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The following TRIP LEADERS will be leading this trip:

Basecamp Co-Leader - Celeste Padilla

Celeste at Ozette Beach, OlyPenCeleste has led or helped lead several major trips for the Austin Sierra Club.
  • Big Bend (primary) - 2004, 2005
  • Escalante/Staircase Trip (co-leader) - 2007
  • Participant, Glacier NP Backpack - 2005
  • Olympic Peninsula (Assistant) - 2004, (co-leader) - 2008
  • Colorado (assistant) - 2001, (primary) - 2002
  • Food Coordinator Guadalupe Mtns
  • Food Coordinator Goose Island
  • Participant, Hawaii trip - 2000
  • Trip leader on a number of local weekend trips including Enchanted Rock SNA and Inks Lake SP

Certifications:

  • Sierra club leader certification - 2001
  • Wilderness First Aid - renewed 2006
  • CPR - renewed 2006

 

Backpack Leader - John Yarber

John Yarber, Glacier NPJohn is a long-time member of the Austin Sierra Club and one of the most experienced major trip leaders in the Club. He has led the following major trips for the Austin Sierra Club:
  • Big Bend (Primary) - 1990, 1992,1999, 2002, 2003
  • San Juan Mountains, Colorado (Primary) - 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004
  • Ouchita Mountains, Arkansas (Primary) - 1992
  • Ozark Mountains, Arkansas (Primary) - 1994
  • Bandelier, NM (Primary) - 2002
  • Kauai, Hawaii (Primary) - 1998
  • Guadalupe Mountains (Primary) - 1992, 2000
  • Olympic Peninsula (backpack) - 2001, 2008
  • Escalante (primary/backpack) - 2001, 2003, 2006
  • White Mountains, NM (Primary) - 2004
  • Buffalo River, Arkansas (co-leader) - 2007

    John usually leads the longer and more strenuous hikes; he's led the climb of Mt Sneffels on several occasions, the Buckskin Gulch backpack (three times), and an Olympic park backpack. He has also led or assisted with many of the shorter trips, bike rides, hikes, and campouts to the local state parks.
Certifications:
  • Certified Outings Leader, Austin Sierra Club
  • Wilderness First Aid certification
  • CPR Certification

Assistant Leader - Dave Senecal

Dave completed his Outings Leader Certification with the Austin group in 2005. He has been a Sierra Club member for several years and is a veteran of several Austin Sierra Club trips, including the Olympic Peninsula Trip (2004, Assistant Leader, 2008) and the Escalante Trip (2003 and 2006).

Certifications:

  • Certified Outings Leader, Austin Sierra Club
  • Wilderness First Aid Certification
  • CPR Certification

 

 

 

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