Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-11
GOOD WORK FOR MOUNTAIN CLIMB
ING CLUB.

(From the Rutland News)
If the Vermont Mountain Climbing
club succeeds in carrying ont its pur-
pose of building trails and shelters on all
the principal peaks Of the State even to
the extent OF making paths and per-
manent camps on the mountains which
are already famous because OF the fine
views they command. the club will have
added another to the long list of attrac-
tons which the Green Mountain State
offers the summer visitor.
There are hundreds of tourists who
would enjoy "roughing IT, for day or
two could they camp out without under
going actual hardships. and by making
the mountain SUBMITS moro acces sible
and putting upon them shacks where
visitors may be sure OF shelter and dry
fuel In rough weather as we'll as uten-
sils for cooking their food, the Vermont
club Is bringing about this very thing.
To build a series OF trails connecting all
the higher peaks between Mount An
thony and Jay Peak will ho the work of
wears and il can only be accomplished
by the organization OF a number of To-
cal clubs to work in their respective
neds.
Assistant Superintendent James r.
| Taylor of Vermont academy, Saxtons
| River. who has recently been in confer
ence with Rutland people in reference
TO connecting Pico. Klllington and
| Shrewsbury peaks with trails. is Just the
| man to push Tho project sie is n great lover
of outdoor life and long hikes" are. In
| his opinion, just as important in the
development of the American hoy as the
| three RS.
At first the club will have as one
| Of tho chief obstacles to It's purpose the
| malicious destruction of It's camps by
| hoodlums. Il is a difficult matter for an
| individual 10 protect woodland camr
| far back In the wilderness but when the
| mountain shelters are protected by n
strong. Statewide organization with To-
| cal branches TO watch for persons who
misuse tho camps and To bring guilty
| persons to Justice speedily there is bound
to he restraint on lawlessness In the
woods.
| In the great mountains In the Yves,
cabin doors are always left open and II
Is an unwritten law that no party will
| leave camp without providing suffi-
Client dry fuel and food for any person
| WV '''N't i'h'l II, 'lTeu ana hungry
| on stormy night. This practice has
saved many lives and the rule is never
| violated. In the White Mountains OF
New Hampshire something OF the kind
mas been tried but the blankets and food
provided at the shelters In the Presi
Dental range have not been properly
cared for by climbing parties. ON Mount
Ascutnoy In eastern Vermont there Is g
| shelter built OF solid granite. Tho fas
polo is the only wooden thing In the build
Ing, Recently some person chopped dow
this staff and used part OF Wills for fuel
although there were thousands OF cord'
Of dry wood all about the peak.
1t Is this kind OF thing that the Yer
mont Mountain Climbing club Is bound t.
| overcome. With the establishment o
an Increased number OF shelters there
viii be- increased vigilance for their pro
lection and the growing feeling to re
spect property In the woods Is sure t.
extend to private camps as well as thoS
belonging to the club.
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