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Safety
must be foremost in our recreation-oriented minds. Our desert peaking,
fortunately, has not been controlled at any level, although at least at
present, the wilderness permits in the Sierra and local mountains have been
granted without restriction areawise. The SPS is restricted to a maximum of 25
people per trip, so all their climbs must necessarily be restricted. Inasmuch
as the entire desert is a campground and a trail, we may not be controlled on
foot, but off-road vehicles can be totally destructive. So care in this phase
of our activity should be exercised in vehicle turnaround,
etc.
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I'll be
looking forward to a good year, both instructive and enjoyable. No less an
authority than Everest pioneer, Mallory (Wedberq, also), has indicated he
climbed strictly for fun, and if he can, I think we can too (if the temperature
will drop below 100°). The emblem is still, 15 peaks (5 required). Our
first program in October will be Ken McNutt's exceptional presentation of rock
climbing, "Venture and Gear." - We'll see you there.
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MOUNTAIN
RECORDS
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At the October
meeting, the Mountain Records Committee will present a list of peaks for
addition to or deletion from the peaks list. We will publish a short fact sheet
on each peak prior to this meeting.
We welcome suggestions from the
membership for this purpose. Please send any suggestions to any of the
committee members before September 10.
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Paul Lipsohn
John Vitz
Bill
Banks |
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MEMBERSHIP
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MEMBERS
Gordon Ruser
Ivan
Stenerson
Paul Kluth
Doug
Mantle
Beth Henry
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EMBLEM
HOLDERS
Bill
Winkle
John Petitjean
Fran
Smith
Milosh Benesh
Bruce Jones
Jon Hardt
Roy Ching |
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NEW POTENTIAL
MEMBER:
Michael Ossofsky, 3-13-72, 5# 15 oz. without
pack.
Advance Notice: The East San
Gabriel Valley Group is sponsoring the following:
Cabo San Lucas, Baja;
ten lie surely days south bound exploring, swimming, fishing, ruins, mines,
remote villages. Return by ferry from La Paz to mainland and home by paved
roads. Tourist and auto permits required. Trip limited to high clearance and
4WD vehicles only. Reservation required. Contact leader for time and place of
pre-trip meeting. Leader: Ron Fracisco. |