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Welcome to the Los Alpinistas home page!

Who are Los Alpinistas?

Los Alpinistas are a group of climbers based in San Diego. The origins of this group lie in both the San Diego section of the Sierra Club, going as far back as the venerable Rock Climbing Section (RCS), and a climbing group from the General Atomics fusion group, the Sloths, headed by Big Daddy Sloth, John Lohr. The member directory contains e-mail addresses in addition to photographs and descriptions of some of our members.

How does Los Alpinistas differ from other climbing organisations?

It's not so much about organisation, but rather lack thereof. We have no formal meetings, rules or membership fees. We are primarily a bunch of cool dudes (and dudettes) looking to have fun climbing in the outdoors. Join us on Wednesday evenings and see for yourself.

Our members span all age groups. Here's John Lohr, who just climbed Mt. Vinson, in Antarctica. Congratulations John! Next stop Mt. Everest?

Where and when do you climb?

During the summer we climb every Wednesday evening at one of several locations around San Diego; Mt. Woodson, Mission Gorge and the Santee boulders. Contact John Lohr if you would like to join us. We also climb year-round, on weekends and holidays, in a variety of locations including Joshua Tree, Red Rock Canyon, Owens River Gorge, Cañon Tajo, Tahquitz, Suicide and Yosemite. Stories of previous trips are available in the Los Alpinistas archives.

How do I find out about upcoming trips?

Through the climbing calendar. The climbing calendar is available through these pages, is sent out to members by e-mail or is passed on by word of mouth.

What is the etiquette for going on trips?

This is best illustrated by reading the dialogue with Hans Floreen, "On the Road with Los Alpinistas " and Sloth's account of Wednesday evening climbing.

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These pages are sporadically maintained by Richard J. Hughes.