MOUNTAINEERING LITERATURE. "TWENTY YEARS ON BEN NEVIS." By Wm. T. Kilgour. Paisley : Alexander Gardner. This is a memorial volume of somewhat miscellaneous character, the author's chief qualifications being a love for, and acquaintance with, Ben Nevis and its meteorological work. It is not a formal history of the Observatories and it is not a scientific record of the work done there, but it gives, in a number of interesting if rather haphazard chapters, some account of each of these, added to many experiences of the observers and their visitors. The author makes no profession of being a mountaineer in any but the widest sense. There is a chapter headed “ Mountaineering," in which the doings of the Club are mentioned with no very obvious wish to imitate them. This perhaps is not surprising when we learn that we think nothing of driving a cornice tunnel twenty feet long. It is to be hoped too that the author's description of rolling boulders over the edge will not lead to the repetition of this performance when any climbing party is in the neighbourhood. The account of the party who gave themselves up for lost because they strayed from the path during an ascent on a winter night, suggests chiefly the reflection that such a party had no business to attempt any such ascent. While the most of the matter is interesting, the style is often most irritating on account of carelessness in the use of words. One can guess what is meant by the "Broken " spectre, the "missives" hurled about by the wind, and the ski-runners "deporting" themselves on the snow, but "caligenous" glens are rather staggering. The expression is "caligenous," if it means misty or anything like it. Most of our members will doubtless concur heartily in the opinions expressed regarding the closing of the Observatories, and the terribly lame apologies which were made on behalf of the Government. An Stac, Loch Aylort, 135. Aonach Beag, 105; N. E. ridge, 142-148. 14; Goatfell, 15; Cioch na h' AKER, E. A., BA &c., 92. Balance, the advantage of a good bal- Beinn a Bha'ach Ard, Guide Book, 320. Beinn a Chliabhain, Arran; ascent of Ben Aden, 202. Beinn a' Ghlo, Guide Book, 172. Beinn Avon, Guide Book, 41, 42; The Ben Bhuidhe, 282. Beinn Bynac, Guide Book, 41, 48. Beinn Dearg, Blair Atholl, Guide Book, 174. Beinn Fhada, Guide Book, 273. 221. Beinn Nuis, Arran, 25-26. Beinn Iutharn Beag, Guide Book, 170. AIPLICH, Guide Book, 41, 48. Cairnwell, Guide Book, 167. Carn na Cairn, 177. Carn nam Fiaclan, Guide Book, 322. Carn nan Gobhar, Guide Book, 321. Ceum na h-Aon Choise, Guide Book, 274. Cioch na h' Oighe, 21-22. Coire Odhar, A' Chralaig, Guide Book, Club Room, additions to Library, 75- Clunie Forest, Guide Book, 262. Creag a Chaoruinn, Guide Rook, 270. Creag Dhu, Kingussie, 11. Creag Dhubh Mhor, Guide Book, 322. Creag Meaghaidh, 4-11. Creag na Damh, Clunie, Guide Book, 262. Creag nan Clachan Geala, Guide Book, Creag nan Damh, 231. Creag Toll a' Choin, Guide Book, 322. Collie, J. N., "Canadian Rockies," 92. Corrie Arder, Cliffs of, 4-11; Approach on bicycles to Loch Laggan from Mor, Mr Naismith's route, 304; Ciste Dhubh, Sgurr à Bhealaich, Dheirg, Ciste Dhubh, Mam Sodhail, Guide G AICK Forest, Guide Book, 177. Garbh Chioch Mor, 202. Geological Survey of Arran, 92; of Skye, 224. L ADHAR Beinn (Larven), Guide Lantern Slide Collection, 78, 210. 1903, 75; in 1904, 121, 213. Loch Ranza, Arran, 33. FFICE-BEARERS of the S.M.C. PARR ARR, Robert Kerr, In Memoriam, "RANDOM Musings," by A. Stair Gillon, 187-191. Simo Glen Sannox, 35-36. ADDLE, The, Arran, 25; descent Saddle, The, 230, 231; Guide Book, Sail Chaoruinn, Guide Book, 270. Saoiter Mor Mam Sodhail, Guide Book, St Abb's Head, 313-319. Scour Garioch, 202. Sgoran Dubh, Attempt on the Rose Sgor an Fhuarain, 202. Sgor Choileam, Guide Book, 200. Sgor Coireachan, 134. Sgurr Fhuar-thuill, Guide Book, 321. Sgurr na Carnach, Guide Book, 267. Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe, 231. Sgurr na Creige, the Saddle, Guide Sgurr na Festig, 321. Sgurr na Forcan, Guide Book, 258. Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan, Book, 275. Guide Sgurr nan Conbhairean, Guide Book, Sgurr Ruadh, 221. Sgurr Ruadh of Sgurr a' Choir Ghlais, 321. Skiing-On Ben Chonzie, 133; at S.M.C. abroad in 1903, 79; in 1904, Smith, W. A., "The Pentland Hills," Snow, Scottish, 285-298. Spidean Mialach, Guide Book, 261. 197. Stob Ban, Glen Nevis, 107. Stob Gabhar, Blackmount, 181. Stuchd an Lochain, 235-244. Stuc Mor, Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan, Printed at THE DARIEN PRESS, Edinburgh. |