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Author : William D. Hackett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Report on 1951 Mount McKinley Expedition written by William D. Hackett and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hudson Stuck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)
Download or read book The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) written by Hudson Stuck and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bradford Washburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974067414
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (674 download)
Download or read book Mount Mckinley's West Buttress written by Bradford Washburn and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, was first climbed in 1913 by its northern Muldrow Glacier route. Yet, for almost 40 years, no one had climbed the mountain via its southern slopes. By 1951, however, one man knew more about McKinleys geography than anyone else. His knowledge of potential new routes, used in conjunction with the newly developed, ski-equipped airplane, would completely change how future climbers would approach this great peak. Brad Washburns personal account of the first ascent of McKinleys West Buttress allows the reader to share in this historic expedition. Written over 50 years ago, his logbook still holds the excitement and wonder of each unfolding day. Washburns pioneering work on the West Buttress opened up what is now, for over 1000 climbers each year, the most popular route on Mount McKinley. This is one of 300 limited edition, signed and numbered, hardcovers.
Author : Fred Beckey
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594858306
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)
Download or read book Mount McKinley written by Fred Beckey and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * A classic of mountaineering literature * Beckey's name is synonymous with mountaineering in Alaska, Canada and the western US * Peppered with personal anecdotes and unique photographs This biography of Alaska's Mount McKinley presents a complete history of one of the world's great mountains. Author and famed mountaineer Fred Beckey starts with McKinley's geology and covers early human history, from native associations with Denali to the influx of Russian fur traders and American prospectors. The mountaineering history of McKinley follows, with a look at the gold seekers and surveyors who were among the first to map the region. Beckey examines the efforts of those who raced to be first on McKinley's summit and details the first complete ascent by Hudson Stuck in 1913. The chronology continues with profiles of notable summit attempts, including those of the author himself. Also included is information about the challenges and logistics of climbing Mount McKinley, with information on planning, permits, suggested routes, and what to expect. Personal anecdotes and previously unpublished photographs make this volume a must-have for historians and climbers everywhere.
Author : Colby Coombs
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594853029
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)
Download or read book Denali's West Buttress written by Colby Coombs and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1997-10-31 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * The only available guide devoted solely to the route used by 90 percent of all climbers who summit Denali * Historic aerial photos and introduction by one of the route's pioneers -- Bradford Washburn * Author Colby Coombs is a Denali climbing guide and a 12-year veteran of the route Denali's massive West Buttress Route is one of the world's most popular -- and treacherous -- climbs. Seasoned guide Colby Coombs and legendary mountaineering photographer Bradford Washburn teamed up to provide climbers with information devoted solely to this challenging route. Denali's West Buttress: A Climber's Guide gives the aspiring Denali climber the details required to efficiently plan and safely launch an expedition on the West Buttress. The climbing guidebook covers every aspect of climbing the route -- from preparation to climbing strategy to step-by-step route instruction. Washburn's magnificent photos -- with route and milestones clearly delineated -- paired with Coombs' explicit text guide the climber from camp to camp to the summit and down again, outlining specific hazards and obstacles and offering techniques and instruction on how best to surmount them. The book pays special attention to environmental considerations and presents low-impact methods for minimizing human and garbage waste on the route. This guide provides complete, detailed, first-hand, safety-conscious information on the West Buttress Route, serving as a much-needed resource and a grand tribute to this historic climb.
Author : John D. Gorby
Publisher : Colorado Mountain Club Press
ISBN 13 : 9780972441308
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (413 download)
Download or read book The Stettner Way written by John D. Gorby and published by Colorado Mountain Club Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe and Paul Stettner have been called the first truesport climbers in America; contemporary and fellow legendPaul Petzoldt called them "the human flies" for theirbold and acrobatic style. Legends in the earlymountaineering community, they put up some of the mostdifficult routes in North America during a career thatspanned the ......
Author : American Geographical Society of New York
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 858 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Research Catalogue of the American Geographical Society written by American Geographical Society of New York and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Sfraga
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bradford Washburn written by Michael Sfraga and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Denali to Mt. Everest, from the Grand Canyon to the Alps, mountaineering legend Bradford Washburn has explored, climbed, mapped, and photographed some of the most beautiful and challenging landscapes on Earth. Bradford Washburn: A Life of Exploration is the first book to detail Washburn's multi-faceted life and achievements. In his career of over forty years as Director of the Boston Museum of Science, Washburn wrote numerous books and articles, many for the National Geographic Society; created groundbreaking maps; and photographed breathtaking vistas. Washburn is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of London's Royal Geographic Society, and an authority on Alaska's mountains and glaciers. A licensed pilot since 1934, he was an early advocate of air-dropping supplies to high-altitude mountain camps. He urged the use of high-frequency radio for communication between such camps, and researched wireless communications, aerial film, cold-weather survival techniques, and cold-weather search and rescue operations for the U.S. military. Michael Sfraga's engaging biography recounts Washburn's adventures and accomplishments as a mountaineer, photographer, and scientist. In examining this rich life and work, Sfraga links Washburn's achievements to significant changes in our scientific and geographic understanding.
Author : American Geographical Society of New York
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Current Geographical Publications written by American Geographical Society of New York and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maurice Isserman
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393292525
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering written by Maurice Isserman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magesterial and thrilling history argues that the story of American mountaineering is the story of America itself. In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were originally seen as obstacles to civilization; over time they came to be viewed as places of redemption and renewal. The White Mountains stirred the transcendentalists; the Rockies and Sierras pulled explorers westward toward Manifest Destiny; Yosemite inspired the early environmental conservationists. Climbing began in North America as a pursuit for lone eccentrics but grew to become a mass-participation sport. Beginning with Darby Field in 1642, the first person to climb a mountain in North America, Isserman describes the exploration and first ascents of the major American mountain ranges, from the Appalachians to Alaska. He also profiles the most important American mountaineers, including such figures as John C. Frémont, John Muir, Annie Peck, Bradford Washburn, Charlie Houston, and Bob Bates, relating their exploits both at home and abroad. Isserman traces the evolving social, cultural, and political roles mountains played in shaping the country. He describes how American mountaineers forged a "brotherhood of the rope," modeled on America’s unique democratic self-image that characterized climbing in the years leading up to and immediately following World War II. And he underscores the impact of the postwar "rucksack revolution," including the advances in technique and style made by pioneering "dirtbag" rock climbers. A magnificent, deeply researched history, Continental Divide tells a story of adventure and aspiration in the high peaks that makes a vivid case for the importance of mountains to American national identity.
Author : American Geographical Society of New York
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 860 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Research Catalogue written by American Geographical Society of New York and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : Epicenter Press (WA)
ISBN 13 : 9780945397922
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (979 download)
Download or read book Exploring the Unknown written by Lew Freedman and published by Epicenter Press (WA). This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unknown mountains and glaciers; and his 1951 first-ascent of the West Buttress route of Mount McKinley (Denali), now the most frequently traveled route to the summit.
Author : Arctic Institute of North America
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Arctic Bibliography written by Arctic Institute of North America and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Washburn
Publisher : Epicenter Press (WA)
ISBN 13 : 9780945397977
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (979 download)
Download or read book The Accidental Adventurer written by Barbara Washburn and published by Epicenter Press (WA). This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Washburn never set out to become a mountain pioneer, but she wasn't content to be a stay-at-home wife either. After marrying explorer Bradford Washburn in 1940, Barbara's fearless determination to be with her husband resulted in her historic ventures into the uncharted mountains of Alaska. With no mountain climbing experience she only knew that as a woman in a party of men, she'd have to measure up. She did. She became a history maker & a role model for women. Her most famous achievement was her 1947 ascent of Mount McKinley & this was just the beginning. Barbara was an award-winning teacher--one of the first in remedial reading. She was a devoted mother of three who faced criticism for defying convention by leaving her children with family to travel to remote Alaska. And in the decades that followed she helped map the Grand Canyon, took a safari in Kenya & made many trips to China & Nepal in an effort to gain permission for the first arial mapping of Mount Everest. Her accomplishments, amazing by today's standard, were virtually unheard in the 40s & 50s & earn her an important place in the history of woman & exploration.
Author : David Roberts
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476737878
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)
Download or read book True Summit written by David Roberts and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a startling look at the classic Annapurna—the most famous book about mountaineering—David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak. In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice Herzog, the leader of the expedition, became a national hero in France, and Annapurna, his account of the historic ascent, has long been regarded as the ultimate tale of courage and cooperation under the harshest of conditions. In True Summit, David Roberts presents a fascinating revision of this classic tale. Using newly available documents and information gleaned from a rare interview with Herzog (the only climber on the team still living), Roberts shows that the expedition was torn by dissent. As he re-creates the actual events, Roberts lays bare Herzog's self-serving determination and bestows long-delayed credit to the most accomplished and unsung heroes. These new revelations will inspire young adventurers and change forever the way we think about this victory in the mountains and the climbers who achieved it.
Author : Alexander Hopkins McDannald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Americana Annual written by Alexander Hopkins McDannald and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428915850
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
