NEW EMBLEM MEMBERS

RICHARD S. SMITH ALTERIO (BILL) BANKS Congratulations to all you new and the old ones as well! Glad to have you aboard! Keep up the good climbing-we need more like you.

CHANGE OF ADDERSS

The following DPSers have found new homes, being;   Frede Jensen, 1512 Federal Ave., LA 5 Bill Banks, 262 Jaxine Drive, Altadena 1 Neko Colevins, 1338 California St., San Francisco 94109 Dick Kenyon, 8746-1/2 Belford Ave., LA 45 Claude Walker 844 Venezia Ave., Venice, California 90291 Bill Hunt 2226-1/2 Dufour, Redondo Beach 90278 Andy Smatko 2021 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica 90404 Ellen Siegal 3460 Greenfield Ave., LA 34

ANGELES CHAPTER REQUEST Suggestions for nominations for the 1967 ANGLES CHAPTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE must be in the hands of the Nominating Committee by May 20, l966. DPSers are asked to send their choices personally to Orville Miller-chmn or Clarice Olcott-secy. (Orvllle=10722 Oregon, Culver City Clarice=3451 Tilden Ave. LA 34) TRIP REPORTS CHEMEHUEVI & TUMARION PEAKS-Feb 26-27 -Bill Banks About 8:30 Sat morn a motley group assembled at the outer gates of a cemetery at the crossroads of Hiways 66 and 95, a mile south of Needles. Surprisingly, a relatively large number of takers reported, since these are peaks not on anyone's list. Twenty-two hikers were present. The "original architect" of this "misadventure" could not be present. Gordon MacLeod and I had indiscriminately climbed numerous peaks in the Needles-Topock region in the spring of '63 and at least Gordon knew where he was then even if I didn't. Gordon's authority was delegated to Pat Donegan, but in spite of my weak protest I ended up as surrogate jefe for the trip. About 21 mi. south of Needles on 95 we turned east onto a poor transmission line road(dirt). About 4 mi SE on this road we came to what might have been an erstwhile road. The sand was too treacherous so the leader ploughed new tracks, about one half a mile eastward. Here we regrouped on foot and followed a broad wash to the NE , for about 4 miles. reaching elev, 2321'. A south ridge appeared to be the logical approach but wisely we chose to take a steeper narrower black-banded route up the extreme NW face of Chemehuevi. As the day progressed the morning clouds dissipated, and the cool, wet morning became mild and pleasant. Interesting rock scrambling, and a verdant desert panorama made the ascent enjoyable. In a bit over two hours the 2,000' gain from the cars was accomplished. A hearty lunch stop was enjoyed on top, while a makeshift notebook became a resister. The croup descended a broad ridge to the NW of the ascent route. After losing two of the group, a retrace was made and contact was made with two "s1ow~going" climbers, one a victim who was just recovering from pneumonia. After tugging the car caravan out of the sands, we went north at break neck speed in an attempt to find a camping spot before dark. This we found on the east side of the river, 2 miles east of Topock, where a roads side rest stop faced upon a gate sign reading "3 miles to Powell Mtn". We huddled to a talkative campfire 'til 10 PM. Sun morn early we went out east on Hiway 66, 5-1/2 miles east of the river to a gated dirt leading southward. Gate opened, the transmission

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