PETER GARDINER  I arrived after UCMC was founded and active. Although I had climbed many peaks via trails or easy 3rd class scrambles, my only experience with technical rockclimbing was one 5.3 climb (Kiener's, E. Face Longs Peak), courtesy of a RMNP Climbing Ranger.  

However, I had enthusiasm, and - crucially - a car to transport climbers to Devils Lake. Over the next couple of years Mike Fain, mainly, taught me what I know about climbing. I took part in the UCMC trips to the Crestones (Sangre de Cristo range, CO) and CMC basin (between Animas river and Sunlight Pk, San Juan wilderness). In the years 1957-63 we usually had a group trip to the Tetons (GTNP), sometimes lasting as long as 4 or even 5 weeks. According to my old marked-up Ortenburger's "A Climber's Guide to the Teton Range", we did many climbs over the years, detailed  HERE.

My climbing ended when I got my degree in MAthematics from UC and a full time job with Western Electric in 1963. I have two sons, Michael and Ryan, and a daughter Lisa, and live with my wife Carolee Stewart in the village of Fanwood, NJ. Carolee is Prof. Computer Sciences at Kean U. I hike with Mike, build computers with Ryan, and share images with Li, who has her own graphic arts business in NYC.

Since I retired from Computer Engineering in 1996 my son Mike and I have hiked and/or jeeped every year in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, California, and/or Arizona. My only climbing 'accomplishments' lately have been to do Angel's Landing (Zion NP) without touching the mile of cabling, and Long's Peak (RMNP) via the (ice-covered, yet) "fried-egg" route. For the future - my son says if I want him to carry me up the peaks, I'll have to lose weight.