Having
organized and led over one hundred official activities for the Sierra
Club and the California Mountaineering Club, ended in 1999, it is my intent,
with this section of the Pete's Thousand Peaks web site, to inform
the interested public about the past opportunities for peak climbing
about this area of the Pacific West.
Leading a few trips for the Peak and Gorge Division (1968-1998), as well as for the Winter Sports Section and Day Hikes Section, in the period from 1977 to 1980, I then organized and chaired the Climbing-Knapsack Section (1981-1987), which was more ambitious in scope. Some of these trips entailed very strenuous hiking, climbing, and ski mountaineering. Participation was thusly limited to a few. If you could move as we did, you were welcome. A high fitness level, as well as climbing and/or skiing skills, was a prerequisite for signing up for many an activity.
Personally, at the time, I ran or jogged about four miles or more a day. This went up to six miles later. I maintained a regular schedule of challenging activities almost every weekend, at some times. I worked at a day job with required heavy lifting, and standing for long periods of time.
Formerly, too, I was an I-rated leader for the Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. While I obviously have led and completed numerous activities of far greater difficulty than I (intermediate) levels, the Angeles Chapter rules require lectures, check-offs and other proficiency tests, now soon to include current, First-Aid, training. I had no great objection, since I could lead M (moderate), E (exposed), and T (technical) level activities for the California Mountaineering Club. I am no longer a member or have any association with either club.
In 2015, I attempted a slight come-back by a local Meet-Up group. Most likely, I am done with leading trips.
Some omissions are unavoidable. Generally,
less substantial ski tours, climbs, hikes, private trips, or other
unofficial events are not mentioned here, nor are leads by other
groups and climbers. Unless noted, all accompanying photos are
taken during the trip described. Please contact me
to initiate a live chat session, for questions, comments, or suggestions. And about
leading...
LOST COAST May 24-26, 1980
CLOUDS REST AND MT. WARREN June 14-15, 1980
MT. SHASTA June 21, 1980
MT. JULIUS CAESAR July 19-20, 1980
SPLIT MOUNTAIN, MT. PRATER July 25-27, 1980
PALISADES ADVENTURE, SAN JOAQUIN MOUNTAIN September 6-8, 1980
LOST CANNON PEAK September 20, 1980
WHITE MOUNTAIN, WELLS PEAK October 11, 1980
GRANITE PEAK ATTEMPT October 18, 1980
STAR LAKE February 7, 1981
PYRAMID PEAK February 22, 1981
EASTERN SIERRA SKI ADVENTURE April 15-17, 1981
SHERWIN BOWL, SAN JOAQUIN MOUNTAIN May 2-3, 1981
GRANITE PEAK, TOHAKUM PEAK May 9-10, 1981
NEVADA ROAD TRIP May 23-25, 1981
BLACK BUTTES, OLD MAN MOUNTAIN May 30-31, 1981
MT. SHASTA ATTEMPT June 21, 1981
MERRIAM PEAK, ROYCE PEAK July 18-19, 1981
MT. BREWER August 14-16, 1981
MERCED PEAK, OTTOWAY PEAK August 22-23, 1981
MT. GILBERT AND MT. JOHNSON September 5-7, 1981
PEAR LAKE HUT, WINTER ALTA, AND VICINITY April 24-26, 1982
SNOW MOUNTAIN June 5, 1982
MT. EMERSON AND CLOUDRIPPER August 14-15, 1982
TOWER PEAK August 28-29, 1982
MIDDLE PALISADE September 10-11, 1982
BLACKHAWK MOUNTAIN October 2, 1982
SKI MOUNTAINEERS PEAK May 21-22, 1983
MT. MORRISON August 13, 1983
MT. EDDY, KINGS CASTLE, BLACK MARBLE, BLACK BUTTE September 3-5, 1983
MT. ST. HELENA January 2, 1984
SKI MOUNTAINEERS PEAK REVISITED May 19-20, 1984
MT. GILBERT AND MT. JOHNSON 2X June 16, 1984
KAWEAH PEAKS June 30 to July 4, 1984
DICKS AND JACKS PEAKS August 25, 1984
PROVIDENCE MOUNTAINS AND EAGLE MOUNTAIN #2 November 22-25, 1984
ARC DOME AND SOUTH SHOSHONE PEAK May 25-26, 1985
MT. SHASTA June 22, 1985
MT. GODDARD AND MT. HENRY July 4-7, 1985
TUOLUMNE PEAK September 28, 1985
BLUE RIDGE October, 1985
VILLAGER PEAK, RABBIT PEAK, AND INDIANHEAD November 29-December 1, 1985
RUBICON PEAK January 19, 1986
TWIN RIVERS LOOP, MT. JEFFERSON May 24-26, 1986
MT. SILLIMAN AND ALTA PEAK June 7-8, 1986
UNIVERSITY PEAK AND KEARSARGE PEAK June 21-22, 1986
SPANISH MOUNTAIN, THREE SISTERS, AND EAGLE PEAK July 4-6, 1986
IRON MOUNTAIN AND MT. PATTERSON August 2-3, 1986
TWIN PEAKS August 23, 1986
RUSSIAN PEAK, BOULDER PEAK, AND BASE OF CASTLE CRAGS August 30 to September 1, 1986
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN October 18, 1986
SHEEPHEAD MOUNTAIN, PYRAMID PEAK, TELESCOPE PEAK, AND CRATER MOUNTAIN November 27-30, 1986
MISSION PEAK, LOMA PRIETA January 17-18, 1987
JUNIPERO SERRA PEAK, PINNACLES HIKE March 28-29, 1987
CATHEDRAL PEAK, UNICORN PEAK September 25-26, 1993
MT. RITTER June 25,1994
EAST VIDETTE, WEST VIDETTE, MT. ERICSSON, MT. BREWER July 15-21, 1994
MT. GILBERT, MT. JOHNSON, HURD PEAK, CHOCOLATE PEAK August 13-14, 1994
PINTO MOUNTAIN November 29, 1996
MT. GOETHE, PILOT KNOB (NORTH) August 8-10, 1997
MT. DANA, MT. GIBBS, TIOGA PEAK September 13-14, 1997
TABOOSE PASS PEAKS ATTEMPT September 5-6, 1998
FREEL PEAK September 4, 1999
TWIN PEAKS AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN 4X October 7, 2015
SONORA PEAK 6X October 10, 2015
All text is written from these actual activities, and all photos are taken on the actual activity, unless otherwise stated. Some simplification is necessary for the purposes of readability. Due to the time of authorship, some phrases may be written in the present tense. All references are accurate as to the stated time and date of the activity.
DISCLAIMER: In most cases, you should be a well-equipped and highly experienced hiker, climber, or wilderness skier to undertake, duplicate, or repeat these activities. Hazards and great danger, with potential loss, injury, and even death, are implicit in all wilderness travel, and also other forms of travel. Search, rescue and evacuation costs are generally the sole responsibility of the recipient.
My archival page, for older trip reports with photos, is currently under construction.
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