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Rh cutting through the mass of rock. Mr. Tophain was the first on record to visit Glacier Circle and to camp on its meadow.

View: The views from Mt. Topham are excellent of the Beaver Valley, both up and down; of the Déville Névé, of the Purity, Bishop's and Dawson Ranges; and of Mts. Sugar Loaf, Beaver and Dimcan.

Truda Peaks—Name: By the Topographical Survey, in recognition of the first ascent by a lady of Rogers, Grant, Fleming and Swiss Peaks—Gertrude E. Benhara.

Altitude: 10,216 feet.

Location: Three sharp peaks forming the eastern extremity of the Mt. Rogers massif. There is no record of any ascent (1911). When climbing Swiss Peak, Ilerr Sulzer traversed the south face of Truda Peaks below the summit.

Route: Reached from Glacier House by the route to Swiss Peak as far as the col between it and Truda Peaks, when you turn to the right.

Time required: From Rogers hut, 4 hours would bring you to the summit; from Glacier House, 7 hours. Just as for the neighbouring peaks, the advice is to bivouac at the hut or near by, and get an early start with good travelling on the Swiss Névé.

Climb: Snow and rock; an interesting and satisfactory expedition, not too difficult. For novices or unskilful climbers, a guide is necessary.

View: The views are the same as from Swiss and Rogers Peaks. (See Rogers Peak.)

Tupper, Mt.—Name: Formerly Mt. Hermit with reference to a gendarme on its west arête bearing a striking resemblance to a hermit with a dog at his feet. By Order in Council the name was changed to Mt. Tupper in honour of Sir Charles Tupper, one of the fathers of Confederation.

Altitude: 9,229 feet.

Location: On the north side of Rogers Pass directly opposite Mt. Macdonald.

First Ascent: By Wolfgang Koehler, with guides Edouard Feuz, Jr., and Gottfried Feuz, in 1906.

Second ascent and first by a lady: Jean Parker, with H. H. Worsfold and guides Edouard Feuz, Sr. and Jr., in 1908.

Route: From Rogers hut by the alps, the left moraine of Swiss Glacier, the west arête and south face of the mountain.

Climb: Mostly a good stiff rock climb, including a troublesome chimney, but the rock is unusually firm. Unless skilled in mountaineering, a guide is necessary.

Time required: From the hut, 4 or 5 hours; from Glacier House some 7 hours.

A record climb was made on Mt. Tupper in 1910 by E. Oliver VVheeler, who evaded the ugly little chimney by negotiating a ledge to the right. Mr. Wheeler's account is quoted in part: "Finding the hut filthy and fairly bristling with porcupines, I went up the grass-slopes above it and camped under a rock on the last grass below the moraine of Rogers Glacier. With an oiled silk sleeping sack and a light double blanket, I managed to sleep comfortably in spite of thunder and a heavy shower in the night. At 3 a.m.