Tazlina Glacier Climbs, Chugach. Dr. Russell Batt, Gary James, Charles Marchand and I as leader climbed four peaks on the divide between the Columbia and Tazlina Glaciers. On June 22 we ascended Tazlina Tower (8325 feet) by its west face and southwest ridge from Base Camp on the upper Tazlina Glacier. We climbed “Rachel Carson” (7075 feet) and “Freuchen” (6965 feet) from a camp west of Diplodocus Mountain on June 25 and 26. We ascended “Scilina Peak” (7240 feet) on July 3 from the pass between the Tazlina and Science Glaciers. Our attempts on Lindita Peak and “Mount Valkyrie” failed. Snow conditions were unusually poor and the weather lived up to its notoriously bad reputation.

LAWRENCE E. NIELSEN