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protection from the fierce wind that swept down into 

 our faces. At 13,000 feet a half-closed crevasse, large 

 enough to shelter the entire party, gave a much-needed 

 chance for rest and lunch. (By reference to Plate 5 

 this entire route can be traced and a clear idea formed 

 of the ascent.) Above the crevasse we crossed over 

 the head of the Winthrop, planning to enter the saddle 

 between Crater Peak and Liberty Cap. Here the wind 

 increased to a gale, still in our faces, and continued 

 throughout the day. 



Once in the saddle between the summits, the ascent 

 was easy, the entire party reaching the crater in eight 

 hours and forty minutes from temporary camp. Here, 

 out of the wind, everyone sought a sheltered spot to 

 warm themselves on the hot rocks and ashes. The 

 A.-Y.-P. flag was fastened to its stafif and an effort 

 made to plant it among the rocks, but the wind tore i* 

 down each time, and it was carried to the snow dome 

 of Columbia Crest and the staff set deep in the snow. 

 It remained there only fifteen minutes, however, when 

 the staff was broken by the wind. The flag was rescued 

 and placed inside the crater by the Ingraham party, 

 who passed the night on the summit. 



The party that reached the summit climbed in the 

 following formation: 



General Staff. — Asahel Curtis, L. A. Nelson, Lulie 

 Nettleton, W. M. Price, Grant W. Humes, F. O. Morrill. 



Company A. — P. M. McGregor, Captain ; E. W. 

 Harnden, Prof. E. S. Meany, Nita J. Feree, Wayne Sen- 

 senig, Dr. Cora Smith Eaton, Lydia E. Lovering, Wi- 

 nona Bailey, G. D. Emerson, Lieutenant and member 

 of General Staff. 



Company B. — Dr. E. F. Stevens, Captain ; John A. 

 Best Jr., Roy Hurd, Mary J. Price, Henry Howard, 

 Lieutenant. 



Company C— H. C. Belt, Mrs. H. C. Belt, John 



