Number in series 26; Year of publication 1932 - Fell and Rock ...
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212 THE FELL AND ROCK CLIMBING CLUB JOURNALNo one has left a better memory beh<strong>in</strong>d them than she, <strong>and</strong> Ifeel that we <strong>of</strong> the F. & R. C. C. should take a special <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong>this Memorial to her.The Mount Everest Expedition.Four members <strong>of</strong> this Club are with the Mount EverestExpedition—C. R. Greene, E. E. Shipton, J. L. Longl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong>George Wood-Johnson. We wish them good luck, good health,<strong>and</strong> the last <strong>of</strong> the trio—good courage—we do not need to wishthem, know<strong>in</strong>g their records either on previous Himalayanadventures or <strong>in</strong> the Alps.White Hares.Last New <strong>Year</strong> I was on Grasmoor one day <strong>in</strong> company withvarious others <strong>and</strong> we started a hare—a white one. I can't say thatthis phenomenon struck me as very wonderful, but one <strong>of</strong> theparty who is a bit <strong>of</strong> a naturalist reported it to the pundits <strong>and</strong>was told that a white hare has no bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> the Lakes. At thataltitude it would be almost certa<strong>in</strong>ly a Scottish Alp<strong>in</strong>e hare <strong>and</strong>quite dist<strong>in</strong>ct from the English brown hare. Apparently attemptshave been made to <strong>in</strong>troduce these hares <strong>in</strong>to the northerncounties, so perhaps our hare was one <strong>of</strong> the unfortunateimmigrants.International Congress.Early <strong>in</strong> the year, the Club was asked to send Delegates to theInternational Congress <strong>of</strong> Alp<strong>in</strong>ism which was held <strong>in</strong> August atChamonix under the auspices <strong>of</strong> the French Alp<strong>in</strong>e Club.Unfortunately, although the President approached manymembers, he was unable to f<strong>in</strong>d anybody to represent us. TheCongress seems to have been a very representative one, <strong>and</strong> ourabstention would have been the more regrettable had it notescaped the observation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>ficials! From the detailed report<strong>of</strong> the Congress, the President was credited with attendance,although he was at the time enjoy<strong>in</strong>g life <strong>in</strong> the Scottish Highl<strong>and</strong>s! This appears to be the first time that the Club has beenasked to take part <strong>in</strong> the International Congress.The Mounta<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Journal.This is an entirely new venture <strong>in</strong> the realm <strong>of</strong> mounta<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>gjournalism. The Journal is, apparently, run on pr<strong>of</strong>essional