woman and 2nd? person to finish the DPS List twice. Congratulations Barbara!!!!! And a special thanks to Bill Stevens for assisting on the climb.

Following are my directions for the Babo Hike/Climb, further detailing the current Guide writup. HIKE/CLIMB: From the middle of the Baboquivari Campground walk 50 yds SE to a trail heading E toward the mountain. Follow this trail, passing a stone water tank on your right in 400 yds and continuing another 200 yds to the junction with a trail heading S (right). Turn right here and follow the trail (shown on the 71/2 mm map as a "Pack Trail") for 31/2 mi. and 2800 ft elev. gain to its end at the base of cliffs on Babo's W side. Head up and left on a sloping ledge along base of cliff (class 3 in one spot) for a few hundred yds to a continuation of the trail above. Following the faint trail through the trees, you will shortly emerge at the foot of the 4th class rock pitch. Climb up left side of this wall for 15 ft to a hanger and then diagonally up to the right to a second hanger 20 ft above the first one(anchoring in at these hangers provides the leader protection needed to safely negotiate this portion of the pitch). Continue up past 2 steel rods(60 ft and 75 ft above foot of wall) and diagonal right to easier climbing up a 20 ft chute to level ground, making this a 95 ft pitch in total. A good belay point at the top of this section is a 4" diam. pine tree with a thick steel cable around it. From here head right along base of cliff and up over an obvious notch, dropping down into trees and brush and following a faint trail a short distance to a crack with a chockstone 8 ft up it. Climb crack and continue up gully on faint trail which leads to the summit area. The descent of the 4th class pitch is best done as a rappel using the 4" diam. pine tree mentioned previously as an anchor point. One 120 ft rope will not get you down in a single rappel; you'll need two ropes of that length to do it.

On Sunday morning we explored a sacred cave of the Papagos. The cave, some 850 ft elev. above the campground, is located at the base of a rock wall at a magnetic bearing of 15° from the cabin on the N side of the campground. The trail leading to the cave starts behind the cabin and heads E for 300 yds, then turns N(left), switchbacking up the hill to the cave. The cave itself is about 30'lx20'wx 10'h and has a narrow slotted entrance approx. 16"wx21/2'h. Inside are a myriad of "offerings" including Indian baskets and beadwork, money, photos, ID cards, baseball caps, trophies, medals, animal horns and gourds just to name a few. The campground caretaker, a young Papago named Francisco Jeffers, indicated that we could visit the cave provided we respect the sanctity of it and not disturb any of its contents.

NOTES

Permits for hiking and camping at the Baboquivari Mtn Park Campground can be obtained by mail or phone in advance by contacting Baboquivari District, PO Box 3001, Sells AZ 85634 at (602)383-2366. Permits can also be obtained on a first come/first serve basis at the Campground or the Baboquivari District Office Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM. The District Office is located at the junction of Indian Route 19 and the Baboquivari Mtn Park dirt road. If you would like to reserve the cabin, this should definitely be done in advance. The cost of a permit is either $3 per vehicle per day or $15 per group organization per day. In our case we were considered a group and charged $30 for two nights, which works out to $1.67/person/day. Not a bad deal for a campground with running water and flush toilets!
 
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