Chester Versteeg
CHESTER VERSTEEG 1887-1963
Founder of the
Desert Peaks Section

PERMIT INFORMATION
FOR THEN CLIMB OF
PICACHO DEL DIABLO

While preparing for my CMC trip to Big Picacho ( see RJ Secor's story on page 43 ) I recalled that Mario Gonzales had obtained a permit for an DPS climb I organized maybe 8 years ago. At that time I displayed the permit on the dash of my van and it was the only one of the three vehicles which wasn't broken in to. I think this is still a good form of "insurance" but certainly not necessary to do the climb. After many phone calls and several letters Mario found the current authorities to write. The address is: RTE. ING. JUAN ALBERTO VALENZUELA GARCIA, JEFE PROGRAMA FOM. Y PROT. FORESTAL, AV. REFORMA Y CALLE "L", MEXICALI, B.C., MEXICO. Allow plenty of time for the permit to arrive ( at least a month ). Enormous thanks to Mario Gonzalez for his perseverance. -- Ron J.
 
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