Stanford Alpine Club. The SAC continues to place emphasis on climb ...

Stanford Alpine Club. The SAC continues to place emphasis on climb­ ing in Yosemite Valley during the school year. Instruction for beginners is coupled with a very active climbing program. The year saw over half a dozen members doing climbs of grade V and VI in Yosemite. Some of the routes completed were: Lost Arrow Chimney, south face of Wash­ ington Column, north face of The Rostrum, west face of Leaning Tower, two routes on the north face of Sentinel Rock, and the northwest face of Half Dome. Several shorter new routes were also pioneered in Yosemite. During spring break in late March, eight members joined at a weeklong base camp in the Sierra near the east face of Mount Whitney. Climbs were made of the east face, east buttress, and the mountaineer’s routes of Whitney and also of nearby Mount Russell. Although the club had no official summer activities, members were active in various parts of the world. Scott Davis toured Europe last summer, climbing the Bonatti Pillar and the south face of the Aiguille du Fou in Chamonix. Kep Stone, John Cady, and Chuck Kroger made an unsuccessful attempt on a new route on the northeast ridge of Nevado Ausangate in the Cordillera Vilcanota in Peru. C h u c k K r o g e r , President