The climb Itself Is very sustained and Includes the ascent of a vertical, over hanging crack of 20ft. After this the"bench ledge"Is gained,so called because it Is the only ledge of any real size on the whole climb. The other stances can usually accommodate two people only. On this ledge a record of the climb Is kept. After having done the crux pitch one can relax on the bench ledge and enjoy the view. The ledge Is about8ft. wide and It was here that the party who were caught in the blizzard spent the night. After eating our humble supply of raisins we continued. The view that one getsfrom the climb Is fantastic. Looking down,as Iffrom an aeroplane,one can see Mitchells Pass winding Its way to Ceres like a thin pencil line. As you near the summit In most places you have nothing below your heels for 1,500 ft. or so. We reached the summit at 3 o'clock, feelintgired and thirsty, and found no water on top. We then began the descent down a steep gulley to the side of the Frontal Face. The heat was overpowering and as we were already thirsty, it did not Improve matters for us. The descent was killing and, when we finally reached the bottom—and water —we were all In a pretty poor state. Never before has water tasted so good as It did then. We returned to our camp and duly celebrated with a good meal. The frontal ascent of Castle Rocks central turret has been done about eight times successfully and It has been attempted as many times without success. My advice to anyone attempting it is to try it on a cool day. R. F. WILLIAMS CRICKET All teams this year have had to fight hard In each match. The ability of the player in each team is less than in certain past years, but the players have gone all-out in each match to produce the best they are capable of. Each side has one or two batsmen and bowlers who have had more or less to carry theteam,and if they have failed, the result has been defeat. However, what they have lacked in ability, they have made up In keenness. The fielding standard throughout the school has been high, and the enthusiasm unlimited. In the 1st XI, Meyer has proved a useful find, and is rapidly developing into a very capable all-rounder. He is likely to become a good opening bat, and an accurate medium paced bowler, though he has a pronounced round arm action. If he can develop a more upright delivery he should become dangerous. Hulett has been the mainstay of the batting, but has not had good enough support from the other bastsmen, and his performances have suffered as a result. He has led the side well, but has been in dlfTiculties because of the lack of really good spin bowlers. Lowe is learning the art fairly quickly, but is not yet reliable enough to be bowled for long spells. Polkinghorne's batting is developing well, but his grip is likely to lead him into trouble frequently. The medium paced bowling has been fairly good, and it is to be hoped that Newlands, who started off so well, will regain his accuracy. Cole, now that he has learned 236
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