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Guide to The Selkirk Mountains.

Grant Peak—Name: By the Topographical Survey, after the late Rev. Dr. Grant. Principal of Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

Altitude: 10,216 feet.

Location: One of the peak.s of the Mt. Rogers massif; adjoins Rogers Peak on the east.

Route: (1) By traverse along the crest from Rogers Peak; (2) by direct ascent from the Swiss Névé. (For first part of route see Rogers Peak and Swiss Peak.)

First Ascent: By Gertrude E. Benham in 1904. Climb: snow and rock. For novices a Swiss guide is necessary.

Time required: From Rogers hut via Rogers Peak, 6 hours; via the Swiss Névé, 5 hours. From Glacier to Rogers hut, 3-4 hours.

Usually a night is spent at the hut in order to cross Rogers Glacier and Swiss Névé early while the snow is in good condition.

Green Mt.—Name: By the Topographical Survey, after W. S. Green, author of "Among the Selkirk Glaciers."

Altitude: 8,860 feet.

Location: On the west side of Loop Brook; the pivotal point of Mt. Bonney Ridge extending south-east and Ross Peak Ridge extending north-east.

First Ascent: By A. A. McCoubrey with guide Ernest Feuz in 1910, who climbed at the same time, the two un-named virgin peaks between Mt. Green and Ross Peak.

Route: Reached from Glacier via the railway. Loop Brook, and Green Glacier.

Time required: 2 days; one night in camp in the valley of Loop Brook. For novices a Swiss guide is necessary.

View: It commands inclusive views of the Hermit Range. Bonney Amphitheatre, and miles of the Illecillewaet Valley looking westward and all that lies beyond it.

Green Glacier—Name: By the Topographical Survey with reference to Mt. Green.

Altitude: 6.000—9,000 feet.

Location: West of Loop Brook, of which it is a source, between Bonney Glacier and Mt. Green. It is only separated from Bonney Glacier by a medial moraine.

Grizzly Mt.—Name: With reference to Bear Creek.

Altitude: 9.061 feet.

Location: A peak of the Hermit Range on the north side of Bear Creek, immediately opposite Mt. Cheops on its south side.

First Ascent: By the Rev. J. E. Bushnell and Dr. A. Eggers in 1901.

Route: Reached from Glacier via railway to Rogers Pass, from whence it follows the trail up Bear Creek to a point opposite the mountain. Here the bed of a water course like a stairway leads to the alps above, and an easy scramble over rock brings the climber to the summit.

Time required: From Glacier, 4 hours. For novices, a Swiss guide is necessary.

View: Good views of Rogers Pass Valley, the Sir Donald Range, the Illecillewaet Glacier and Névé; northward the summit overlooks