This year's Management Committee is to be commended on its efforts to create new section interest. The establishment of a list finishers pin and a list of desert traverses are just two examples of their work.
However, this year's proposals for list addition are a source of concern.
Peaks which have not been officially led for several years should not be proposed for list additions without a recent exploratory.
| (1) | Conditions in the desert change and
peaks once thought worthy may now be unacceptable. Tastes and attitudes of
membership change as membership changes. It is not fair to the present
membership to ask them to vote on a peak which was officially led as an
exploratory more than four years ago. |
| (2) | Peaks which have been proposed for
list additions and have been rejected should not be proposed without first
scheduling an additional exploratory. |
I do not necessarily accept this point, but it does concern me that the Committee is proposing a 20% increase of the list with peaks of acknowledged inferiority.
The peak list's integrity should not be compromised by the addition of peaks which may not meet acceptable standards. This evaluation cannot be made if the proposed peaks have not been recently led.
 Michael E. Manchester |
| Concur Duane McRuer Mary Sue Miller Vi Grasso  |
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