Stanford. The Stanford Alpine Club has 50 members, half of whom are ...

Stanford. T h e Stan fo rd A lp in e C lub has 50 m em bers, h alf of w hom are active. F o ur w eek ends a year, the club sponsors clim bs in Y osem ite V a lle y —a rock clim b er’s p aradise. Several w eek ends are spent at Pin n acles N atio n al M o n um ent or C astle C rags State P ark . D u rin g the sum m er of 1948 m em bers joined trips to C an ad a and the T eto n s; in October three m ade the third ascent of Y o sem ite’s sensational W . A rro w h ead C h im n e y ; and on T h an k sg iv in g D ay seven m ade tw o m inor first ascents in the C astle C rags. A t present the club is w o rk in g on a film of the clim b of L o w er C ath ed ral Spire in Yosem ite. A bout 25 Su n d ays are devoted to practice clim bs on local rocks, w here beginners are train ed to w ard the proficiency required in Y osem ite. Each m em ber m ust pass tests to attain status as “Q u ali­ fied” or “L ead er,” and these classifications serve to control the m ake-up of c lim b in g parties. R u p e r t G at e s an d D avid H a r r a h