Eugene Olsen (1928-1993) Active in the DPS: 1974-1993 Active DPS BMTC LTC Gene has provided service to the Club since 1969 as one of the outstanding hike leaders in the Desert Peaks Section. He has been an energetic BMTC leader and instructor for the past 12 years. He has served as Red Cross instructor for LTC. But for the most part you can find him out nearly every weekend leading or joining in on desert peakbagging trips. -From the1983 Chapter Awards Banquet writeup Gene Olson Photo from the Angeles Chapter archives Gene Olsen in the Panamint Mountains 1985

S I E R R A   C L U B   C H R O N O L O G Y   T H R U   2 0 0 6 1974 Joined the Desert Peaks Section 1975 DPS Emblem on Whipple Mountains 1975 HPS Emblem 1976 Member - Leadership Training Committee 1976 SPS Emblem 1977 First Aid Chairman - Leadership Training Committee 1979 HPS 200 Peaks Bar on Garnet Peak 1981 HPS List Completion on Samon Peak 1982 Angeles Chapter Outings Service Award 1985 DPS List Completion on Ruby Dome 1985 Mountaineering Committee - Desert Peaks Section 1986 Mountaineering Committee - Desert Peaks Section 1987 Vice Chairman - Desert Peaks Section 1988 Mountaineering Committee - Desert Peaks Section 1989 Angeles Chapter Special Service Award 1989 Outings Chairman - Backroads Explorers Committee 1993 Last year active in the Desert Peaks Section

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