Rod and gun . Mvmt a^^lvtk ^^ (^^yxm^. 7 X With the Campers at the Third Annual Camp. BY D. B. TAYLOR. rfillTHIN a few hundred yards of theiVl ^P°^ where the first Alpine Club of^^ Canada was organized nearlya quarter of a century ago, theyounger, but more vigorous Alpine Clubof Canada, held its third annual campfrom July sixth to fifteenth inclusive. Thecamp was pitched at the summit of Rog-ers Pass,half a mile west of the CanadianPacific Railway station bearing that nameat an elevation ot over four thousandfeet, within sight and comparatively easyreach ot a large number of the most fam-ous p
Rod and gun . Mvmt a^^lvtk ^^ (^^yxm^. 7 X With the Campers at the Third Annual Camp. BY D. B. TAYLOR. rfillTHIN a few hundred yards of theiVl ^P°^ where the first Alpine Club of^^ Canada was organized nearlya quarter of a century ago, theyounger, but more vigorous Alpine Clubof Canada, held its third annual campfrom July sixth to fifteenth inclusive. Thecamp was pitched at the summit of Rog-ers Pass,half a mile west of the CanadianPacific Railway station bearing that nameat an elevation ot over four thousandfeet, within sight and comparatively easyreach ot a large number of the most fam-ous peaks of the Selkirks, among whichmight be mentioned Tupper, Hermit,Rogers, Sifton, Grizzly Cheops, Abbot,Dawson, Lookout and Avalanche. Ofthese, while not the highest, Tupper isthe most formidable, having been ascend-ed only once. Rogers and Hermit were selected forthe qualification climbs, the former being10,536 feet and the latter 10,194 was a fair test of endurance andnerve, both of which are necessary quali-fications
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