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 sponsoring many Outings or co-sponsored Outings during the early 2009 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.

A clear and refreshing day in Sierra Nevada. A view from Convict Lake of the east face of Laurel Mountain (11,812). While Laurel Mountain is not on the Sierra Peaks Section Peak List, there are several class 4 routes on the Sevenah Cliffs above the lake. This peak is located east of main crest of the Sierra Nevada overlooking US 395 near Mammoth Lakes, CA. A discussion of climbing routes for this peak can be found on page 348 of The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails, 2nd Edition by SPS member R. J. Secor. Picture taken by Larry Hoak, SPS Webmaster in August 2008. The rocks on view are metamorphosed Paleozoic age hornfels, chert, marble, slate and quartzite.

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