Don & Elinor Diebel 

"Elinor and I feel we are both able to enjoy our outdoor trips because of our physical fitness and the flexibility we have maintained.  We feel that the daily exercise and physical education we get in the BC Shape Up Class is an important part of the formula for keeping fit.  I have been in the Shape Up Class since its inception and feel it is responsible for my physiological age being much younger than my actual chronological age."    
Donald L. Diebel, Age 79, February 2002

Don Diebel & Ron Jones hiking above Kernville, CA

Mountain Peaks & Passes the Diebels have hiked "On the Move!"

Mt. Whitney (elevation 14,497', 4 times)
Alta Peak/Sequoia National Park (2 times)
Telescope Peak/Death Valley National Park
Wheeler Peak/Great Basin National Park
New York Butte/Inyo Range
Forgotten Pass/Inyo Range
Glen Pass (elevation 11,900')
Gardiner Pass (elevation 12,000')
Forester Pass (elevation 13,200')

Don & Eleanor Diebel at base of Mt. Whitney after hiking to summit!

I have been fortunate to know and learn from the Diebels.  What have I learned from them?  How to age and stay active!  Don is a modern day John Muir!  He has hiked almost every major pass in the Sierra it seems and can remember vivid and informative details about all of them.  He is a walking monument to healthy aging.  He also truly understands the wonders of nature and can still personally enjoy them because of his active lifestyle.  He and wife Elinor have taken numerous backpacking trips throughout their marriage--you'd be amazed at what Don gets Elinor to try out!  Great people...it's very inspiring to be around people like Don and Elinor--and fun!

Ron Jones, February 2002

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