New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-27
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.
ONE wOA1AN'S EXPERIENCE
NOW SHE AsroxlsHED HERSELF AND AA"
rp,rvps-THE RIGHT WAY TO BE'iN

NOW SHE ASTONlSHED hEHoS
r,,rvns-rHy RIGHT WAY TO BEGlN-A
coo, RECORD AND A GOOD EXAMPLE
Mountain cllmbing7' said broon. nr,h,ng in
No I had no idea that was able u NV myself
nv. ,, mill tried It. Then astohiSheu n.
and all nv friends and my husband ho - .s over.
-, On "a the seashOre this summer ou' - cent n
pcrsuadcd by the rest OF tho FANNY - horn soveral
mo mountains instead. Although wa w. ount,p
hundred miles from the sea ana aiiio'o y. nnIv nv
"' ,o,,trv ,hr sea has always seemed 10 eupP-. mn
ouS ''''',' o,. q, NV moods more than the hiou"'
., Always I mcan before this year. i.s .,.ing
nntoins have seemed immovaDle anu WI; yiI an
that they oppressed and almost cruh"'u ,, honpcs
rho other hand, the ocean. with lts 49,. gearing
~ smiles and means, its leaphe u" ivy o,d tina
=, majestic defiance its illimtablc Husho' "Aa 5000
III n'aJcsU' "a. hu,ovs ba, answered all my necos
and given me immeasurablc dehgh'' ' ' ,o.s ward
,, .,t my husband insisted on our going hui s"
this year ,or only Because
We only went to tho Catsklls. ! say "hn 80 A.
there are good many people, am pc ' rn,r IN
NOT apprcciate these mountains. winch i' ,aor,vn
the doors OF the jewellers In New 'or" "N t IN
They ar. real mountains, and not merely hi,'' III" "
-"Ns tr WOOL I have learned tO love them rs
,oyer dreamed OF doing. But had no e"pc''a''''
,rhsr VI. set out that should be able VI u" any '
mountain climbing. or course every "'A" .
to do a little walking when she GOES INV w. =. an
and so did l. II Is Of the ways III VIM. 80
nm ones time during the summer. FANCY, "o"0
that most women overdo the matter a' t"o =, e..
Not being used to walking murh AT NOME '"'y ~.
t with the idea OF making at least half dozen ic'
., THAR first trip The result is that they u"cr'
too much get tired and even exhsiSUu al" ~
IN. conclusion that such exercise Is too severe i'r
them The right way is " beSm H''ue'd0' " ~
| Billings advised in the matter OF couruIS
"On our first walks l was PROVOKED oecAu'e ~,
rplnQ
allow me neither to hurry in going up hill or do"' hof
nm An. level was sure that could 60 faster VIII
out injury but / can see now that ms ]uuS"'V"'
correct II usually Is. thongh 90" AWAY
fit would make him too Connected. you Know o''
first walk was about three miles, but II wa aohe ~
| moderately that felt hut good ef1c'tH from H.
| II WAS ALWAYS the same when we went OUT 'oee1oi'
lie w,d resoutely insist ou slowness and would never
| allow me 20 get out Of breath If did. he ""uId
| insist on my sitting down for fc" hihu">' -'""
! 7 brllcvr that could walk twenty miles oaS a''u
lot suffer from the excrtion.
| "Well about mountain climbing. In week ai'cr
We went To- the Catskills made our first venture
| in that direction. 1t wbs.a mountain 3''3' leee
! high and we did it easily. The path was not nara
Ia find and impossible" e. lose. and We maze Inc IourcS
up and down without difficulty or inconvenience lie
ak was about two mile mp and the same d>taHCc
| back though the downNill journey Is commonly sup
posed to lie good deal shorter than II" other lf"fe
!
it It'll" difficult 10 keep ones footing IN going down.
ut II was an easy path for after each steep ascent
there level place Nigh; almost call 1t lahn'
ng. We had a beautiful day and were well r"piIu
for our Journey by the fine views which We obtained
50 success 'ul our first venture fh'S'
after three or four days undertook another similar
tip though hi, time We attacked a considerably more
diacult mountain. That real mountain climbing.
a. was even admitted BY my husband. who year be
| fore had eoYc up Mount Washington by the way Vi
/ rucker:Eau's KavLc There were NJ landing hcgs
/, II VA sheer pulling all the way up. and In some
p1c-, almost prrpcndir ular. l'ut endured
1t wonderfully well not being in the least lame on the
| ipn wing day. The only place where felt it was
In my shoulders and the muscles uf the arms That
Was brcas" IL the exercise they received in holding
| on 10 the mountain staff without which no amateur
should undertake such feat a. climbing mountain
| know that the true Appalachian scorn> stick. and
tho who well! but have great belief
III the OF tru,y staff II Is especially useful
| in going down the mountain.
sour second mountain AOO< feet in heisht
and the path was a much binder one than the first.
| II WAS a blaxcd path but the blazes had been made
In the long and a trihe obscure Besides. II
| Is not travelled very much, and the underkush has
been allowed to overrun It. There were also many
fallen that had T. be surmounted gone around
! But | very glad 10 have had the experience. The
third mountain which succeeded N mailing our own
still hilhcr4.0 j2 fcctand VIC have the sasfac.
upu II KNOWN; that there is only higher In the
Cuskil range. That Is slide. and II We had had
another weck-that Is, II my husband had been able
u otay with me a week lDnger-we should have done
that. tpu We were twenty eight miles distant from
Hids. however. and 81 course could not nave done
IL Ia day.
In the ~" Of each Of the three mountains that
". did ascend had to drive ten or twelve miles 10
roach them and the distance artsrward. II was
AL all day trip ca4h time. Of course we carried q
lunchcon-I DONE mean that | personally did any OF
tho carrying and lcldglaSS. In one case we post
po,rd luuch.ug until WE reached the summit, but
thnk the wiser plan is 10 attend to that duty when
part Nay up. not Ia make tho burrion Of carry
lLs ANY heavier than j. necessary. On two OF the
mountain, fpund beautiful springs Of almost Ice
cold water along dc of he path. bur on the second
there Wa 10 WI CNcrpt beautiful brook with
Temperature ~ about 10 degrees Just before begin
10 climb
Should always advise the carrying Of water
! prrts wIrn go.rs upon mountain. 40 can
,,l whether u shower Will occur-nnc Is always
llh,s conic-,ld In any event they likely 10
prove useful for protection In IN" caso II cold Winds
/ Nm yer, proud that have Climbed W.udhan, III
i,.,h klack Dome and Hunter Mountain and think
ali ,f ruy friend, who do the thing will be glad
, ina, | lave BET them such god example. | am
r,yuy nog to undertake uc White Mountains And
| after thlt-who Knows what =