| Picacho del Diablo Triumphs Again, by Andy Smatko (this trip
gave the name to Smatko's Camp); La Encantada Conquered on Second Try, by Ron
Jones; La Encantada Traverse by Bud Bingham are the articles I can not
republish. Even today Picacho del Diablo offers a real challenge to any
mountaineer. OCTOBER MEETING WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2, 1974 The first DPS meeting for the current season will be held on Oct. 2 at the Youth Services Center, 7:30 pm. A SLIDE SHOW OF THE YEAR presentation on the Bristlecone Pines, "FOREST OF SUPERLATIVES", by Roy Tucker. Also an additional short on Fall Colors in tree leaves and how they develop will be shown. |
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UPCOMING TRIPS |
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Roy and Barbara Magnuson are leading this rather improbable combination of peaks because they will finish the DPS List with these two. Stepladder is near Needles and Indianhead is near Borrego Springs. Please contact the Magnusons if you wish to go on either or both climbs. 4 wheel drives are helpful on the road to Stepladder. |
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| TRY AGAIN FOR MATURANGO | Nov. 2, 1974 | Camphausen/Reber | ||||
Fred Camphausen has again generously consented to lead another attempt on Maturango and Burl Parkinson Peaks. We will meet Sat. Nov 2 at 7:30 AM at the Naval Weapons Center Main Gate, China Lake, CA. The trip will be limited to 30 people. Vehicles should have gas for at least 120 miles driving on the base. For permission to enter the Naval Weapons Center, we need to have the following information; vehicle year, brand, license number and a list of the occupants. Send SASE for reservation confirmation and car pool info to Barbara Reber, P0 Pox 19ll, Newport Beach, Calif., 92660 before Oct 10. This trip can be cancelled at t1he last minute due to Naval Bombing or snow on the dirt roads. Sunday we will climb in the vicinity (New York Butte, Argus, or whatever) |
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| THE DESERT MAGAZINE CLOSE-UPS | l95l | |||||
Louise Werner, who wrote the story of the attempted ascent of El Picacho del Diablo in Lower California for this issue of Desert Magazine, ranks among the best known of California's Sierra Club Mountaineers. With her husband, Niles, she has ascended most of California's high mountain peaks. Mrs. Werner does not rate herself as a professional writer. " The check you sent" she wrote to the Desert Magazine editor, "is the first money I ever earned by writing. But I don't intend to frame it." But she does have many interesting experiences in her mountain trips, and has promised to record more of them for Desert readers in the future. Louise also sent the article on Club De Exploraciones De Mexico to the DPS Newsletter. |
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