Was a creative, experimental school. Tom flew down during Easter vacation, and returned enthusiastically, especially with the proffered title of "Consultant to the University of the Valley of Guatemala for Program and Institutional Development". Trudie has been asked to modernize and totally reorganize the American School Library into an Instructional Materials Center, beginning in Jan 68, when the Guatemalan school year begins. Do keep in touch. We'll find a house with an extra room, and hope many of you will some day visit us. Guatemala is most beautiful and colorful country." Ed note-Tom also is doing the final revision of his book "Invitation to Philosophy", to be published by Wadsworth Publ Co. Good Luck to the Hunts. We'll miss them. But Trudie adds: "We understand the mails are subject to censorship, so we'll write in detail from California when we return for our traditional 4 wheel drive Baja California trip with Bob Boyd." Lothar Kolbig had some hard lines this summer in Africa. He returned home in sad shape with malaria and other complications, and nearly cashed in his chips. Latest reports state he is nearly back to normal once more. Certainly no good to wind up such a vacation in a hospital prone position. Hope to see you around soon, Lothar! Trip Reports     Grapevine Peak-Pahrump Peak Oct 7-8     -Bill Banks A happy group of 15 eager desert peakers met in Rhyolite, Nevada on Sat morning for the first climb of the new desert-year. We caravaned about 2 miles north of Springdale and then drove west for 21 miles on Phinney Canyon Rd, a fair to poor rocky mine road. We went as far as the mine shaft at about 6800'. The road was followed on foot to a ridge at about 7600'. This ridge leads NW to the easy summit of Grapevine, up at 8738'. One can see the elevation gain is no problem. The weather was incredible! A pleasant 76 degrees paralleled a cloudless sky and hazeless horizon. All climbers reached "paydirt" atop Grapevine. Once again Sam Fink put some of we young "tigers" to shame. Everyone was down by 2:30 PM followed by hot mineral baths and a night of revelry for some, while others headed for our delightful Death Valley Junction cemetery sleeping spot. The next morning at 7 AM all takers caravaned south to Shoshone, where we went toward the northeast for 11 miles on Hiway 52 to a mine road, which incidentally doesn't appear on the topo sheet (not unusual!). This road follows a wash leading to the NW to about 2400'. The stronger, high clearance vehicles approached the 3300' contour. Ten climbers-challenged Pahrump, with nine completing the 5740' summit. A frontal approach up the wash bearing to the left at intersecting washes until the main frontal ridge, was made. The easier route is to take the wash to the right, or ESE, then attain a ridge about a mile west of the summit ridge, then back northwest to the summit. We took the frontal ridge instead, thus slipping to the right. Only low 3rd class was encountered. This is the most direct route though not recommended for groups. Ours was exceptional though, since we made 2500' by rock climbing in just two hours. By 1 PM we were out and on our way home. The view from Pahrump, although good, is far better in the springtime when snow-capped Charleston, Telescope, and White Peaks stand out. This friendly and capable group made for another DPS "spectacular".

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