Dartmouth Mountaineering Club. The DMC was very active during 1956, particularly in the West. The focal point of this activity was the Teton area, where club members climbed for six weeks in the summer. Among the many climbs was the first ascent of the north face of Red Sentinel, by Gerry Cabaniss and Barry Corbet, in the third week of August. This route starts 20 feet east of the chimney which forms the northwest corner, and proceeds straight up to a belay ledge three feet wide. From there the route is mainly a difficult traverse to the last part of the regular route, which is followed to the summit.

In early September Jake Breitenbach, Charles Plummer, and Barry Corbet climbed the lower Exum Ridge of the Grand Teton as far as Wall Street. Weather precluded the completion of the climb, but the climbers regarded it as the most enjoyable in their experience. Other noteworthy climbs were the Jensen Ridge of Symmetry Spire and the south buttress of Nez Percé. Three attempts on the south buttress of Mount Moran were turned back by weather. On the return trip East, Breitenbach, Plummer, and Corbet stopped at the Needles in South Dakota. They made a new "route" (one 30-foot pitch) on Balcony Point and made numerous first ascents on the smallest pinnacles. Breitenbach and Corbet also climbed Devils Tower, in Wyoming, the same week.

In New England the DMC conducted its regular rock climbing classes. New routes on Owls Head and Whitehorse Ledges were worked out, and the Laurentians and Shawangunks saw limited action. At present the DMC seems to be riding a boom of enthusiasm and for this reason is making ambitious plans for the future.