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Report, Yoho Camp
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YOHO CAMP


CIRCULAR ISSUED


The Alpine Club of Canada


FIRST SUMMER CAMP IN THE YOHO PARK


The camp is for the purpose of enabling members of the Club to meet in the mountain regions of Canada, and graduating members to qualify for active membership by climbing a mountain at least 10,000 feet above sea level.

The camp will open on Monday, July 9th, and close Monday, July 16th.

A start for the camp will be made from Field station on the Canadian Pacific Railway, early on Monday morning. Members attending are requested to arrive at Field, if possible, by the evening train of July 8th, but the morning train throughout the week will be met.

The number of persons who can attend the camp is limited to one hundred.

Charges.

Active members will be charged one dollar ($1.00) per day while at the camp, to cover board and equipment. This does not include hotel expenses.

All graduating members who attempt to qualify for active membership and reach 9,000 feet above sea level will be charged at the above rate.

All graduating members who fail to reach 9,000 feet above sea level, and all persons other than members, will be charged at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) per day.

The altitude of the camp is 6,000 feet above sea level.

Active members are privileged to bring their wives or husbands, who will be charged at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) per day. Otherwise, except in the case of the press, it is necessary to be a member of the club to attend the camp.

All nominations for membership must be proposed by three members and be in the hands of the Secretary of the Club before the 1st of June.

Members to be eligible for the privileges of the camp must be in good standing; that is, have paid their dues for the current year.

The above charges include transport of baggage, and, as far as possible, of visitors to and from the railway and to and from the various points of interest in the Yoho valley, for which excursions will be arranged daily.