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Forever
Climbing the Range
of Light... |
The
Sierra Peaks Section
is an Outings Section
of the Angeles Chapter
of the Sierra Club that
explores,
enjoys, preserves,
and stimulates interest
in climbing in the Sierra
Nevada.
The Section offers a varied
schedule of climbing activities
during the climbing season
ranging from introductory
trips
for beginning climbers
and Wilderness Training Course
graduates
to multi-day
backpacks
that
may
require
extensive mountaineering
skills in rock and snow
climbing.
The Section
will be many Outings
or co-sponsored Outings during
the balance of the 2007
Sierra Nevada climbing season.
You are encouraged to participate
in one or more of the outings,
enjoy the mountains, make
new friends and climb with
old friends. |
Tuesday, May 13th, 7:30pm. Please mark your calendar with this date.
Ron Kauk will be giving a joint California Mountaineering Club/SCMA slide show in Griffith Park. Ron is one of the foremost rock climbers of our times. After the show, there be an opportunity for dialogue between the audience and Ron. There is no charge for parking or the show. Ranger Headquarters Auditorium , Griffith Park Ranger Headquarters Auditorium in Griffith Park 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027 |
| The Outings Schedule for 2008 which contains many Outings sponsored or co-sponsored by the Sierra Peaks Section is available. Please go to the Outings page on this
Website to check for newly posted Outings. |
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A
view of the east face of Banner Peak (12,945') from Thousand Island Lake. This peak is located in the Ritter Range of the central Sierra Nevada. A discussion
of climbing routes can
be found on pages 370 through 373 of The
High Sierra: Peaks, Passes
and Trails,
2nd Edition by SPS member
R. J. Secor. This peak is commonly approached from Agnew Meadows via the Minarets Summit Road from Mammoth Lakes, CA. Picture taken
by Reiner Stenzel, SPS member in the summer of 2005. In this photograph the summit of Mount Ritter (13,157') lies directly behind Banner Peak. The south shoulder of Mount Ritter can be seen to the immediate left of the summit of Banner Peak. On extreme right edge of the photograph is the shoulder of Mount Davis (12,311').
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