Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Access Problems. The Indian situa ...

Sierra Nevada de Santa M arta, Access Problems. The Indian situa­ tion continues to be bad. O ur close Indian friend, Celso V illafañea, has died, apparently of injuries sustained in a fight related to tribal hostilities over climbers and no doubt also over the worsening m arijuana smuggling scene in the area. All of those factors contribute to a need on the part of climbers to be very sensitive to their im pact on the range. A low profile is a must. W il l ia m M c K in n e y