Kachina Mountain Club. The Club, with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, has an active membership of 20 and is admitting new members as soon as they can be trained. All new members must make at least six practice climbs before they are accepted. The Kachinas try to emphasize safety and, considering the number and difficulty of their climbs, have had a good record. There have been three minor accidents during the past year, two from falling rocks.

In that time the Kachinas have made about 90 rock climbs. Apart from practice climbs near Phoenix, they have made several first ascents and new routes in the desert ranges of central Arizona. In July 1951 six members went to the Tetons to gain experience on snow and ice. They climbed the Grand by the Exum route, in a blizzard. A few returned in August and made what is believed to be a new route on Cloudveil Dome. Currently, the Kachinas are planning an expedition to a 1000-ft. desert pinnacle that has twice turned climbers back.

Gary Driggs