Chautauqua at Valhalla Boathouse Theater: Norman Clyde

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – There is probably no one more intimately tied to the Sierra Nevada than Norman Clyde. Yet to this day, he remains virtually unknown outside the world of alpine climbing. Freelance writer,  nature photographer, self-trained naturalist and extraordinary mountaineer, Norman Clyde achieved over 130 first ascents of some of the Sierra Nevada’s (and the West’s) most challenging peaks. Carrying a pack that often weighed over 80 lbs., the “crusty” Clyde participated in over a hundred search and rescue missions during his 60 years of scrambling and exploring through the Range of Light.

This Thursday, Aug 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Valhalla Boathouse Theater in South Lake Tahoe, there will be a Chautauqua presentation on the legendary Sierra Nevada mountaineer Norman Clyde.

Local historian and author David Woodruff assumes the persona of this larger-than-life paragon in an entertaining and amusing 75-minute living-history performance.

The program is free and no reservations. Doors open at 7 p.m.