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Show f Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, February Mountain Climbing: 4Its Achievement activiFavorite lesiure-tim- e ties for many Intermountain Area residents are hiking and mountain climbing. And in Utah, like the other states in the area, there are plenty of mountains, ready to challenge the skills of climbers. , (1) The hikers who go on short jaunts enjoying the beauties of nature, usually for a few hours or maybe a day. ; family. Its the same with mountain climbing. Its achievment. I see no particular distinction. I think psychologically its all the same motivation. Another hiker put it this way: When you get to the top of a mountain, you decidedly know you got there. Theres nowhere else to go. In a persons occupation, he may have a goal, but by the time he gets there his mind is on something else. But when youre on the top of a peak, you can enjoy the feeling that you finished it. Its a feeling utterly unexplainable to those who have never done it. Mt. Everest is perhaps the worlds best known mountain and for years it repulsed all attempts o be conquered. Sir Edmund Hillary finally achieved the distinction in 1953. Since then, the Swiss have climbed the mountain in 1956 and the Americans in (2) The backpackers, who find retreat in the mountain wilderness for fishing, camping or just relaxing, usually for several days. (3) Those who climb high mountains because they are high. Those who have climbed Mt. Everest, the worlds high- est mountain on the border of Tibet probably fit .more or less into this category, since Everest, according to many experts is not technically difficult; it is just big, jutting 29,028 feet into the air. who (4) The are not so much concerned Nepal and rock-climber- s, about the height of a moun- -' tain as they are with the difficulty of its ascent. They are attracted by sheer rock faces which can be conquered only by driving pitons and expansion bolts into the mountains wall and using ropes and slings as they make their way inch by inch up the sheer classic example of rock -- climbing occurred a year ago when two climbers spent 27 I- - M In addition, 'Wr After nearly a month of tortuously making their way to the summit, they were welcomed by about 75 persons who got to the top the easy by a trail on the oppoway site side. il monsters and highway automobiles that can be converted to boats are among the attractions to lure the adventurer into the unknown. The freedom of space and the excitement of western scenic America are among the catalysts igniting the outdoor travel boom. Fender racks, custom trailers and other special car racks allow the sportsmen a way to get their special equipment to their own special playground. tr Vour troubled about (to potfutod thwdnty watv the barren tne bM ngM. bad sounds, bad smells You realty do something about H Green, Irving trees and punts and shrubs to screen dust and dut from the air, hwp keep our water useable preserve a nearthy arth dimmish noise polluted, bt us want More than simple. sooner had they reached the top than they set their sights on a new chala new ascent route lenge ice peak in the on a 20,000-foo- t stop tn. . Our earth gjn sumvs-ebe dressed m green. when you will 4n beauty. climbing expeditions a month, a. Bruenger said. The High Uintas offer perhaps the most challenge to mountain climbers in the state, but neighboring state, Wyoming, holds much attraction for mountain climbers with its vast, rugged wilderness areas, the including Teton, Absaroka and Wind there are many mountaincland imbing attractions, ranging from the states highest mountain, 13,528-foKings Peak in the Uintas in eastern Utah to the desert wastelands in the western part of the state, to the color country in the southern part of the state, reported Fred W. Bruenger, director of the hiking division of the Wastach Mountain In Utah, canyons, and Red Pine Lake in little Cottonwood. He said both are very scenic spots, surrounded by rugged and spectacular cliffs. Bruenger said that desert hiking is becoming more and more popular. In addition to the beauty, there is a feeling of solitude, of getting away from everything, he said. People for ages have been mountain climbers asking why they climb mountains. The classic answer was provided by the British Himalayan explorer George Mallory, who died in 1924 during an apparently to climb attempt His answer: there. River ranges. One of the most popular hikes in the state, in terms of participants, has been the Timpanogos Hike, started in 1912. Thou: mds of persons have madt the annual climb to the top and been awarded membership in the Summit Club. The Wasatch Mountain Club states oldest mountain having been formed more than 50 years ago. Today, about 700 persons are members of the club and partin its activities, icipating geared to physical activity. The dub sponsors 15 hikes per month and two mountain- is the club, Utah Association of Nurserymen OTOR POUTS LAND savings BEST UNDER THE SUN FOR OUTDOOR FUN ELDORADO WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE NOW THE EXCLUSIVE DEALER FOR THE NATION'S 1 CAMPER, ELDORADO, IN THE SALT of LAKE AREA. KAWASAKI be climbed. Rising 14,708 feet the Swiss Alps, the Matterhorn was first climbed in 1865 by Edward Whymper and six others. which Another mountain was to have never been climbed was Pikes Peak in Colorado. When Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike first sighted the mountain in 1806, he said it would never be WORLD'S FASTEST PRODUCTION BIKES! WE HAVE THE BEST SELECTION OF TRISTARS IN SALT LAKE AREA. unsuccessful Mt. Everest. Because it is TIMBERLINE REALIZE YOUR DREAMS THE TIMBERLINE WAY. Whether It' Travel Adventure, Care-Fre- e Vacation, Family Fun or A Joyful climbed. Today, a cog railroad, an automotive highway, and several easy hiking trails lead to the summit of Pikes Peak. Each August, a running race is held on the mountains slopes and the runners make the ascent and descent, a distance of 26 miles in roughly four hours. motor THE HOME OF THE SCORPION STINGER II SNOWMOBILES -340, 400, 440 JLO sports land UTAH'S "CROSS TRADE" DEALER 4001 South State 262-292- 1 Club. Two popular hiking spots near Salt Lake City as far as the general population is concerned, according to Bruenger, are Lake Blanche between Big and Little Cottonwood a literal paradise bites known the world over. South of Deseret are the golden labradorite beds, and a few miles south of that are the great obsidian beds of for rockhounds. From the north to the south, and from the east to the west, the state is laden with collectors gems. Black Rock. A beautiful blue agate is found in the Cedar City area. be- tween Green River and Moab is rich in fossils, in addition to its petrified wood, pigeon blood agate, plume agate, jas- per, gizzard stones and nodules. septa-ria- n Geodes, agate and arrowheads are found in eastern Utah in Duchesne and Uirtah counties. Near Levan and Gunnison in central Utah, black agate is found. The world famous Utah topaz is found at Topaz Mountain in Juab County, and a few miles south of Topaz in the House Range are trilo- - IS BETTER THAN SOUR CREAM i . . 2100 IMO 2313 A A jW ' So. 2300 E. WAY 415-195- 3 HOURS: Mon. thru Sat. 8 u.m,-1- WARSHAW'S AAA.JII survival depends on .J depends onySa. QienSutfival Rockhound Paradise For example, the area nd It you. best-know- Mountain climbers, lower center, work their way down the ridge to Pfeiferhorn in little Cottonwood Canyon. hiking Utah is common sense you can take to protect and improve your environment are outlined n a new booklet caned IT DfePEMOS ON YOU" Getyour free copy steps in no Jirish-anc- development reliable oxygen equipment (the air above 25,000 feet is almost too thin to breathe) played a very important role, as did improved hikimg equipment. Next to Mt. Everest, the n Matterhorn is the mountain, and at one time, it was said that it would never ?nm. ot Peruvian Andes called Untold adventures await the outdoorsman who turns his leisure time toward the trail. New trouble-fre- e equipment is showing up on showroom floors across the nation for the public that is seeking to get away. Dunebuggies, motorcycles, mini-trabikes, amphibious Everest was finally conquered because a series of expeditions gradually uncovered the best route to the top. days inching their way up the sheer side of a 3,000-fogranite monolith, known as the Wall of the Morning Light," on the famed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in California. And In the West 1963. walls. A Adventure People climb mountains for various reasons. Some climb to get away from people and the bustle of city life, others for beauty, and still others for thrills. Some climb for enjoyment, others for exercise and some to achieve. said Mountain climbing, one climber, is comparable to a person who becomes very good at a profession, becomes a great actor, raises a fine In the broad sense, there are four kinds of people who take to the mountains: LIS 27, 1972 PARLEYS 0 Sunday 9 As At , yh. - a.m.-- 7 p.m. p.m. |