route was changed so as to give a most interesting rock climb up the face of Michaels peak to its summit, from which point the arete was followed to join the line of previous ascents.
On reaching the summit of Mt. Vice-President, it being an ideal day, the guides continued the climb to the summit of the President, while the party was resting. A steep descent led to a snow col about two hundred feet below the summit of the Vice-President, and a similar ascent on the opposite side led to the summit of the President. The trip there and back took an hour, a short time being spent in building a cairn on the highest rock point.
The party left camp at 5:50 a.m. and arrived at the summit at 12:45. The descent was commenced at 3 p.m. and camp reached at 6:35. Time of ascent, 6 hours 55 minutes; time of descent, 3 hours 35 minutes; total for climb, 10 hours 30 minutes.
The following graduated to active membership:
- J. H. Graham
- H. G. H. Neville
- Miss J. M. Porte
- Miss J. L. Sherman
Taken as a whole the official climb was a marked success. Forty-two graduated to active membership. Of this number fifteen were ladies. There was not one case of failure, a fact that speaks well for the stuff of which our graduating members are made. While the climb was not a dangerous one, it was distinctly strenuous, and the facts that it presented nearly all the varied conditions of mountain climbing and for the best time made took 9 hours and 30 minutes show that it was a feat of very considerable magnitude for young men and women in their first attempts at mountaineering, and one well worthy of commendation.
In addition to the official climbs a number of others were made:
MT. BURGESS
(8,463 feet above sea level).
On July 10th a party in charge of the Swiss guide, Edouard Feuz, Jr., made the ascent of Mt. Burgess, a climb of considerable difficulty.
The names of those participating were as follows:
- J. A. Campbell
- Miss A. G. Foote
- Miss A. R. Power
- Rev. J. R. Robertson
- Miss E. R. Smith
- H. M. Snell
- Miss A. M. Stewart
MT. WAPTA
(9,106 feet above sea level).
On July 11th the following gentlemen made the ascent of Mt. Wapta, under the guidance of Gottfried Feuz, viz.;
- Dr. P. M. Campbell
- Rev. A. M. Gordon
- Rev. Dr. MacRae
- D. Warner
- E. O. Wheeler
