A.A.C., Oregon Section. One of the highlights of the year for the Northwest was the first American Alpine Club annual meeting to be held in this area. It was hosted by the Cascade Section, but had several members from the Oregon Section assisting in the arrangements. We completed the first phase of the ice-screw testing program. This program will be continued and expanded by the Section with additional testing and data to follow during 1966. Climbing found Bob Lee leading an expedition of Northwesterners to the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula in search of ruins. Bill Hackett and Charles Dotter headed an expedition into northern Canada. Guido Rahr spent two weeks in British Columbia on numerous climbs. Ray Conkling spent a week on a photographic- climbing trip in Yosemite in May. Willi Unsoeld is again spending time for the U. S. government in Nepal, where he continues to climb and pursue his photographic interests.

Ray Conkling, Chairman