No. 51 No. I. February, 1912. New Series. THE CLIMBERS' CLUB JOURNAL. [COPVRIGHT.] Edited by Arnold H. M. Lunn. CONTENTS. PAGE I. The A s c e n t o f t h e G r d p o n b y t h e M e r d e G l a c e F a c e . (Illus.) By R. T O D H U N T E R 1 II. Climbing D o w n . ... By G. W i n t h r o p Young 8 III. Exploration o f L l e c h o g a n d C l o g w e n y r D d y s g l . (Illus.) By J . M. A r c h e r Thomson 1 3 IV. The T w i n s ' First M o u n t a i n By H u b e r t a n d K e n n e t h Trayes 29 V. A N o t e on the G l e t s c h e r j o c h . (Illus.) By O . K . W i l l i a m s o n 3 1 VI. Claws a n d Ice-Craft. (Illus.) By O s c a r Eckenstein 3 2 VII. Ostertage in N o r t h Wales .... .By Karl Blodig 4 9 VIII. A C o u n t e r b l a s t to t h e Perpendicular . By H i l t o n Y o u ng 6 4 IX. An Artist o f M o u n t a i n s — C . J. H o l m e s . (Illus.) By M i c h a e l T. H . Sadler 7 2 X. A S c r a m b l e in South Africa . By W . A- M . M o o r e 8 7 XI. Irish M o u n t a i n e e r i n g . B y C o n o r O'Brien and Page L. D i c k i n s o n 9 0 XII. The Grooved ArSte R o u t e — N o r t h Buttress of T r y f a n . By E . W . Steeple 9 7 XIII. Sea Cliffs a n d Others ... By L . S h a d b o l t 101 XIV. Wastdale To-day . By H . R. P o p e 107 XV. Climbs in N o r t h u m b e r l a n d . By M a r c u s Beresford Heywood 116 XVI. OnPublishe C l i m b i n g B o od k s .b yWit Hh O F R o u Ar CM oE d e MARSHALm Instances BLy C&. MS y O l Ne s S M, a t h e w s 119 XVII. The Pyrenees . ... By C . A . E l l i o t t 132 XVIII. Derbyshire Pennine125 Clu, bFLEE NotesT STREET, E.G. .146 XIX. ^tna. (Illus.) . By A r n o l d H. M . L u n n 151 XX. Correspondence . ...... 153 Copies can also be obtained from GEORGE PHILIP & SON, 32, Fleet Street, London. W. HEFFER & SONS. I FRANK MURRAY, Moray House, Cambridge. 1 Derby. henry y o u n g & SONS. South C a s t l e S t r e e t , Liverpool. No. 52 No. 2. February, 1 9 1 3 New Series. THE CLIMBERS' CLUB JOURNAL. [COPYRIGHT.] Edited by Arnold Lunn. CONTENTS. PAGE Some Climbs in N o r w a y . (Illus.) II. By A. C . P i G O U 1 The Early Victorian Attitude . B y H. V . R e a d e 15 III. New Expeditions in t h e C o o l i n . (Itlus.) 21 IV. By E . W . Steeple The Aooiient o n the Pic d u Midi d ' O s s a u . (Itlus.) By H. E . L . P o r t e r 32 v. A New climb on the D e n t B'anche . By N. T . H u x l e y 40 VI. A Climbing Alphabet .... By Conor O'Brien 43 VII. Home Exploration . .... By Claude E. B e n s o n 47 vm. Concerning the A d m i s s i o n of H i l l - W a l k e r s (Illus.) By F . A. W i n d e r 51 IX. Some Notes o n the M a n i f o l d V a l l e y , Staffordshire. By i'ROFESSOR O r t o n 56 X. In M e m o r i a m — J . M . Archer T h o m s o n . (Illus.) . By G . W . Y . 65 xn. On Fine W r i t i n gHumphre. An Answey O wr e nto JonesM r . .L u(Illus. n n ) . B y C. A . E . 72 XIII. Reviews . Hugh Rose Pope. (Illus.) Myles M a t t h e w s . 75 In D e fAmon e n c e go fth P oe pH u i l l a lrs Writing. A ReplAlpiny toe M S r t. u d i e s By Arnold Lunn 79 Ski-ing Oxford MountaineerinBy C . Mg vE L s E sS a yMathews s 92 Walking Essays Switzerland in S u n s h i n e a n d Snow 97 Alpine A n t h o l o g i e s The Building of t h e A l p s The Pyrenees Ski R u n s in t h e H i g h A l p s Published by H O R A C E MARSHALL & SONS, 125, F L E E T STREET, B . C . Copies c a n also be obtained f r o m GEORGE PHILIP & SON, 32, Fleet Street, London. W. H E F F E R & S O N S , FRANK M U R R A Y , Moray House. Cambridge. Derby. HENRY Y O U N G & SONS. South C a s t l e Street, Liverpool. No. 53 No. 3. March, 1914. New Series. THE CLIMBERS' CLUB JOURNAL. \,COPYRIGHT.\ Edited by N. T. Huxley. CONTENTS. pj^OE L Abstract of Holiday .... .... By W. P. Ker 1 II. A S o n g of D e g r e e s By W . P. K e r 2 III. New C l i m b s i n C o r s i ca .... By G e o . a n d M a x w e l l Finch 3 IV. The N a r r o w Strea m By E. H . Y . 1 4 V. All this for S i x p e n c e . By L. 1 8 V L A M i d s u m m e r H o l i d a y in N o r w a y in 1 9 1 3 . • ... 23 VII. The M o u n t a i n e er a s Artist . By G. M a l l o r y 28 VIII. A L i t h u a n i a n M e d l e y . ... By Katharine Cox 41 IX. Notes o n s o m e R e c e n t N e w Climbs i n t h e L a k e District By S. W . H e r f o r d 50 X. Lola's P h i l o s o p h y . By G . N Clark 55 XI. Mountains in D r e a m s . By M r s . O ' M a l l e y 5 9 XII. A L u n n d o n Mountaineering E s s a y By A. L . H u x l e y 67 XIII. An Ascent o f S n o w d o n in 1819 . By Canon R. C a m b e r Williams 7 0 XIV. A H a p p y N e w Year ( w i t h o u t A p o l o g i e s ) . By J. Laycock 74 XV. The T r i c o u n i N a i l By O . Eckenstein 77 XVI. Notes o n N e w Climbs f r o m Bulletins 1-9 81 XVII. Photography in C a v e r n s By F . A . W i n d e r 89 XVIII. Reviews 9* PublisheAdventuresd i n bthye AH l p O s . R A C E MARSHALClio, a M u s eL. & SONS, Climbs i n D e r b y125 s h, i r eFLEE, etc. T STREETOdd ,C oE m . e C r.s in E n g l i s h Lakeland. The Canadian R o c k i e s . Copies can also be obtained f r o m GEORGE PHILIP & SON, 32, Fleet Street, London. W. HEFFER & SONS, I FRANK MURRAY. Moray House, Cambridge. I Derby. HBNRY young & SONS, South C a s t l e S t r e e t . Liverpool. No. 54 Vol. II. No. i. June, 1915. New Series. THE CLIMBERS' CLUB JOURNAL. iCOPVRlCHT.] Edited by C. Myles Mathews. CONTENTS. I. List of Members of the Club who have been Mobilised ..