A Joshua Tree rock formation at sunset. Courtesy/Sandra Corso

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

The Los Alamos Mountaineers April 26 meeting will feature a talk by Sandra Corso, wilderness instructor and outdoor adventure guide, BIKEternity.com and rioclimbingadventures.com.

The community is invited to join the Mountaineers for a fun and entertaining program about a unique rock climbing area.

Joshua Tree was founded as a national monument in 1936 and promoted to a national park in 1994. It encompasses 790,000+ acres, larger than the state of Rhode Island, of which almost 430,000 acres are wilderness.

Joshua Tree is a world famous rock climbing destination that offers thousands of routes and boulder problems. The park was initially developed by Yosemite climbers seeking warm temperatures and a variety of crack and face climbs on rough granite.

Come join the Mountaineers for this slide presentation and get stoked to spend a few days next Fall, exploring this amazing popular destination.

Mountaineers’ meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month. When held in person, they take place in the planetarium of the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), 2600 Canyon Road in Los Alamos.

Recent meetings have been held electronically starting at 7 p.m.; the Mountaineers hope to return to in-person meetings as soon as May. Registration details for this virtual talk can be found at https://peecnature.org/events/details/?id=38971.