. Rod and gun . X ^ipim citfj^-^^orHtT^^n. )U\ —7 V The Fourth Annual Camp NO. IIThe Climbs and the Guides BY THE REV. R. B. COCHRANE. THERE are very few loungers aroundan Alpine Club Camp. The ofificersare quite frank in the expressionof their desire that only those de-sirous of climbing should spend thesedays in the mountains. Nearly all, there-fore, of the two hundred campers werethere for strenuous work ; fpr be it knownthat mountain climbing is strenuouswork. There were many trips of compar-ative ease within a short distance of thecamp. Trips to Lake Oesa, to LakeMcArthur, to Opanian
. Rod and gun . X ^ipim citfj^-^^orHtT^^n. )U\ —7 V The Fourth Annual Camp NO. IIThe Climbs and the Guides BY THE REV. R. B. COCHRANE. THERE are very few loungers aroundan Alpine Club Camp. The ofificersare quite frank in the expressionof their desire that only those de-sirous of climbing should spend thesedays in the mountains. Nearly all, there-fore, of the two hundred campers werethere for strenuous work ; fpr be it knownthat mountain climbing is strenuouswork. There were many trips of compar-ative ease within a short distance of thecamp. Trips to Lake Oesa, to LakeMcArthur, to Opanian Pass and theEagles Eyre were made by large partiesdaily. Every morning, too, a party setout to climb Huber, or Odaray, orVictoria, or Wiwaxy. Mount Biddle, too,was tackled by several parties. It will be seen that the guides musthave been the hardest worked men inthe camp. Yet the President was carefulto arrange the trips in such a way thatno guide had extremely heavy work ontwo successive days. For the first timein its history, the Clu
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