Bob Cates
Active in the DPS: 1973-1983
Active in HPS; NSS; History Committee; Local Hikes; DPS; CNRCC Desert Committee HPS.

Bob Cates has led for a wide variety of chapter entities but primarily for the Hundred Peaks Section and the Natural Science Section. For a 10 year period beginning in the mid 1970s he joined with John W. Robinson to reinstitute an annual hike up Muir Peak to celebrate John Muir's birthday a chapter tradition that continues to this day.

Left: Bob Cates after climbing Jacumba Peak March 18 1972

Right: Bob communing with R.S. Sam Fink on Heald Peak dedication climb April 27 1974

As History Committee Chairman Bob is always trying to obtain new materials. Here he takes possision of mementoes dontated by the estate of a Sierra Club leader.

	Dick Akawie (left) and Bob Cates following Dick Worsfold to summit of San Rafael Peak Dick's 200th peak 1974
Dick Worsfold left pouring champagne for Bob Cates with a Sierra Club group celebrating Dick's 200th Peak on summit of San Rafael Peak 1974 An unidentified young lady observes the ceremony.
	Portrait of Bob Cates location unknown. Slide mount stamped with processing date of June 1972

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