P. PEARSON 1952 33 13,500' - quite open + cinderly. Myreta, pyrophyllum, Boelaris?, a little Polylepis around rocky places. Jan 26. Trapcatch: at 12,700 we with 35 traps - 3 coarse Phyllotia, 1 soft, 1 Memnona amita 30 traps 3 soft, 1 Bolongus. at 13,200 we with 12 traps - 1 soft Phyllotia, 2 Bolongus (all around rocks + Polylepis) amita. 16 traps - 3 soft Phyllotia (along roadwall) at 13,500 we with 5 traps around stone ruins: 1 soft Phyllotia; amita 7 traps - 1 soft Phyllotia (along road wall) also set a number of baits while running my traps. Spent much of day planning and preparing second section; decided to stay another night to try for more Memnona. Amits put out about 30 traps for Memnona and 1 30. Morning nice + sunny, afternoon cloudy but no rain. Evening with stars. Jan.27 Temp at sunrise 35°, nice. My line had only 4 Bolongus berlepschi; Amits had 1 soft Phyllotia, 2 Bolongus, and 4 coarse Phyllotia. Skinned + Bolonged, then drove further up the hill. Polylepis disappears at about 13,700 and at about same time bunch grass appears. Things were rather quiet here at 14,300 but rained locally. Stopped for night at a wet spot at 14,600; late afternoon with some hail, mostly rain. Some cliff with rock glides; dominant plant Myreta but also a smaller blue-grey Myreta, Punomysage, pyrophyllum, sp-hyllum, small amount of Festuca, plus Dictuchis etc in the set; animals seen were Hordotus microbios, Attagis, one less of Micrus (these are first micrus seen on this ascent) put out about 60 traps, about 25 of them for Bolongus