NEW MEMBERS WELCOMED INTO
SECTIONIn the past several months the section has received five new members. A warm welcome and an invitation to join the section in its varied activities is extended.
Ellen Jane Siegal
1337 19th St, Apt. 2
Santa Monica
Hugh C. Lantz
6365 Lorea Dr.
San Diego
Walter Lehman
3308 Castle Heights
Los Angeles
John Nevins
4434 Noble Ave
Sherman Oaks
Ron Jones
11572 Alameda St
Orange
PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS TRIP GOES DESPITE CANCELLATION OF BUS TRIP, Oct. 19-20
Heavy rains prevented the scheduled climb of Providence Peak on Saturday. Ralph and Kenny Morton disappeared bravely in the clouds only to get discouraged by finding themselves off route in loose, steep rock. Rains, which nearly closed the road to the Mitchell Caverns however, had caused the desert to bloom unseasonably.
Sunday Bob Bear lead a group of 13, again through clouds, to Fountain Peak only five reaching the summit through third class rock. We still wonder what route the UCLA weather students took to establish their many stations on this peak.
Graham Stephenson suffered the only casualties of the trip, a hole through his oil pan (repaired initially with chewing gum), and on his return, a flat time with an inoperable jack! - Trudie Hunt
KOFA AND CASTLE DOME ATTRACT 32 ENTHUSIASTS, 9-10 November
An enthusiastic group of 32 Desert Peak climbers assembled at Palm Canyon Road 16 miles south of Quartzite, Arizona and followed leader Walt Wheelock to the north around the steep escarpment of the west face of Kofa. After a mile of hiking in the desert floor a wide wash was reached which we followed and by keeping to the right it led up a steep draw to a saddle. Here we rested while rear guard Lothar Kolbig brought up the slower group. From this saddle we turned southwesterly up an easy slope from the top of which we could see our objective. It now became necessary to descend about one hundred feet into another draw, then to clamber up the ether side and ascend the easy slope. Most of the group reached the summit before noon. The day being fair, fine views across the desert as far as Little Picacho were a pleasant experience. Rear guard Lothar Kolbig led the party back to the cars while Walt Wheelock stayed with the slower group. Four rock climbers ascended the peak via a fourth class route.
Saturday night camp was established just at dusk on the mine road close to