Letters

Posted on: May 9, 2016


Setting the Record Straight

Ethan Newman's compilation of Zion history (Alpinist 53) was impressive and extensive; however, I wanted to set the record straight about the first ascent of Spaceshot. Though Jones may have been "giddy as a schoolboy" when we topped out, it was on November 29, 1980, not 1978 (a photo from day shows a 1981 Mazda).

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