is the comprehensive specialty classes included in the regular tuition. Preschool students benefi t tremendously from the bonus ad-dition of extra activities like gymnastics, musical theater, violin, art, and Spanish. Our school offers so much more than academics, says Heather Stoik, the Academic Preschool Director. Our stu-dents get all the academics you would want as a parent and the extracurricular activities. We like to make sure that you have more time to spend with your child after school and on the weekends; par-ents dont have to take their kids to gymnastics after school or dance on Saturday because we have it included in their day.Heather holds a Bachelors degree in Child Devel-opment and a Multiple Subject Credential. She has been the Academic Preschool Director at Cal Elite for over two years. Some parents have said that their preschoolers have come home to tell mom and dad that thats not how Miss Heather does it. An-other preschooler told her mom she would rather go to school than Disneyland. Cal Elite goes above and beyond, says parent Tayna Wiedner. Their Preschool Programs are per-fect for my two and four year old children. I espe-cially like the staff and their love for the families they serve. Theres no question that the coaches truly care for my children and their progress.Since its inevitable that your little one will grow up and crawl out of your reach, its worth thinking about whether youd like the fi rst place you direct their crawling to is Cal Elite Kids. Cal Elite Kids believes every child is a champion, and their swimming, dancing and gymnastic programs, and academic preschool prepare your little champion for a life of excellence.

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Cal Elite Kids is a true gem in our community... Never

have I felt so secure entrusting my child to another person.

Cal Elite is the place to be, and I feel proud to be a part of it.

-parent Janice Whitman

DANCE CLASSES:Baby and Me Boogie for ages 1 to 2 years old, 30 minutes- Friday at 10:15Twirly Tots for ages 2 to 4 years old, 45 minutes- Monday 11:15, Tuesday 4:30, Wed 11am, Thurs 11am, Thurs 3:30pm, Thursday 5:30pm, Saturday 9am, Saturday 11amDance classes are $33 and $48

SWIMMING CLASSES:Baby & Me, 30 minutes, $52 for 4 weeksWaterbugs, 30 minutes, $52 for 4 weeksSharkies, 30 minutes, $52 for 4 weeksClownfish, 30 minutes, $52 for 4 weeksAquanauts, 45 minutes twice a week, $68 for 4 weeksSwim lessons available 7 days/week; call for details

GYMNASTICS CLASSES:Sweet Peas Parent & Me for birth to walking, 30 minutes, $40 a month. Tutsi Rolls Parent & Me for 1 2 years old, 30 minutes, $40 a monthTumble Bees for 2 to 4 years old, 45 minutes, $60 a monthClasses available Monday Saturday; call for details

PRESCHOOL:Monday Friday Half day (AM) 8:45 - 11:45, Half day (PM) 12 3pm, Full day 8:45 3pm

Half day pricing:2 days: $2643 days: $3644 days: $4615 days: $550

Full day pricing:2 days: $3973 days: $5804 days: $6905 days: $750

Early drop off at 7:45am and extended care until 6pm available

Take a look at some of the fun classes available at Cal Elite Kids now! Call for more details.CAL ELITE KIDS Class ScheduleCAL ELITE KIDS Class Schedule

Register for classes online: www.calelitekids.com (949) 589-1512 Cal Elite Kids: 22982 Empresa, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

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vide inner healing through art and creativity. The organization conducts art workshops for anyone in need traveling to various hospitals, schools and shelters to provide healing through art. We have a methodology designed for anyone to come and ex-press themselves in a non-threatening way, says Laurie.

Art has the power to heal our souls and lighten our burden, and gives us the opportunity to ex-press ourselves in a way words do not allow. Laurie, originally an artist and fi ne arts profes-sor from New York, came to this realization several years ago while teaching an art class to a group of Wall Street businessmen and women in New York City. That night, I saw transcendence in action. I saw people becoming creative, explains Laurie. The class was the fi rst of its kind an opportunity for those who knew noth-ing about art to begin exploring with paint and a canvas. The success of that class lead to many more, with untrained artists regular people visiting Lauries New York City studio to explore their artistic talents. These types of class-es bypass skill and let students express themselves from a subconscious point of view and tap in to their creative cent-er, says Laurie. Word of these classes spread to Orange County, California, where therapist and teacher Claudia Black was working with children and adults from alco-holic homes. Using Lauries art and color therapy tech-niques and Claudias work with abused children, the two collaborated on an art healing book, Its Never Too Late to have a Childhood: Inspirations for Inner Healing.

The project profoundly impacted Laurie, who comes from an alcoholic family. I know, as a troubled child myself, art is what saved me. I had my own world of art that was better than coping with what was going on, says Laurie. She came to Orange County to work on the book and never left, feeling this was the best place for her to pursue her art as a mode for healing.

After many years conducting her art healing workshops, Laurie began Art for Healing. The organization has a specifi c mission: Support-ing emotional healing through art and creative expression for those living with pain, grief, fear, or stress. The fi rst year the organization opened its doors, they helped 1,000 people. Today, the organization has helped over

27,000 everyone from troubled children to adults suffering from illness to those seeking relief from stress.

Everyone can benefi t from such a programlike the wounded soldiers or military families living at Camp Pend-leton, the children in treatment at Chalk Hospital, or those attending a weekend workshop at the Laguna Niguel studio. To help run such an expansive program, the organization relies on a small team of certifi ed art instructors and more than 100 volunteers.

The program has provided remarkable results, allowing stu-dents to move into a deeper level of themselves. Abstract art is a language; only the artist knows what it says, explains Laurie, and Art for Healing is an opportunity for people to express themselves in their own, abstract language.

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HISTORIC EVENTSTHAT TOOK PLACEIN OPENING YEAR

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