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Show James and Shell v Pol ter take to the mountains every chance they get for climbing fun. JY gets a UT. Hazel S Parkinson Tribune Staff Writer By hack pack view of proceedings. ' -- But mountain climbing dilleient because a climbei ma not have a second chance it he goofs "When I was a kid I used to climb these rocks, lumping Most mairied couples have their ups and downs crevices, thinking nothing ot the rusks invoiced " Jim said vcoi But the ups and downs for Mr. and Mrs. James M Potter ledly as he watched a gioup ol bovs daiting in and out the locks at Storm Mountain aie ditferent. Theyre mountain climbers. 1 1 causllt tbmljlng without a rope, shoe., ",?uld,n aim took up the challenge as a member of the Itah Nation- - a a hammer, pitons and carabiners. day bag , Special Forces. He is a member of the Guard s Al- often the Potters are joined by another couple, Mr. and pine Team and teaches mountain climbing for a Salt Lake Cite .Mis Melvin J Otterstrom. The fouisome is trying to nate days oft lo take an overnight hike ta Lone Peak goods company. Women make good climbois They have the agihty and Marriage didnt curtail the spoit. Both he cud vede Shell s,renSth-M,Jl" liked to hike And he was so enthusiastic about mountain The ouple skis in the vvii let lo stav in condition foi c It rubbed off on Shelly. limbing c hmbmgi or lue ve, M Jim started teaching her the techniques of climbing but Who wiU be lead up a mountain depends on experience and meml?er of the fami' Sometimes climbers leapfrog with the first climbei TraviT Shrt "h W1 S00n celebrate hls fir!,t driving the piton, attaching the carabiner, slipping in the rope, hirtla T'J' rthday anniversary. anchoring it for the second man to pull himself up and pass the This summer, it s back to the mountains for Shelly. Storm first climber, repeating the process up the mountain. Mountain m Big Cottonwood Canyon, is a great beginners Coming down can be tougher," Jim said. hl L You cant always come down the same path you went up Real mountain climbers are like football players they It can be expensive you might have to leave $20 (or more) cion t play the game unless they have the worth ot pitons and carahinets on the mountain proper equipment, VV 1 4u coordi-'.portin- . N fr ' it Salt fale ffibtnu? Sunday 3Iorning, July 19, 1970 v ;f ( Pol Women Section W 4 S s t , J , k ' vvT! ' i t 4 t .s .S 'r'fi i f , - "' -'- - J ... - ,,r o H Page One gr r yy , h, y4 h Trihmii' Maff Photos by Ross Welser A , Ji ' ? v JF rth I,. tV.T , r J T x v i' a ? ' i h si J , 4 ' SC A v CIS & i A J V ? 1 Kja , 1 I y&.r s i B 9 ft'-- X x' 4 m V , v " 4 4 x ii , k v h.i T, Limaimi- i- i,tr i 4V JlTiX'N is i r' . ' t Sr :!H5i y r V 1 ktS s; 9s 4 y - VI ST t 'iO y , V': jyp 4i ry'yI yri j ft j ;; W vy Y f .4 V&'Ss' Ptit- - 4. xak St V'- W& A . V 'W vr r if - - T'7-- ' v 03 7 4. T' H s7 L I rlSsr- 7. 4 i A v k. w e Y x tT v-- ? Jf 4 S; -- - S 7w vVv w m? 0 x , . r . v y - ,.-- ' ' , v A, S , V V x, Y V'lVo x 7- g |