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below the saddle. Thence we followed our former route back to camp. The total 

 time en route was about five hours. 



ni. MOUNT HUMPHREYS ( 13,972 FEET) 



Another ascent of Mount Humphreys was made on June 27, 192 1, by Julian H. 

 Steward and W. B. Putnam, climbing from the western side of the mountain. 

 The route was up a chimney just south of the main peak, running to the north- 

 east. This was no doubt that followed by the party that made the first ascent in 

 1904. With the exception of ice in the chimney, no great difficulties were en- 

 countered. The round trip took about five hours. 



IV. MOUNT RITTER (13,156 FEET) 



Henry G. Hayes, W. B. Putnam, and Julian H. Steward climbed Mount Ritter 

 on July 4, 192 1, from Thousand Island Lake. Circling to the north of Banner 

 Peak, they climbed the glacier between Ritter and Banner to the cliffs that 

 form the eastern face of Ritter. Thence to the summit the cliffs were precipi- 

 tous and the climb required great caution. The descent was made by a short 

 chimney on the western face south of the summit. Camp was reached after a 

 hard day of ten hours. 



V. NORTH PALISADE (14,254 FEET) 



A party from the California Alpine Club climbed the North Palisade in July, 

 192 1. One of the party, Herman Ulrich, climbed directly up the main chimney 

 to the deep notch in the crest and scaled the ridge to the summit. This was on 

 July 24th. He reports the route to be exceedingly dangerous. Seven others 

 climbed the peak on the following day by the customary route. They were: 

 E. L. Macaulay, James Wright, Ernest Pierre, Al Pinther, Marcus Davis, J. E. 

 Webb, and Arthur Flint. 



VI. KETTLE DOME (9,452 FEET) 



Kettle Dome, on the ridge north of Tehipite Dome, was climbed for the first 

 time on July 20, 192 1, by Herman Ulrich. Only one or two narrow cracks in 

 the smooth rounded granite afford finger-holds sufficient to make an ascent 

 possible. 



VII. MILESTONE (13,643 FEET) 



The Milestone was climbed again on August 17, 192 1, for the first time since 

 1916. Benjamin Webb Wheeler, Ansel F. Hall, and Francis P. Farquhar went 

 over Colby Pass on foot from camp at the lake on the Roaring River side and 

 followed the route of the first ascent through Milestone Bowl. A new route was 

 found for the descent over a series of ledges on the western side to the head of 

 a large lake that can be seen from the summit. From this lake the way is easy 

 to the lake at the foot of Colby Pass. The party reached camp at Scaffold 

 Meadow on Roaring River that night. The mountain can undoubtedly be 

 climbed from the western side. 



The first ascent of Milestone was made in 19 12 by William E. Colby, 

 Robert M. Price, and Francis P. Farquhar. (See Sierra Club Bulletin, vol. 

 IX, No. I.) Several other parties followed that year, and a number from the 

 Sierra Club outing of 191 6 made the ascent under leadership of Albert H. 

 Allen. One of the 19 12 parties climbed on the northeastern side from the head 

 of Milestone Creek. 



