What is The List? It is a compilation of 247 significant peaks in the Sierra Nevada. Climbing every peak on The List represents a lifetime of mountaineering achievement, and a true dedication to the wild high places of California. The List was created in 1960 by a committee of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Sierra Peaks Section, led by the renowned Andy Smatko. 24 subcommittees each took responsibility for exploring a different region of the Sierra Nevada, identifying the peaks in that region that were especially scenic, or challenging, or historic, or unique. Read details at http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.htm The SPS identifies only 63 mountaineers who have climbed The List. These climbers are named at http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spscomp1.htm Our own Sierra Club section, the Loma Prieta Peak Climbing Section, has only three finishers, Steve Eckert (http://climber.org/TripReports/1999/465.html), Rich Leiker (who isn't known to the SPS), and now Bob Suzuki.

Such a large victory deserves recognition, and a sizeable group came along to cheer Bob on at the summit:

• Aaron Schuman
• Amanda Jobbins
• Arun Mahajan
• Bill Kirkpatrick
• Bob Evans
• Bob Suzuki
• Brian Parkison
• Charles Schafer
• Chris Franchuk
• Chris Prendergast
• Dan DeKimpe
• Dee Booth
• Eddie Sudol
• Fred Kremerskotter
• Jeff Fisher
• Jim Curl
• Jim Ramaker
• Kelly Maas
• Kirsten Mouradian
• Landa Robillard
• Lisa Barboza
• Mike Wyreman
• Rich Leiker
• Rick Booth
• Ron Karpel
• Scott Kreider
• Stephane Mouradian
• Steve Eckert
• Ted Raczek

Others did not climb the peak, but celebrated Bob's success at a champagne campfire that evening at Oh Ridge, near June Lake:

• Bruce Bousfield
• Cecil Anison
• Debbie Benham
• Dot Reilly
• Harry Xue
• Joerg Lohse
• Linda Sun
• Mary Cheng
• Nancy Fitzsimmons
• Sarah Bousfield
• Stella Lorvan
• Tom Driscoll

The hike itself was long but pleasant, on a cool September Saturday. We began at the Mono Pass trailhead, off Tioga Pass Road, near Tuolomne Meadows. We hiked over Parker Pass, crossed Parker Creek, and up to Koip Peak Pass. Here we left the trail and made an easy cross-country walk up to the broad 12962' summit. On the way up, we passed an auspicious flock of bighorn sheep, who had apparently come to bleat out their congratulations.

Mike McDermitt emails, "I was there in mind if not body." He thought of us on top of Koip Peak just as we were arriving.

This photo taken by Arun Mahajan with Ron Karpel's camera. There are other wonderful photos at http://www.karpel.org/Ron/HTMLTrips/20060916_04_Koip.html