Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1912 — CLIMBERS CAMP IN ROCKIES [ARTICLE]

CLIMBERS CAMP IN ROCKIES

Enthusiasts From Everywhere Join Alpine Club of CanadaJn Annual Gathering Near Banff. Banff, Alta. —Mountain climbers from all parts of the Dominion, from Great Britain, continental Europe and the United States have been gathering for several days at the seventh annual camp of the Alpine Club of Canada, which has been pitched this year in the forest on the south side of Palliaer’s Vermilion Pass, main range of the Rocky Mountains, about eight miles from Castle and twenty-five miles southwest from Banff. The camp Bite is at an altitude, of 5,300 feet above sea level and amid highly picturesque surroundings. By Its side Is a rushing glacier torrent, the Initial source of Vermilion river. The pass Is hemmed In by snow-clad peaks. To the east rise Storm Moun* tain and Mount Ball; to the west Boom Lake Mountain and Mount Whymper. Prospectors’ Valley, in which flows Tokuum Creek, gives access to a traverse of a wide snow field to the southern faces of six of the ten peaks forming that part of the range. It is expected that a number of alpinists will avail themselves of the opportunity to graduate as full-fledged members of the club by ascending to the required height of at least 10,000 feet above sea level. Storm Mountain, the lowest and most accessible of the peaks. Is 10,309 feet and Its conquest will be accepted as a graduating test