The Mountaineer 5 



known, forgotten by the hordes that followed you, they 

 will still bear their message to other sons of man, who 

 as restless and resistless as yourself, found here a curb 

 to their impatient, witless will." 



To the majority of the club members who partici- 

 pated in this outing it consisted of two or three weeks 

 spent on the northern side of the mountain. That they 

 may for a moment see, as it were, behind the scenes, 

 I wish to give a brief synopsis of the early work that 

 made the expedition a success, and to give credit to 

 those who contributed to this. 



The outing was intended as a trip around the moun- 

 tain, and this plan was not abandoned until after the 

 first two preliminary trips had been made. The first 

 trip was via Fairfax and the Evans Creek trail to 

 Crater Lake and Spray Park, made August 27 to Sep 

 tember 1 by the Outing Committee. The second one 

 was via the Carbon River trail to Moraine Park, on 

 which Mollie Leckenby and Mrs. Curtis joined the 

 party. The great amount of trail work to be done 

 convinced the Outing Committee that it was not possi- 

 ble for the club to make the preparations in so short a 

 time. On the other hand, the amount of country on 

 the north side to be explored was so great that a single 

 season of three weeks was all too short for that alone. 



As any trip to the mountain, to be considered a suc- 

 cess, must include the ascent, it was necessary to find 

 a route to the summit from some point on the north 

 side. This could not be from Spray Park; therefore 

 camp must be made in Moraine Park or some park 

 farther to the east. Prof. J. B. Flett had twice made 

 the ascent over much the same route by which Prof. 

 I. C. Russell climbed, and we determined to attempt 

 the ascent with the party. 



The Moraine Park trail had been destroyed by the 

 Carbon glacier, and it was pronounced a hopeless task 

 to put it in condition for horses. The park rangers ad- 



