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Show Nature Lovers Plan Participation In Annual Timp Hike A number of townspeople will join the thousands of climbers on famed Mt. Timpanogos this week end marking the 38th annual hike. Heralded as one of the largest mass mountain-climbing events in America, the hike is a community affair, sponsored by the Brigham Young University and civic clubs. Festivities will begin Friday night as an expected 5,000 persons assemble as-semble in the rustic amphitheatre at Aspen Grove for a traditional pre-hike program. The actual climb will begin at dawn Saturday, with 2,000 hikers taking to the five-mile trail whichj winds from Aspen Grove, elevation 6,700 ft. to the mountain's summit, 11,750 ft. above sea level. An estimated esti-mated 1,200 will reach the peak during the day and earn membership member-ship in the "Timpanogos Summit Club of 1949," says Dr. C. J. Hart, hike chairman. In adition to their prime reward of breath-taking mountain scenery scen-ery the climbers will also view the Timpanogos Giant Slalom, a unique mid-summer ski meet held on the steep slopes of the mountain's mount-ain's year-round glacier. More than a score of skiers, including several U. S. Olympic team members, mem-bers, will tackle the treacherous run in competition for the slalom trophy. Eugene L. Roberts, retired professor pro-fessor of physical education from University of California who founded the hike while coaching at Brigham Young in 1912. will participate in the 1949 hike. |