. Rod and gun. and his staffof m ou n taineersconsidered that thecharacter of climb-ing was greatly inadvance of thatdone the previousyear. The roundascents were madein less time; physi-cal hardiness wasmore in evidence;and the camp-fire,that supreme testof good-fellowship,if not of moun-taineering -stuff,witnessed no damp-ened bouyancy i nthose of the com-pany who hadspent the day onglacier and neveand rock. Thiswas the generalrule. The excur-sions, too, over thedifficult snow-pass-es, notably AbbotPass, were muchmore strenuousthan the excursionsfrom Yoho Pass,and, on the whole,the achievemen
. Rod and gun. and his staffof m ou n taineersconsidered that thecharacter of climb-ing was greatly inadvance of thatdone the previousyear. The roundascents were madein less time; physi-cal hardiness wasmore in evidence;and the camp-fire,that supreme testof good-fellowship,if not of moun-taineering -stuff,witnessed no damp-ened bouyancy i nthose of the com-pany who hadspent the day onglacier and neveand rock. Thiswas the generalrule. The excur-sions, too, over thedifficult snow-pass-es, notably AbbotPass, were muchmore strenuousthan the excursionsfrom Yoho Pass,and, on the whole,the achievements of Paradise Valley Camp showed markedprogress in amateur mountaineering. The photographic exhibition, at whichsixty pictures were shown by nine exhibi-tors, was an interesting feature of themeet. The prizes of a gentlemans and aladys ice axes were awarded to the Pres-ident and to Mr. Bridgland, but all theexhibits reached a high standard of ex-cellence. REPORT OF SECRETARY The annual meeting was held around. SIR SANDFORD FLEMING, C. E. K. OF THE CLUB. M. G. L. L. D. the camp-fire on the evening of July chief business of the meeting was aresolve to build in the near future a ClubHouse at Banff, where the Clubs head-quarters ought to be. Some fifty mem-bers promised to contribute^ $ eachto the scheme. A suitable site of threeand a half acres on the side of SulphurMountain has been generously leased usby the Dominion government; and weexpect soon to have there a buildingworthy ot the Club, which will give us 462 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA new visibility and a home to our growing-library. Such a Club House will be theheadquarters at which to rally our mem-bers tor alpine work in the mountains,and from which to organize camps at ad-vantageous points so that members maymake up parties and go from one to theother at timesconvenient for them,findinggood accommodation at each. The Presi-dent at the last annual meeting threwout a suggestion which is l
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