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’ ' _ 1’ -. » 4 ’ ‘ ‘. s . . _\lni'lzir~t<itliig He. I’. .1. . ieben, (fosine, Sasha dons crampons to facilitate lroops trained to fight in mountains have proved worth in many techniques of rock, ice climbing are learned. Men HF“ .» ,.,,,.,i climb over a steep poriioii o!‘ the President glacier in the Rocky Mountziins. cnmyiaigns. (léllliltililll Alpine troops use vast area of Rockies as a to high altitudes, learn to advance over icy surlEu-i- n. _ ~~<-l~5_ Strapped to llllilllllillll boots criiinpons increase safety over dangerous icefalls. trzuning ground. Under instructors of Alpine Club of Canada new Above, roped together, soldiers travel “across dauirei-oii. _i‘!‘];\ln_ l - \ ~ w . , g

f i \» - - » x - i . . .. . _ . \. . .. ~ ' Captain Rex Gibson, sta'ff_ officer, Petawawa, Ont, Higher up glaciers advanced chi ‘vs ivork among snow into ice-lined caverns below. Men are roped together Cpl. E. Langley, Jr., Toronto, 0111.. \\l'i iwi- 1N6, i has scaled eight of ten highest peaks in Canadian bridges and crevices. Snow l)l'I(i§!,'\‘S are ilangerous as for safety, cross. one by one. Leaping over snow bridge rope and snow goggles, was one of the hi»: ivii t0 . l Rockies. Alberta's Cibson is a veteran of last war. a breakthrough could plunge a man hundreds 0t feet with rope is Private Albert La Rose of Montreal, P.Q. train as an Alpinist. He is now teaching nw...~uiiei's.

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;_, Supplies are brought in to Army mountain camps over high, rough be used. Fording streams, as shown above, ‘l: arduous business for i A demonstration of the repelling technique of "t imbinp; down” is lwlil Willi g5, moraines and through turbulent, cold streams, flowing swiftly. men_ and horses because rocks and boulders clutter bottoms, make learning _to be mountaineers. Firmly securing POPE around a met» llii-‘qwlim. i‘ Rackers and horses can operate where motor transport; could not fOOlJHiI difficult. llor this work men are chosen for experience. . lowers himself to a ledite below and when in safe y pulls rope down a 1-

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