Club cast aluminum register vault has been lifted by some misunderstanding person.
Telescope seems to be a favorite with all climbers since it is in full view for many miles away and especially the late snows this season added to the attractiveness of the event.
The bulk of the hikers reached the peak about noon and all were back in camp for an evening of recorded folk singing by 6 PM.
Another benefit offered by this mountain is the presence of Clark's Crows in the upper reaches along with Bristlecone Pines near the summit.
The full moon added to the delight of the campers and a leisurely return home was accomplished on Sunday.

Non Sked Telescope Peak Reverse Traverse May 16   -Gordon MacLeod
Back in April of l962, on my first trip with the Sierra Club, I was a participant of the Hi-Loa Panamint traverse, being a hike from the Charcoal Kiln below Mahogany Flat to Telescope Pk and then down to Shorty's Well in Death Valley. Having made the jaunt in that direction, one develops an irresistible urge to do the thing in revere.
Careful planning had arranged, (1) for the moon to be full, and (2) for the sun to rise as the moon set, eliminating any darkness. Under this arrangement the lower elevations can be covered in the cool of the night. Recruit merit of the climbing party was a simple matter. Graham Stephenson needed the exercise to get in shape for his trip to Karakorama this summer. Incidentally he had previously climbed the peak from Shorty's Well some years ago, so by climbing it again, he could probably lay claim to making this particular traverse more often than anyone else. Neko Colvins is game for anything of that sort, and Eric Shoemacher was too new to know better. So Sat May 15 we dropped off one car at Mahogany Flat as the first of the DPS hikers were returning from their Telescope climb. We drove the other car to Augerreberry Point for camp, and after stuffing ourselves with sleeping pills, we went to sleep in the late afternoon to awake at midnight, and continue our trip to Shorty's Well. We began our ascent at 2 AM Sunday.
Four thousand feet higher and ten miles later we reached full-flowing Hanaupah Springs, where we breakfasted after having passed one wild horse and several burros. Traveling on thru a beautiful pinyon-juniper belt we found a rack of desert bighorn horns. Thru many stands of huge pinyons, we reached the bench at 10,000' about 12:30 noon, when we bad lunch. We could have made better time, but Graham was getting in shape by carrying a Kelty pack complete with appropriate fluids as ballast, for which we were all thankful. The summit was reached in early afternoon without incident.
This one-day reverse traverse can be recommended for all those who feel compelled to gain some 11,300 ft elevation and cover some twenty-five miles en route.

GRAND CANYON TRAVERSE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND  - Iris Gimbrett
7 PM May 28 saw 45 eager Sierra Clubbers pulling away from WLA in a Continental Trailways bus headed for Grand Canyon. It seemed as if every vehicle in the area was trying to leave LA for the long weekend. About 1 AM in Blythe the "dinnerless" caught a bite and then it was lights out and "quiet please" in an attempt to sleep.
Flagstaff came up at 7 AM and the Arizona morning air tasted as good as our breakfast. Here we traded drivers and made the big swing thru the Painted Desert and the beginning of Indian country. Our driver, who appreciated this "gravy run" pointed out some antelope and obligingly stopped at Navajo Bridge for picture taking.
At 1 PM, amid patches of snow beneath the trees, we were ready to begin our North Rim descent. A 10 mile hike lay ahead of us to our night's camp so we wasted no time in hitting the trail. We faced a 4000' drop in the first four miles and no water 'til that point.
 
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