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Rh best to spend a night at Rogers hut and get away early to obtain good travelling on the snow. From the hut the route leads up Swiss Glacier and across the névé to the foot of the peak; the ascent is made by the south wall and is a good rock climb.

Time required: From the hut 5 hours to the summit; from Glacier to the hut 3-4 hours. For inexperienced persons one guide is necessary.

View: Commands glorious views of the Beaver Valley, Prairie Hills, Dogtooth Mts. and of the Mountain Creek Valleys and the peaks lying beyond, including Mt. Sandford. On a clear day, to the far north-east are also seen the highest peaks of the Rockies: Mt. Columbia, 60 miles distant, Mts. Bryce, Lyall, Forbes and many others.

Hermit, The—Name: From its resemblance.

Altitude: 8,887 feet.

Location: A rock-figure on the western arête of Mt. Tupper, resembling a hermit with a dog sitting at his feet. The Hermit shows very distinctly from Rogers Pass Station and the summit of the Pass. Seen from the opposite side, the figure one might say has the dignity and the presence of a cardinal. When making the ascent of Mt. Tupper by the west arête it is necessary to skirt the base of this gendarme.

Hermit Crest—Name: By the Topographical Survey in relation to Mt. Hermit.

Altitude: 9,010 feet.

Location: A flat crest of the ridge extending easterly from Mt. Hermit immediately above the Tupper Glacier.

Route: Reached by traversing the Swiss and Tupper Névés.

View: A splendid view-point for the Beaver River Valley looking north.

Horne Creek—(See Van Horne Creek).

Hermit Glacier—Name: By the Topographical Survey in relation to Mt. Hermit.

Altitude: 5,500—7.900 feet.

Location: Immediately below Hermit Mt. on the north side; lies between the north-east arête of Hermit Mt. and the south-east arête of Mt. Shaughnessy.

Route: Reached from Bear Creek Station by following the railway to Stony Creek Bridge and ascending the gorge of the stream to near its source; then turning to the left (south) around the south-east arête of Mt. Shauglmessy. A pass at the head of this glacier leads to Mountain Creek Valley.

Ichthyosaurus—Name: From a fancied resemblance to that extinct genus of reptilia.

Altitude: 7,600 feet.

Location: An isolated rock rising at the head of the Asulkan Valley from the snows of the Asulkan Glacier near its northern base, east of the central timbered spur at the head of the valley.

Illecillewaet Glacier—Name: In relation to Illecillewaet River and Névé.

Altitude: 4,800-9.000 ft. It is a coincidence that the crest of the Illecillewaet Névé above the Glacier (8,400 ft.) and that of the Deville Névé (8,300 ft.) 5 miles further south are practically