Canadian Arctic North Baffin-Bylot Expedition. Our

Canadian Arctic N orth Baffin-Bylot E xpedition. O ur object was exploratory m ountain­ eering in the “high arctic.” We began operations from the settlement of Pond Inlet at the north end of Baffin Island in early August, returning in early September. U tilizing a chartered “P eterhead” boat, we estab­ lished a base camp at the head of Erik H arbour, a fiord on the northeast coast of Baffin. F o r local travel from there we used inflatable craft sup­ plied by Zodiac of N o rth A m erica and powered by Evinrude motors. O ther camps were established inland on virgin glaciers south of the harbor, and four first ascents of m ajor peaks ranging in altitude from 4450 to 5450 feet were accomplished, together with ascents of several smaller summits and reconaissance of other m ajor peaks. A first ascent of another m ajor sum m it (P 5064), just west of the N arsarsuk G lacier on Bylot Island, also was made. M embers of this expedition (Explorers Club Flag #192) included G.V.B. Cochran, leader, Caroline Cochran, C urt Saville, D on M orton, Charles and Ellen Brush, John Barraco and Peter Mullen. D uring a prelim inary excursion by Zodiac along the coast, Rev. L. D exter of Pond Inlet joined part of our group in a first ascent of a 3000-foot snow peak just south of G uy’s Bight and in a climb of the highest point on Beloeil Island. Climbers in north Baffin are cautioned to be prepared for unannounced visits by polar bears. D e­ tails of this expedition will appear in the Canadian A lpine Journal. G

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