Sierra Club Desert Peaks Section Sierra Club
Dale Van Dalsem
Active in the DPS: 1977-1994 Dale was one of the DPS's most active leaders. He was known for his terse but accurate trip reports.
Dale with a group of Wednesday Hikers at
Eaton Canyon. Undated but circa late 1970
Dick Worsfold Collection
Sierra Club-Angeles Chapter Archives
Photo by Wynne Benti Dale Van Dalsem resting on the
Toro Peak to Anza Borrego Traverse
via Santa Rosa Mtns (Rabbit & Villager)
From the Wyman-Henney Collection
Jackie & Dale Van Dalsem
Unknown location
Slide processed July 1983


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1977 Joined the Desert Peaks Section
1977 SPS Emblem
1978 DPS Emblem on Montgomery Peak
1978 HPS Emblem on High Point (LO)
1979 Treasurer/Membership Chairman - Hundred Peaks Section
1980 Chairman - Hundred Peaks Section
1980 Council Representative - Sierra Peaks Section
1980 SPS Senior Emblem
1981 DPS Emblem on Charleston Peak
1981 HPS 200 Peaks Bar on Burnt Peak
1981 Past Chairman - Hundred Peaks Section
1983 HPS List Completion on Mount Gleason
1986 DPS List Completion on Pahrump Point
1987 SPS Master Emblem
1988 Vice Chairman - Desert Peaks Section
1988 Outings Chairman - Desert Peaks Section
1988 Mountaineering Chair - Desert Peaks Section
1989 Chairman - Desert Peaks Section
1990 Angeles Chapter Outings Service Award
1990 Mountaineering Committee - Desert Peaks Section
1991 DPS Second List Completion on Nelson Range
1991 Mountaineering Committee - Desert Peaks Section
1992 Mountain Records - Desert Peaks Section
1993 SPS List Completion on Lone Pine Peak
1994 Last year active in the Desert Peaks Section

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