Kit Carson Fourteener # 51 August 29, 1959
Kit Carson from Crestone Needle
Humboldt from Kit Carson
Crestones from Kit Carson
San Luis Valley from top Kit Carson
Dean Taylor and Don Bunker on top of Kit Carson. Don Bunker showing splinted finger broken catching a rock on Crestone Needle – and perhaps his evaluation of photographer
North and South Maroon Bells Fourteeners # 52 and 53 September 4, Hours Roundtrip 6 hrs to North Maroon, 2 hrs to South Maroon via ridge. 6 hrs back to Camp via yellow Dyke
Maroon Lake
Emily West – on North Maroon – Strongest Climber Carries the Rope
South Maroon from North Maroon The ridge is as rough as it looks and rotten sedimentary rock
North Maroon from South Maroon Emily West
Maroon Bells from Thunder Pyramid
SNOWMASS Fourteener # 54 September 6, hrs up, 2 hrs return from Crystal Lake. 4 hr backpack to Crystal Lake Climbed 9/1/1981 on Bob Cowan 54 th Fourteener (234 th ) from Snowmass Lake.
Crystal Lake - Campsite
Snowmass Ridge
Snowmass Lake
Hagerman Ridge from Saddle between Snowmass and Hagerman
Snowmass Ridge to Hagerman Peak
Emily West Celebration Rock Throw to Capitol
Fifty Four Finally Celebration 65th climber to climb all 14ters September 12, 1959 In Charles Maders Los Alamos, NM Bachelor Apartment Mountain Climbers in Red – Gene Tate finished in July 1982 climbing the 54 peaks as 249 th climber Emily West became Emily Willbanks After her husband died in Nevada Test Site car crash, Liz Gittings became Liz Marshall
Ken Sinclair, Emma Jean Sinclair/Mader (future wife) Irene Plodis/ Bubernak, Emily West
Howard Cady, Joyce Cady, Zora Slade, Emma Jean Sinclair/Mader
Emma Jean Sinclair Mader, Helen Tate, Liz Gittings, Jim Crook, Emily West
Gene Tate, Joe Bubernak, Tom and Jan Newton
Emily West, Tom Doyle, Gary Schott
Gary Schott, Dean Taylor Ken Sinclair, To become Mrs. Schott, Thomas
In Memorial Gene Tate Elizabeth Gittings /Marshall Emily West /Willbanks Gary Schott Don Bunker Frank Pretzel Herb Ungnade Marv Tinkle George Bell