British Columbia Mountaineering Club. The club staged four successful camps and 82 scheduled trips to make the 1971 season its most active yet. The expeditionary camp to Mount St. Elias is covered elsewhere in this Journal. The “family” camp consisted of a helicopter- supported invasion of the Kwoiek region southwest of Lillooet. As only one group had climbed previously in the area, some first ascents were recorded, including the impressive Tiara Tower. Ski camp brought the first exploration of the main Whitemantle region south of the Waddington Range with eight new ascents. The rock climbers camp in the Bugaboos was bedevilled by poor weather.

Several private expeditions were reported by members. Of special interest has been the work of Glenn Woodsworth, Arnold Shives, and Tony Ellis, who put up a fine new ice and rock route on Mount Raleigh (10,325 feet) together with several other new routes and peaks in that area. A solo expedition by John Clarke to the Misty Icefields netted most of the virgin peaks remaining in that area.

No new huts were built this year, but several members were active in placing an Eryl Pardoe memorial shelter on Dance Platform Ledge on the face of Squamish Chief.

RICHARD CULBERT