The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-04
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN APRIL.
Cambridge Men Encountered Much
Snow During Trip in Vermont.

A new record in New England noun
taineering has been established. Few
among the most ardent mountain
trampers, no matter how insistent the
call Of spring, would think of setting
out for weeks camping tramp along
the crest Of the Green mountains in
mid April Two Cambridge men, how
ever, undertook the trip, and, although
snow conditions on the mountains pre-
vented the carrying out of their origi-
nal programme. they stayed out their
six days and managed to climbr the
two biggest mountains in the range.
What they hoped to accomplish was
fast trip from Killington 10 Johnson,
a point whole days march north of
Mt. Mansfield. Evidently hoping that
most of the snow would be gone they
decided not to bother with snowshoes
but they found that up on the heights
April snow is not the dry and powdery
stuff Of January. Leaving Rutland
late in the afternoon they headed for
the summit OF killington and the Green
Mountain clubs shelter, where they
expected to camp that night, Once
well up on the mountain snow three
feet deep was encountered which
slowed them down so that night over
took them short Of the cabin They
bunked down among the balsams on the
trail. and evidently slept wen for a
snowstorm that came on in the night
failed to disturb them.
In spite Of the continuing snowfall
the travellers pushed ahead to the sum
"a. - -. 4 Tail LONE
the crest northward toward Pico.
Everywhere there was deep snow and
all signs OF the trail. so eonspicuously
clear in summer. had disappeared. Be
yond Pico ii was decided TO abandon
further effort to keep the trail. and
bearing easterly they dropped off into
the valley. where, at nightfall, an
abandoned sehoolhouse gave them shell
ter. Next day they CROSSED the range
to the western side, by one of the main
passes. heading for Goshen Four
Corners. whence cache Of rations had
been sent by parcel post. II had be.
come clear that the ridge route over
Carmel. Breadloaf. and the Lincoln
all sky-high country. would not he
feasible, but they were not discouraged.
nrec OF TOUR thNe sun EetndlHeu ioF
them. one Of which they devoted 10 a
rail journey northward TO Burlington
and thence TO the north side of Caners
Hump in the Winooski valley. with the
determination to tackle Mt Mansfield
as final effort.
u was all hut supper time when they
took the trail up Bolton mountain b.
yond which Mansfield lies. After
sloshing knee deep through snow and
water one of the G. NJ. G.. open camps
was reached shortly after dark. Next
morning they slipped. slid and ploughed
down the north side Of Bolton into
Nebraska Notch. in ssome respects the
worst day Of all. But once down the
cheerful hospitality Of the Lake Mans
field Trout club awaited them. an ex-
perieuce that every long trailer looks
forward 10 with enthusiasm The
trampers set out next morning for the
top Of Mansfield. This time fortune
favored their perseverance. and they
made the ascent easily on crust that
would hold. After spending the day
and that night at the summit the de-
scent was made to the Stowe side where
railroad connection was made for home.
Boston Transcript.