On Friday night, July 6, ten enthusiastic and high-spirited Training College trampers left Otaki station for the Forks, on the hindquarters of a truck.

The main party arrived at Field at 2.30 Saturday morning. Daylight saw the party as spruce as ever on the track to Kime. Snow was not encountered till well past Dennan Peak. Kime Hut was sighted with cheerful catcalls about noon. Snow was good, and the ski enthusiasts revelled in it all the afternoon. Stew that evening was particularly acceptable, so the party sitting around the kerosene stove in Kime was happy.

Four o'clock Monday morning saw everybody up and busy preparing for the six-mile tramp to the swing bridge where the truck was booked for 8 a.m.

Rock and Ruin

A small party of trampers and a rope spent a Sunday recently at Titahi Bay, ostensibly in preparation for a trip to the Southern Alps next summer. After being hauled over the top of the pinnacle, with only faith in their fellow trampers to assure them that at least one end of the rope is still attached to something resembling Mother Earth, they still maintain that rock-climbing is the noblest of all sports, for does it not build the body, uplift the soul, soothe the mind and strengthen the ties of friendship (bowlines in this case) all in one operation? You should try it sometime.

Ski Films

Acclaimed by those who know as the best ski instructional film seen in this country, is "Fundamental Principles of Skiing," which was screened lately by the Tramping Club.

Ruapehu in Retrospect

Between the two showings of the film an illustrated lecture was presented by Robin Oliver and Jim Witten-Hannah on their experiences on Ruapehu a few weeks ago. (See illustration in our issue of July 11.) This was advertised as "How to set foot on a Live Tholoid," but as no pictures were available of this famous circus act, Mr. Oliver outlined the events from a scientific viewpoint, while Mr. Witten-Hannah presented some of the philosophical aspects. The talk was illustrated by lantern slides prepared from Mr. Oliver's photographs.