New-York tribune., 1922-10-01

nan FELL FROM cliff. fnjurfng bis hip. Tha
girls carried him down on their backs. They
should worry about rruscuIine aidl
Once while In camp on the far eide Of Nouns
Olympus a group Of the club girls caught d
bear sobbing the larder Bruin had opened
the grub packs after he had decided all ths
camps occupants were fagt asleep, and was
ho4footing It down the mountsinside with @
side Of bacon when the frat pursuer caught
UP with him. The bear was busy merchant
for few seconda, dodging everything frous
snowshocs % boots, until be finally abandoned T
lis loot and fsd precipttately he was cons
siderahiy surprised and shocked by his recep4
ton. The poor thing had thought he wag
STEALING from mere men!
On another trip, with the winter mountains
snow too deep to make bringing In more before
time to leave practicable, the club ran out Of
food. Captain Grace Winklenan took q rifa
and led group Of selected Dianas on tha
hunt for rabbits, herself bagging seven on the
run. The club lived for two days on rabbit
fried rabbit, broiled rabbit, rabbit coup, boiled
rabbit and rabbit stew--untl they we're sick
Of the sight Of cottontail in spite Of ths
fact that Captain Grace had ordered that all
hands sleep through the breakfast hour On
the last day 70 save one meal on ts. The main
fact Is that they lived, got By comfortably. and
with plenty TO eat
The club plans another sai meet nc Laks
Blanche, explorations into the easer known
portions Of Zion National Park and the SUR
rounding scenic region and. FOR sorns Of tbs
most skilled. q spring trip 10 the Tetons.
And they have come out against knickersg
Too cold, they say Wel-eus breaches do not
bind the leg too muchs they claim, look neaters
ct snugger and keep out far more Of the
Alpine breezes. These. with boots. swestsrs
and leather or sheep-lined coats, are what MOST
Of them are outftted with for the coming years
together with blanket packs for camping.
A lot more might have been told. but the
sun was getting low, and with a preliminary
looking over of the rope TO find possible worn
places the descent started. And the way the
climbing lines came into play going down. 10
could easily be seen why rock-cut spots In
them were rot wanted, foc '.roping off" IL efs
Sective but startling.
Selecting Arm. protruding piece Of socsS
the girls simply looped the rope around Il. lsts
ting both cnds hang. Then, sw.ngtns overs
uuWu SslcJ WShys SAPPVksaA8 "sOcs ~ ~@~~s
weight on the line and using their feet on the
rock face to guide themselves. Then, when as
another stopping place, the rope was amply
pulled around and the process repeated. Across
the snow patch they went without the necess
sity Of cutting fresh steps. traversing the
"col," but then downward to the other stees.
almost as steep but an entirely new route
The last drop TO the bed Of another gorge
at the mountains foot provided the final thrill
1t couldn't have been climbed going np. and
it is harder to go down, but ID didn't stump
the three. Tying ropes together, they iooped
over again, and then with handa gioved. rope
around booted ankle and foot FOR brake. they
dropped over and slid, one. two. three, to the
stream bed, like firemen coming down the
brass pole A long pull, and the rops followed
them, and but for a short march the clima
was over.
You can't beat 'em' AI4s,.l