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Scree for February, 1998
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This is the EScree - the Electronic version of the Scree newsletter from
the Peak Climbing Section of the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club.
It should be viewed or printed with a fixed-pitch font such as Courier.
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This publication may not be posted on any public news group.
February, 1998 Vol. 32, No. 2
Deadline for submissions to the next Scree is Sunday 2/22/98.
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NOTE FROM THE EScree PUBLISHER (no longer the same as the editor):
This is NOT the same EScree which went to the email list earlier.
This one has the PCS Member Roster included, as does the hardcopy
version and the PDF version on the web. Updates have been made to
the roster - the EScree is more accurate than the hardcopy version.
You should soon be able to find the plain text and Acrobat versions
of the 2/98 EScree, along with all the OTHER pcs files, at the URL
shown on the "back page" near the bottom of this file, including
B/W graphics not seen in this email version.
Sorry for the delay, but I was out of the country and the Editor's
Mac blew up about the time I got back!
SRE
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Next general meeting (PCS meetings are the second tuesday of each month)
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Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998
Time: 8:00 PM
Program: Three Ski Tours in the High Sierra
Ah, spring in the High Sierra! Days are longer,
temperatures warmer, while the high basins
remain blanketed with snow. Spring when
young-at-heart backcountry skiers glide across
secluded snowscapes, cross steep passes, and
search for the ultimate high: a ski descent of a
major peak. Join Butch Suits for a slide show of
three recent spring ski-mountaineering trips: the
High Route, justly famous as the finest trans-
Sierra ski tour; the Monarch Divide trans-Sierra;
and a week-long circumnavigation of Mt.
Goddard. Ski descents include Goddard, Split
Mountain, and Scylla.
Location: The North Face
217 Alma Street in Palo Alto, just north of the CalTrain station
((PDF version of EScree has a drawn map here))
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Spring/Summer Trip Planning Meeting
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Date: Tuesday, February 24, 1998
Time: 8:00 PM
Purpose: To plan and schedule climbing trips for spring and summer 1998
Place: Home of Peter Maxwell and Anouchka
Gaillard, 1417 Kitimat Place, Sunnyvale, CA , 94087, 408-737-9770
Directions: Take highway 85 and exit on Fremont.
Turn towards the Sunnyvale direction and proceed
about 1/4 mile to stop light on Mary. Turn right on
Mary, first right is Cascade. Turn onto Cascade and
immediately turn left on Kitimat (you've hardly
finished turning on to Cascade when you turn left
again onto Kitimat Place). Peter's house is the 3rd on
the right.
IMPORTANT!!! Please mark your calendars.
As you all know, many eastern Sierra permits are reservable six
months in advance, by phone. So, the planning for the spring and
summer PCS trips begins now.
This is the meeting where trip leaders and prospective trip
leaders gather to propose and schedule climbing trips for spring
and summer 1998. Anyone is welcome to attend. Bring your trip
ideas, trip proposals, and any maps and guidebooks that would be
useful. Hope to see you there!
- Arun Mahajan (arun@sentientnet.com)
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Ed Viesturs in Person!
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Date: Wednesday, February 18
Time: 7:00 PM
Contact: Tech Museum of Innovation 408-279-7150
Cost: $20.00 Non-Members; $15.00 Tech Members
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! Ed Viesturs, who is the only
person to summit Mount Everest seven times-five without
oxygen, will speak at the San Jose Civic Auditorium as part of
The Tech Museum of Innovation's lecture series. Ed tackled
Mount Everest with a team of photographers to produce the
upcoming IMAX film "Everest". His climb coincided with the
disaster that claimed several lives in May 1996. His expedition is
featured in the September issue of National Geographic and is
the subject of a PBS Nova special airing in February.
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Earth Day 1998 - Peak Climbers: We still want YOU!
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A steering committee has formed within the Loma Prieta Chapter
to engage Sierra Club members in Earth Day 1998. This
committee, plus other South Bay environmental groups, has
chosen the theme, A Sense of Place: Bringing Earth Day Home.
Using this theme, the coalition wants to show the connection
between ourselves and our local environment. Also the Loma
Prieta Chapter will use this event to reach out to organized
religious groups. Together we want to work on our common
concern for the planet. One of the models we will use is the
"Green-Team," an environmental support group of 6 - 8 people
wanting to "live more lightly" on the Earth. The groups meet in
the participants' homes for 5 weeks, using a workbook as their
guide.
We invited all Activity Sections and Regional Groups to attend
one of two meetings in January. At these meetings, we discussed
our preliminary goals for Earth Day '98, reviewed some of the
materials that are available for group use, saw a 30-minute video
produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists (Keeping the
Earth: Religious and Scientific Perspectives on the Environment)
and set up an outreach plan to local religious communities. We
want representatives from each Section and Group. The two
meetings were identical to allow most people to attend at least
one. We are encouraging all Loma Prieta Chapter members who
are affiliated with a religious group to attend. If you were not
able to come to one of the two meetings scheduled in January,
we would like to invite you to attend the meeting coming up
on Thursday, February 12. Call the Chapter Office for
directions or information, (650) 390-8494.
If PCS members have an interest in participating in Earth Day
1998, please join us at these meetings. The Chapter wants its
offerings for Earth Day to include Peak Climbing.
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Climbing Your Own: Everest with Arlene Blum
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Date: Saturday, May 2, 1998
Purpose: Leadership Skills for the Outdoors
Place: Coyote Point Museum
In these competitive times, we need leadership skills at all levels
of our organizations. Current research shows that exemplary
leadership can be learned. Arlene Blum, noted writer, chemist
and expedition leader, believes that everyone has leadership
skills, that every leader is also a learner, and that we can all learn
to achieve extraordinary results. Arlene will offer a one-day
workshop on `Leadership Skills for Outdoor Adventures' The
day will include lecture that uses mountaineering and adventure
travel as metaphors to show the extraordinary objectives people
can achieve with vision, commitment, and teamwork. Cost is
$100/person and please reserve your spot by April 1. Contact
Debbie Benham for further information at 650/964-0558 or
dmbenham@aol.com.
WebPage: http://www.sierraclub.org/chapters/lomaprieta/sts/blum.html
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Exhibit: Seven Years in Tibet
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The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose has a photo
exhibit titled "Seven Years in Tibet, 1944-1951: Photographs by
Heinrich Harrer". It runs January 15 - March 15. It is free with
the general museum admission ($7). Associated with the photo
exhibit is a speaker series. Galen Rowell speaks and shows
slides Feb. 28 at 7pm in a presentation titled "My Tibet". On
March 14, Tenzing Tethong presents "America's Fascination with
Tibet". Tickets are $20 for each, and the photo exhibit is
included. (408) 947-3633 for reserve and info.
http://www.rosicrucian.org/calendar/museumevents.html
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Mountaineering Committee Seeks Input From Members
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In addition to approving trip leaders, one of the charters of the
Mountaineering Committee (Arun Mahajan, Peter Maxwell and
Kelly Maas) is to conduct training. The purpose of this broadcast
is to gauge interest. What sort of training do you think the PCS
should offer? Should we mimic a class you've taken elsewhere?
Is it most important to help out beginners? To promote
leadership skills? Please be specific.
Some ideas:
-- Backcountry basics
-- Intro. to mountaineering
-- Crampon and ice axe
-- Leadership development
-- Crevasse rescue
-- Navigation / route finding
-- Classroom versus field practice
Reply to kelly.maas@idt.com (408) 279-2054
or Arun arun@sentientnet.com
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Lost Coast Alert
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The King Range National Conservation Area, popularly known as
the Lost Coast, is one of the most spectacularly beautiful
stretches of coast in the world. The pristine quality of this area is
being marred by the presence of off-road vehicles (ORVs) on the
southern 3.5 miles, known as Black Sands Beach. ORV users
frequently flout the closure at Gitchell Creek. The Bureau of
Land Management is proposing to close Black Sands Beach to
motorized vehicle use. Well-organized ORV groups, backed by
the ORV manufacturers, have been bombarding the agency with
letters of protest against the proposed closure. Hikers and
backpackers, who visit the area in far greater numbers, need to
make their voices heard. Please take a few minutes to write to
the BLM expressing your support for the proposed closure.
Address letters to
Lynda Roush, Area Manager
BLM Arcata Resource Area
1695 Herndon Road
Arcata, CA 95521
You can also contact Ms. Rouch by email at lroush@ca.blm.gov
or by FAX at (707) 825-2301
-- Submitted by John Wilkinson
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Official (PCS) Trips
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PCS trips must be submitted through the
Scheduler (see back cover for details). Trips not
received from the Scheduler will be listed as
PRIVATE, without recourse.
*** Treasure of the Serra Padre
Peak: Junipero Serra Peak, 5862 ft, Class 1
Date: February 1st 1998.
Maps: Junipero Serra 7.5'
Contact: Arun Mahajan, arun@sentientnet.com,
(h) 408-244-7912, (w) 408-473-8029
Co Contact: Bill Kirkpatrick. wmkirk@earthlink.net
Home: 408-293-2447, Work: 408-279-3450
The native Americans called it Pimkolam Peak, it has also been called
Santa Lucia Peak, and now goes by the name Junipero Serra after the
venerable padre. At 5862 ft, it is the highest peak in the Santa Lucia
Coast Range. It is also the high point of Monterey County and the
highest peak that you can get to in the Bay Area. Join us as we take a
enjoyable and mildly strenuous (6 miles and 3900 ft gain, one way)
tramp to this peak. There is trail all the way to the top.
Carpool suggestions from Bay Area: Meet at the Carl's Jr. that is at the
Dunne Avenue exit on 101 in Morgan Hill at 7 am on Sunday, February 1.
We will carpool from there.
Non Bay Area People: Contact the leader for directions.
*** Mt. Tam Loop
Peak: Mt. Tamalpais (2,571')
Date: March 22, Sunday
Leader: Debbie Benham h:650-964-0558
dmbenham@aol.com
Co-Leader: Nancy Fitzsimmons h:408-957-9683
Nancy_Fitzsimmons@BayNetworks.COM
We'll take in West and East Peak, Lagunitas Lake, and the lovely
Muir Woods. Expect about 14 mi and a bit of elevation gain.
Meet at 9 AM, Mountain Home
Trailhead, or, carpool point at Page Mill Rd & Hwy. 280, 7:30 am.
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Notes and Requests
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*** Advice on Pants Needed
Advice on pants would be appreciated. I saw a pair of what I'd
like at Western Mountaineering today for $269.00 (Marmot).I'd
go for something cheaper, even used if it's high quality. No blems
please. Or I'd go for something more expensive if it's worth it.
I'm looking for gortex or gortex-like material I can use on
Aconcogua or winter mountaineering in the Sierra.
-- Tony Cruz
*** Andes and Himalayan Expeditions
I am looking for climbers interested in a summer 1998 trip to the
Peruvian Andes. My intention is to focus on some of the more
technical routes in the Cordillera Blanca, but I'm open for
discussion on other objectives.
I am also interested in joining a Himalayan expedition in 1998. If
you are planning a Himalayan expedition and are in need of
another team member, please call 415-309-0570 or drop me a
line at P.O. Box 8757, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546.
-- Craig Clarence
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Trip Leaders Wanted
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Becoming a PCS trip leader is easier than you probably think.
The procedure was listed in the December SCREE. I am putting
this notice in to emphasize that we can always use more leaders.
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Mt. Mendel Right (North) Couloir Report
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September 1996
In September 1996 Kai Wiedman and I drove to the east side to
climb the easier Right Couloir of Mt. Mendel. After passing an
old blue Subaru for the fourth time in 12 hours and 200 miles, we
pulled in to the North Lake parking lot. On that day the weather
gods were frowning on us and we looked over our shoulders
continuously at the clouds as we sheepishly pulled out all our
gear for packing. The bottom line was that the combination of
bad weather and steep snow/ice climbing was simply too
intimidating for us soft California climbers. We high tailed it
over to Owens River Gorge for some rock climbing instead.
There we ran into Doug Robinson who, when told of our
ambitions and qualifications, suggested we try it earlier in the
year when the couloir would be fuller, less icy, and less prone to
rock fall. So we made a pact to return in 1997 over the
Independence Day weekend.
Fast forward to July 4, 1997. We rendezvoused at the trailhead
with Steve Shields and his friend Doug. While there were a few
mosquitoes, they were not nearly as voracious as reported on
other trips and were easily tamed with a bit of Jungle Juice. I
had a permit for four, but as with my earlier Harrington trip, I left
the permit at home. (Altitude kills brain cells!) I then tempted
fate by striking up a conversation with the USFS employee we
encountered on the trail, but he wasn't interested in checking
permits. We trudged up the trail toward Lamarck Col with our
45-50 pound packs, a painful reminder of how much gear is
required for technical climbs. As we ascended, the mosquito
gave way to the pesky sun cup. These sun cups were well on
their way to becoming neive penitente, forming fins that
resembled small mountain ranges. These fins had a particular
orientation, dictating the direction in which one must cross each
snow field. They grew even more menacing by the time we
returned on Sunday, so that I nearly broke down sobbing at the
top of the last snow field, dreading the thought of having to cross
this knee-deep hell.
But back to the story. We wrapped up our approach day by
dropping 1200 ft in quick order from Lamarck Col to the
uppermost Darwin Lake, where we met the friendly mugs of Jim
Ramaker and Charles Schafer. They had just completed a climb
of Mendel's east face moments before, and their route description
proved very helpful to us the next day.
For good or for bad, camp was quite close to the peak, and the
whole route was visible to us from there. Steve and Doug were a
bit haggard and chose to rest all the next day, so in the morning
Kai and I set out alone for the north face in glorious weather after
a leisurely breakfast.
We were fully outfitted with heavy boots, crampons, two ice tools
each, two 8.5 mm dynamic ropes, helmets, and assorted rock and
ice pro. After reaching and crossing the Mendel Glacier, the
slope steepened to 40+ degrees and ascended several hundred
feet up relatively good (but not
great) snow. This was thrilling, but was just the start. With a bit
of encouragement I got Kai to climb unprotected all the way to
the base of the prow that separates the right and left couloirs.
Here we roped up and began the belayed climbing. The couloir
had only two real sections of ice, and one of them was avoidable.
The rest of it ranged from snow to almost-ice. Although the snow
started out OK, it steadily deteriorated as we climbed higher, so
that at the top of the route our ice tools were almost totally
useless. We could do little more than kick in our toes as hard as
we could and lean forward into the almost 60 degree snow slope.
It was "manky" snow over "manky" ice. Like depth hoar, it had
almost no structure to it. The axe shafts didn't hold any better
than the picks. At one point the rock did not allow me to make a
belay, so we needed to simul-climb as I led some of the uglier
stuff. I was then able to set a belay higher up and reel in Kai,
who was totally dismayed at the poor quality of the snow.
If we had simply climbed rotten snow all the way to the summit,
the climb would have been rather dull. Instead, we were
presented with a truly novel exit move at the top of the couloir,
followed by an exciting rock climb to the summit ridge. The exit
move involved ascending and skirting a small 40 degree rock slab
in the middle of the couloir (for which I had to do some dry
tooling, a first for me), then a short chimney up between an 80
degree snow wall (which sealed off the couloir) and a vertical
rock wall. More dry tooling. Cool. To the max.
But as with the U-notch on North Palisade, the couloir ends well
short of the summit ridge. Removing his crampons, Kai regained
his composure and led some class 5 climbing past a wet/icy
corner, up to the top. After a quick snack, sign-in and rope
coiling, we headed down, using Jim's cairnes as guides. Except
for a short rappel (this is class 3??!!), the descent of the loose and
sandy east face to Darwin Glacier was uneventful. We arrived
back to camp shortly after sunset, just as Doug and Steve were
setting out to search for us. (Steve served with the Yosemite
SAR in 1996, so I guess he's prone to imagining the worst.)
Doug and Steve took off early the next morning and were out of
sight up the left couloir long before Kai and I broke camp. The
1200 ft climb to the Col made for a lovely start to the day, and
from there it was literally all down hill. The wildflower display,
which we had overlooked two days earlier, was spectacular to say
the least. The sun cups were hell.
Summary: The condition of this route almost certainly varies
considerably over time. We could not recommend it in its current
state, but it might be fine at some other time, for climbers who
don't mind some 60 degree climbing. While steeper, the left
couloir also appeared to be in better condition, having much more
ice. But that's definitely over our heads. Gregor Johann Mendel
was an Austrian priest and botanist who is considered the
founder of modern genetics for his experiments with peas.
I doubt he ever saw the Sierra. We climbed his peak some 113
years after his death.
-- Kelly Mass
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A Walk on the Cold Side
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November 1997
Private trip to San Jaoquin Mtn, 22-23 Nov. 1997: participants
included Steve Eckert (leader), Scott Kreider, Milushe
Kudnrnovska, Suzanne Remien, Doug Ross.
CalTrans' 800 number said 88 and 89 were closed, so we took
Hwy 50 over to 395... a big waste of time, since 88 and 89 were
both open. So much for up to the minute weather and road
information! After surviving the (magnitude 5??) earthquake in
Mammoth Lakes early Saturday morning, we met at the
Mammoth Mountain Inn to get free overnight parking permits
and drop our cars in their lot. Hwy 203 from the lifts to Minaret
Vista was closed, but packed with snowmobile tracks. For some
reason, they plowed the road to the Vista while we were away,
making for an ice one-mile walk on the way out.
This was not a tough trip - it was intended to be a moderate snow
camp, both to bag the peak and develop confidence in winter trips
(15 miles, 4000' gain). We just planned to walk up the ridge to
Deadman Pass, make camp, and continue on the ridge to the
peak. It turns out most of the route was covered with enough
snow to make walking hard but not enough snow to warrant
snowshoes. Skis would have worked for the first few miles where
the snowmobiles had packed a route along the 4WD road, but it
would have been more icy than fun.
The wind was kicking up on the ridge, but there are good
sheltered spots for tents right at Deadman Pass. We packed tent
platforms (our only use of snowshoes), had lunch, and decided
the weather might not hold for a Sunday summit attempt.
Shouldering summit packs, we left the crampons and snowshoes
in camp but took ice axes (which we never used). The cloud
cover was now nearly complete, and kicking steps while
balancing against the strong wind made it clear that this was
really a winter trip. Everyone had plenty of gear so the wind was
annoying rather than dangerous.
We found no summit register, but there was an old rusty can
lying on its side. Perhaps the register lies buried in the snow?
Anyway, the wind gusts were now making us totter around off
balance, so we headed down after taking a few pictures of
Ritter/Banner/Minarets backlit by the setting sun.
Back to camp about 6 PM, well after dark, we confirmed that
those $16 strobes from Campmor can be seen at least a mile
away. They weigh 4 ounces plus a single D cell battery, and are
supposed to flash for up to 60 hours.
This was a test run to see if they're worth taking to Chile early
next year. (There are reports of people having trouble finding the
hut at 19k, a place where you do NOT want to be stuck in a
bivy.)
There was some sleet overnight, but Sunday morning was clear
and windy. We packed out in a couple of hours, had breakfast at
Schatt's in Mammoth
Lakes, and were home for dinner. Everyone on this trip did well
both in terms of gear and conditioning. It's nice to see the PCS
building a broad base of climbers comfortable with winter trips!
Assuming I get at least one peak in December, I will have been
on a scheduled trip in every month of 1997. Cool.
-- Steve Eckert
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Turkeys Flee Avalanche Rescue Site
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November 1997
Sunol Park in the East Bay is an unlikely place to be buried by an
avalanche. Nevertheless, several PCS and STS members found
themselves in a rescue situation on a hillside above the park's
furthest parking lot.
One victim even had the ignominious fate of being buried under
an aging cow pie.
No, the "victims" were not living creatures, but avalanche
transceivers buried under the soil (and other biodegradable
matter) for training purposes. On Saturday, November 22, eight
people from the Ski Touring and Peak Climbing Sections paid a
pre-Thanksgiving visit to Sunol Park.
Our goal was to practice two wilderness skills: navigating with
map and compass and avalanche rescue. Leaders were Brenda
Giese and I; attendees were Kelly Maas, Loren Geller, Adam
Flores, Tim Kutschma, Debbie Bulger, and Richard Stover. The
session, publicized in TRACK but not in SCREE, was almost
canceled from lack of interest. A last-minute broadcast on the
PCS mail list, however, produced a quorum.
The transceiver practice session was useful. In a simulated rescue
situation, with a "slide zone" of about 4000 square feet, the
fastest time in my group to locate a hidden beacon was only 1
minute (this fortunate person happened to pass directly over the
victim on his initial, "coarse" search pattern).The longest time, by
a novice, was about 13 minutes. The most common error made by
would-be rescuers was inadvertently reorienting the receiving
beacon during the fine search.
This often affects signal strength, thereby adding an additional
obstacle to determining the burial point.
Before the avalanche session, we all hiked/ran a 4-mile
orienteering course set up by Brenda. Using map and compass,
we located about 10 checkpoints scattered throughout the hills of
the park. We traversed grassy fields, ducked under fences, bashed
through bushes, and climbed up and down ravines. To find one
checkpoint, all we were given was a compass bearing; for
another, we were given the bearing plus the distance in feet. This
exercise reminded me how easy it is to make erroneous
assumptions when reading a map.
Afterward, in homage to the upcoming holiday, we gathered
together, broke bread (Brenda's chocolate chip cookies), and gave
thanks to our foremothers and fathers for setting aside parks such
as Sunol for our enjoyment and training.
Epilogue: After departing Sunol, I noticed a strange procession
crossing Calaveras Road: a dozen wild turkeys, slow moving and
vulnerable. I could have had a couple free birds for Thanksgiving,
but I hit the brakes. Spooked, several took flight, displaying their
beautiful banded tail feathers. These were smart birds--heading
deeper into the hills rather than toward the gathering, hungry
holiday hordes.
-- Butch Suits
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Unofficial (Private) Trips
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Private trips may be submitted directly to the Scree Editor,
but are not insured, sponsored, or supervised by the Sierra
Club. They are listed here because they may be of interest to
PCS members, not because they are endorsed by the PCS.
*** Around and Atop Roundtop Again
Peak: Roundtop (10600) Class 2+ snow
Date: Feb. 8 Sunday
Contact: George Van Gorden 408-779-2320
We will meet at the Carson Pass snow-park at 8:00 and on snow
shoes or skies head for Roundtop. To the saddle above Lake
Winumucca is easy walking and, crampons and ice axe are needed
only on the last few hundred feet. Experience with axe and crampons
is necessary.
*** It's A Cold, Cruel World
Peak: Matterhorn Peak (12,264') Class 3/snow
Dates: Feb. 14-16
Maps: Matterhorn Peak and Buckeye Ridge
Contact: Kai Wiedman 650-347-5234
Let's test our mettle against the elements. To reach a Sierra summit in
winter is a major achievement. We may never climb in Alaska or the
Himalayas, but a winter ascent of the Matterhorn could be our Everest.
I would like to form two teams; one on skis and one on showshoes.
Please give me a call if you would like to lead the snowshoe team.
*** Telescope Peak
Peak: Telescope Peak
Date: April 3-6 1998.
Contact: Leader: Nancy Fitzsimmons,
Nancy_Fitzsimmons@BayNetworks.com, H: 408-957-9683
Co-Contact: Bill Kirkpatrick.wmkirk@earthlink.net, H:408-293-2447, W:408-279-3450.
Meet Panamint Valley on Friday Afternoon of April 3rd. Saturday we
will climb Telescope Peak and Sunday Wild Rose Peak. Return home
on Monday. Great time of the year for wildflower's and car camping.
Contact leader for details.
*** Nepal
Peak: Mera Peak (21,200)
Date: October 1998
Contact: Warren Storkman
4180 Mackay Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-493-8959(H)
650-493-8975(FAX)
Dstorkman@AOL.com
Mera Peak 21,200 also a trekking group to Kala Pattan. Trek from
Arun River, a seldom traveled route. People and villages that are not
accustomed to seeing Westerners. I'll retrace a 1983 trek.
Remember, all financing is done directly with the provider. Nothing
through Warren. That's the reason we get good prices and excellent
service. We have our own cook. No tea house. No "Delhi Belly". For
the itinerary and other information, contact Warren.
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1998 PCS Member Roster (send corrections to Fitzsimmons)
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Last Name | First Name | City | Home | Work | Email
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Adler | David | Soquel | 408-464-1172 | 408-259-0760 |
Ann | Cecil | Los Gatos | 408-358-1168 | | cecilann@earthlink.net
Armendariz | Enedina | San Jose | 408-923-3991 | 408-265-5691 |
Arnold | Terrie | Pacifica | | |
Baenen | Patt | Cupertino | 415-494-3022 | 408-882-0300 | pattb27@aol.com
Baker | Gary | Mountain View | 650-968-6863 | |
Baltierra | John | Stanford | 415-494-0517 | 415-725-2597 | jbaltier@leland.stanford.edu
Barnes | George | Palo Alto | 415-494-8895 | | ggared@worldnet.att.net
Baugher | Larry | Sunnyvale | 408-746-0719 | 415-852-5393 | baugher.Larry@ssd.Loral.com
Bees | John | Reno | 702-851-0949 | 702-675-7381 | jbees@maxey.dri.edu
Belrichard | Christel | San Jose | 408-295-3048 | | xtel@ix.netcom.com
Ben David | Yehuda | Oakland | 510-763-2472 | 510-339-9290 |
Benham | Deborah | Mountain View | 415-964-0558 | | dmbenham@aol.com
Berenjfoorosh | Hossein | Santa Clara | | |
Blockus | Dave | Cupertino | 408-973-9347 | |
Bolton | Barbara | Albany | | |
Boner | Liz | Berkeley | 510-704-8587 | 510-549-8820 | lboner@thecity.sfsu.edu
Booth | Richard & Dee | Los Gatos | 408-354-7291 | 408-451-2451 | dee@prospectsw.com
Boyle | Brian | Cupertino | 408-973-0640 | |
Brewer | Steve | San Francisco | 415-674-8508 | |
Bulger | Debbie | Santa Cruz | 408-457-1036 | | dfbulger@cruzio.com
Bynum | Bob | Fremont | 510-659-1413 | | rfbynum@aol.com
Caldwell | David | Sunnyvale | 408-746-0526 | | davcal@ix.netcom.com
Calhoun | Craig | Danville | 510-736-5097 | |
Calliger | Rich | Fremont | 510-651-1876 | 510-659-7546 | calliger @infolane.com
Cetti | Larry L. | Rescue | 916-677-5275 | |
Chackerian Jr. | Charles | Los Altos | | | chack@hires.arc.nasa.gov
Clarence | Craig | San Francisco | 415-695-1741 | |
Cline | Terry | Palo Alto | 650-424-9015 | 408-343-1639 | terry.cline@sun.com
Cobb | Jo Ann & Dan | Belmont | 650-631-9303 | |
Colwell | Jeff | Menlo Park | | |
Conover | Mark | Cupertino | 408-996-9433 | | markc@netcom.com
Cooney | Mark | Sunnyvale | 408-739-5940 | 408-435-6313 |
Cordes | John | Santa Clara | 408-247-3162 | 408-721-7915 | john.cordes@nsc.com
Corpus | Chris | Morgan Hill | 408-779-5452 | |
Crane | Patricia | Los Altos | 650-941-5135 | |
Crawley | Roger | Menlo Park | 650-321-8602 | |
Crumley | Carrie | San Jose | | | calicoc@aol.com
Cruz | Tony | Cupertino | 408-446-4090 | 408-944-2003 | cruz@idt.com
Curl | Jim | San Francisco | 415-585-1380 | | jimcurl@juno.com
Curl | Tom | Livermore | 510-455-1630 | 408-467-6766 | Curl@ix.netcom.com
Davison | Pete | San Francisco | 415-731-5139 | 408-765-5205 |
Day | Mark | Bakersfield | 805-589-8753 | |
De Lorenzo | Michael | Pleasanton | 510-484-9480 | | michael.w.lorenzo@lmco.com
DeNike | Bob | Sunnyvale | | |
Deidrick | Craig A. | San Jose | | |
Derouin | Tim | Palo Alto | 650-857-0503 | 650-306-1420 | tderouin@alink.com
Desai | Dinesh & Joy | Los Altos | 650-969-2695 | |
Dodge | Daryn | Davis | 916-753-1095 | |
Doi | Judy A. | San Bruno | | |
Donner | Bill | Berkeley | 510-644-1253 | |
Dorer | Dave | Brookline | 617-232-9133 | 617-232-0624 |
DuMond | Dewey | San Jose | 408-267-1825 | 650-354-5591 | dumond@sierra.space.lockheed.com
Duffy | Arthur | Martinez | 510-286-4856 | |
Dyal | Palmer | Los Altos Hills | 650-941-5321 | |
Eckert | Steven R. | Belmont | 650-508-0500 | 650-508-0500 | eckert@netcom.com
Elliot | Ray | Menlo Park | 650-328-1025 | |
Engelhardt | Rosanne | Berkeley | | |
Evans | Robert | San Jose | 408-998-2857 | 408-998-2857 | zenger@vnet.ibm.com
Farber | Gennady | Palo Alto | 650-852-9617 | |
Feldman | Carlos | Menlo Park | 650-325-8116 | |
Fine | Eric | Palo Alto | 650-725-0797 | | efine@psych.stanford.edu
Fisher | Kevin | Palo Alto | 650-321-6210 | | kfisher@qntm.com
Fitzsimmons | Nancy | Milpitas | 408-957-9683 | | nancy_fitzsimmons@baynetworks.com
Flinn | John & Jeri | Mountain View | 650-968-2050 | 415-777-8705 | jnflinn@aol.com
Ford-Boran | Noreen | Redwood City | | 510-247-8705 |
Fort | Marian | Menlo Park | | |
Frankel | Rosalie | Monte Sereno | | |
Fuller | Minx | Stanford | 650-494-3401 | | fuller@cmgm.stanford.edu
Gaillard | Anouchka | Sunnyvale | 408-737-9770 | 408-447-5363 | anouchka@cup.hp.com
Geller | Loren | Hillsborough | 650-340-8196 | 650-809-2015 | loren@vibes.com
Giese | Brenda | Pleasanton | 510-417-6764 | | brenda.bowman@nellcorpb.com
Goehring | Dwight | Marina | 408-384-1248 | | goehring@ix.netcom.com
Gotla | Peter | Mountain View | 650-964-6787 | |
Gross | Bob | Santa Clara | 408-241-6149 | | 75013.1420@compuserve.com
Grossman | Aaron | Mountain View | 650-969-4031 | 650-694-2154 | aaron_grossman@hp.com
Haight | Patricia | San Francisco | 415-956-0745 | |
Harris | David | Menlo Park | 650-854-1513 | 650-725-8811 | harrisd@leland.stanford.edu
Harris | Michael E. | Orangevale | | |
Harris | Susan Karen | Santa Cruz | 408-476-5724 | |
Harrison | James R. | Mountain View | 650-962-9567 | |
Harvey | Liz | Concord | 510-671-9950 | | lizharv@aol.com
Hastings | Al | Palo Alto | 650-493-6084 | | alclimber@msn.com
Hauser | Bill | San Jose | 408-243-4566 | |
Hawke | Jerry | Douglas City | | |
Hayden | Mike | Saratoga Ave. | 408-253-4975 | 415-969-9112 | hayden@aimnet.com
Hempstead | Marjorie | Mountain View | 650-961-0456 | 408-565-7840 | hempsted@nt.com
Henzel | Bill & Bonnie | San Mateo | 650-349-3062 | 650-225-1243 | henzel.bill@gene.com
Hester | James | Saratoga | 408-867-3669 | | lhester@fmi.fujitsu.com
Higgins | Barry | Campbell | 408-496-1352 | 650-966-6537 | BarryIDH@AOL.com
Hiipakka | Dennis | Weaverville | | |
Hobler | Don | San Jose | | |
Holloway | Sue | San Diego | 619-466-3490 | 619-594-2491 | shollowa@mail.sdsu.edu
Horvath | Alex | | 408-379-2732 | | alexh@netgate.com
Hu | Allan | San Jose | 408-268-0430 | | ahu@msm.mea.com
Hudkins | Bruce | Clayton | 510-672-8681 | | EAGLE5@ix.netcom.com
Hult | Tim | Santa Clara | 408-970-0760 | 408-543-3135 | tim.HULT@lmco.com
Ingvoldstad | John R. | Volcano | 209-296-8483 | |
Isherwood | Bill & Dana | Orinda | 510-254-0739 | 510-423-5058 | isherwood2@llnl.gov
Jablonski | Marc | Palo Alto | 415-328-6982 | 415-933-7058 | maja@acm.org
Jakubouski | Diane C. | San Francisco | | 415-989-1915 | Diane@cpici.com
Johnson | Fred | Menlo Park | 650-428-6350 | |
Johnston Jr. | Paul T. | San Bernardino | 909-880-9243 | |
Karpel | Ron | Belmont | 650-594-0211 | | rkarpel@usa.net
Keith | Alexander | Palo Alto | 415-325-1091 | 415-496-5714 | akeith@crc.ricoh.com
Kerr | Christine | Oakland | 510-482-8322 | | chris_kerr@net.com
King | Steven | San Leandro | 510-430-3103 | 510-481-9058 | Steven@mills.edu
Kirkpatrick | Bill | San Jose | 408-293-2447 | 408-279-3450 | wmkirk@earthlink.net
Kohler | Paul | Palo Alto | | |
Kramar | Christopher | Fremont | 510-796-6651 | 415-926-6861 |
Kreider | Scott | Santa Clara | 408-557-9273 | 650-853-6560 | kreider@pa.dec.com
Kudrnovska | Milushe J. | Oakland | | |
Kutscha | Timothy | San Jose | 408-379-7339 | 408-447-1486 | tkutscha@cup.hp.com
Kuty | Dave | Felton | 408-335-4211 | | kuty1@apple.com
Lancaster | Deac | Fremont | 510-790-3697 | | deac@remedy.com
Larsen | Wade | El Portal | 209-379-2107 | |
Lavalee | Michael | Daly City | | |
Leiker | Richard | Fremont | 510-792-4816 | 408-453-4253 | leiker@san-jose.ste.slb.com
Leipper | Kenneth | Oakland | 510-658-1670 | |
Lingelbach | Ron | San Jose | 408-253-8036 | 650-694-3539 | RON_LINGELBACH@hp.com
Lou | David | Milpitas | 408-263-5630 | | dlou@svpal.org
Maas | Kelly A. | San Jose | 408-279-2054 | 408-944-2078 | maas@idt.com
MacIntosh | Chris | Menlo Park | 650-325-7841 | | chrism@clbooks.com
Machnick | J. & A. Kristin | Santa Cruz | 408-479-8719 | 408-984-3261 | mach3@ix.netcom.com
Mahajan | Arun | Santa Clara | 408-244-7912 | 408-473-8029 | arun@sentientnet.com
Marolf | Chris | Palo Alto | 650-377-1787 | 650-326-9462 |
Marshall | Joan | San Jose | | | jmarshall@nortel.com
Martin | Betty | San Jose | 408-428-0858 | 408-943-5684 |
Martin | Don | Los Altos | 650-949-0775 | | Don@best-rate.com
Marvel | Chris | Palo Alto | 650-325-2649 | | marvelcc@ccmail.pldbio.com
Maxwell | Peter | Sunnyvale | 408-737-9770 | 650-857-7639 | peterm@aoraki.dtc.hp.com
McDonell | Greg | Los Gatos | 408-559-8321 | 408-281-3400 |
McElligott | Sharon | San Jose | 408-275-8562 | 408-321-7043 | mcelligott@vta.org
Mcgurrin | Jim | Fresno | 209-276-0625 | 209-445-1061 |
Miya | Eugene | Mountain View | 650-961-6772 | | eugene@ames.arc.nasa.com
Morrow | Tom | Redwood Shores | 650-637-1620 | |
Mullins | D. Christopher | San Jose | | |
Narkhede | Atul | Mountain View | 650-967-5778 | 650-390-3303 | atul@asd.sgi.com
Navid-Haghighi | Siamak | Belmont | 650-654-3642 | | sia@sr.hp.com
Nelson | Peter | Palo Alto | 650-321-0929 | 650-323-5751 | jpnels@aol.com
Novalis | Susann | Pacifica | 650-359-1821 | |
O'Mahoney | Frank | Palo Alto | | | frank@liffey.com
Oliver | Bill | Los Angeles | 310-839-5156 | |
Olrich | Phyllis | Palo Alto | 650-322-0323 | 650-725-1541 | phylliso@stanford.edu
Olson | Ken | San Diego | 619-583-0001 | | kenolson@pacbell.net
Ostler | Paul | Scotts Valley | 408-438-1440 | 408-431-5896 | postler@interbase.borland.com
Ottenberg | Marj | Saratoga | 408-867-4576 | 408-867-4576 |
Pearson | Carl | Soquel | 408-479-8529 | | carlp@mail.santacruz.k12.ca.us
Pence | Eric | Santa Clara | | |
Peterson | Meg | Menlo Park | 650-854-7916 | |
Raczek | Ted | San Jose | 408-224-1119 | 408-363-5379 | Thaddeus.A.Raczek@wdc.com
Ramaker | James H. | San Jose | 408-224-8553 | 408-463-4873 | ramaker@vnet.ibm.com
Rau | Greg & Vreni | Castro Valley | 510-582-5578 | | rau4@llnl.gov
Reader | Robert | Concord | | |
Reilly | Dorothea E. | San Francisco | 415-585-1380 | | der@gene.com
Remien | Suzanne | Woodside | 415-851-3456 | 408-451-5581 | sremien@juno.com
Reyna | Ed | Sunnyvale | 408-245-4798 | |
Rinaldi | Michael | San Francisco | 415-564-9830 | 415-424-3290 | rinaldi@hermes.space.lockheed.com
Ritter | Alan | St. Louis | 314-821-1374 | 314-225-7600 | jar@storz.com
Robillard | Landa | Campbell | | |
Roderick | Mark | San Francisco | | |
Roper | Steve | | 510-547-3407 | |
Rosmarin | Peter | Oakland | 510-547-5395 | |
Ross | Doug | Santa Cruz | 408-457-2757 | | dugros@got.net
Ross | Robin | Los Gatos | 408-356-7344 | |
Rounds | Fred | Sunnyvale | 408-735-8146 | 650-604-3308 | frounds@mail-arc.nasa.gov
Rountree | Tom | San Jose | 408-371-5303 | 408-321-5782 |
Schafer | Charles&Helen | Los Gatos | 408-354-1545 | 408-324-6003 | cgschafer@lucent.com
Schollard | James | Novato | 415-892-9033 | 510-286-8888 | jschollard@innovativetechsoln.com
Schou | Jesper | Palo Alto | 650-494-7432 | 650-725-9826 | schou@quake.stanford.edu
Schuman | Aaron | Mountain View | 650-968-9184 | 650-943-7532 | aaron_schuman@yahoo.com
Scott | Bryon | Woodland Park | | |
Sharp | Jonathan &Julia | Saratoga | 408-379-5178 | | jjsharp@ix.netcom.com
Simpson | Dick | Palo Alto | 650-494-9272 | | rsimpson@magellan.stanford.edu
Sinclair | George | Los Altos | 650-941-2160 | | geosinc@aol.com
Skumanich | Andy | Los Gatos | 408-377-0545 | | a_sku@sprynet.com
Smith | Linda | Palo Alto | 650-327-2099 | 650-327-6608 |
Sogard | Michael | Atherton | 650-368-2775 | 650-508-4674 | msogard@nikon.com
Staby | Brian | | 408-425-7029 | 408-984-7611 |
Staton | Audrey | | | | AStaton857@AOL.com
Steinbach | Greg | San Diego | 619-271-9104 | 619-543-5250 | gsteinbach@ucsd.edu
Stephens | Joseph | Fremont | 510-623-9150 | 510-505-5410 | joseph@home.com
Stevenson | Nancy | | | | nancy@full-moon.com
Stigall | Georgia | Sunnyvale | 408-253-4076 | | geobaer@aol.com
Storkman | Warren & Dixie | Palo Alto | 650-493-8959 | |
Stover | Richard | Santa Cruz | 408-457-1036 | | dfbulger@cruzio.com
Strite | Carol | Mariposa | | | carolsmt@aol.com
Strite | Robert | Cupertino | 408-732-5195 | |
Stuckey | Mike | Homewood | 916-525-0452 | 408-920-5961 | mstuckey@aol.com
Suits | Butch | Menlo Park | 650-325-4116 | 408-742-5642 | butch.suits@lmco.com
Sullivan | Judy | Burlingame | 650-348-3455 | |
Suzuki | Bob | San Jose | 408-259-0772 | 510-657-7555 | bobszk@pacbell.net
Taylor | Craig | Portola Valley | 650-851-1032 | | Craig_taylor@ACM.org
Thompson | Nancy | Portola Valley | | |
Tischler | Daniel | San Jose | 408-224-4525 | 408-227-0707 | tischler@prolinx.com
Tran | Tuan | San Jose | 408-299-8529 | 408-227-2531 | tuan@spicey.asd.sgi.com
Van Gorden | George C. | Morgan Hill | 408-779-2320 | |
Vassar | Janet & Richard | Los Altos | 650-949-4485 | 650-354-5113 | richard.vassar@lmco.com
Verrow | Rick & Helena | Los Gatos | 408-353-8841 | | rangerrv@ix.netcom.com
Vickers | Don | San Jose | 408-225-3231 | |
Vlasveld | Paul | San Jose | 408-247-6472 | 408-257-7910 | paul.vlasveld@smi.siemens.com
Wallace | Bob | Saratoga | 408-867-4576 | 408-867-4576 |
Ward-Dolkas | Paul | Palo Alto | 650-324-2015 | 408-433-2625 |
Wentz | Roland | Sunnyvale | 408-745-1085 | |
West | Jeff | Santa Cruz | 408-426-4456 | |
Wiedman | Kai | San Mateo | 650-347-5234 | |
Wilkinson | John | San Jose | 408-947-0858 | 650-933-4298 | jfw@sgi.com
Wilkie | Sam | Los Altos | 650-941-1794 | 408-767-7548 | Sam_Wilkie@ccm.sc.intel.com
Wood | Steve | Belmont | 650-596-9052 | |
Woolbright | Mark | San Jose | 408-246-4209 | 408-749-5904 | mark.woolbright@amd.com
Yager | Chris | Santa Clara | 408-243-3026 | 408-243-3027 |
Yamagata | Pete | Sacramento | 916-444-6319 | |
Yarborough | Judith | Menlo Park | 650-854-9288 | | judith.yarborough@forsythe.stanford.edu
Yum | Sunny | San Jose | 408-265-5852 | 408-255-4567 | syum@cs.ucr.edu
Zenger | Kipp | San Jose | 408-265-2011 | 408-463-2870 | zenger@vnet.ibm.com
Zensius | David | San Jose | | | dzensius@netcom.com
Ziebarth | Mark N. | Morgan Hill | 408-779-9081 | |
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THE BACK PAGE
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Scree is the monthly journal of the Peak Climbing
Section of the Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter.
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Elected Officials
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Vice Chair and Trip Scheduler:
Arun Mahajan / arun@sentientnet.com
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Rock Climbing Classifications
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The following trip classifications are to assist you in choosing trips
for which you are qualified. No simple rating system can anticipate
all possible conditions.
Class 1: Walking on a trail.
Class 2: Walking cross-country, using hands for balance.
Class 3: Requires use of hands for climbing, rope may be used.
Class 4: Requires rope belays.
Class 5: Technical rock climbing.
In Upcoming Issues:
Mar 10, 1998: Dr. Mark Cole Cho Oyo
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Deadline for submissions to the next Scree is Sunday 2/22/98.
Meetings are the second Tuesday of each month.
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