The Raven and the Mountaineer: Explorations of the St. Elias MountainsThis book presents to the reader the unique history of a very special part of Canada. From first sightings by coastal navigators like Bering, Malaspina, Quadra, Cook and Vancouver to the first ascents of the two highest peaks Mount St. Elias and Mount Logan to the surveys by the International Boundary Commission, the story is an exciting one. |
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Page 83
... rock face . To end the day we made a recon- naissance up the rock to the snow line . The following day , in good weather and as a roped team , we climbed via an icefall to occupy station Slate . We had barely arrived on the col when ...
... rock face . To end the day we made a recon- naissance up the rock to the snow line . The following day , in good weather and as a roped team , we climbed via an icefall to occupy station Slate . We had barely arrived on the col when ...
Page 119
... rock rabbits . It is hard to spot them among the rocks where they have their den . They do not hibernate but live in the rocks under the snow , dependent on the green vegetation that they have carefully harvested and dried in the sun ...
... rock rabbits . It is hard to spot them among the rocks where they have their den . They do not hibernate but live in the rocks under the snow , dependent on the green vegetation that they have carefully harvested and dried in the sun ...
Page 146
... rock beneath the soil , subsoil and other loose rock material with which most of the land surface of the earth is covered . bergshrund : a gap or crevasse left around the upper rim of the gla- cier ice within a cirque . As the ice moves ...
... rock beneath the soil , subsoil and other loose rock material with which most of the land surface of the earth is covered . bergshrund : a gap or crevasse left around the upper rim of the gla- cier ice within a cirque . As the ice moves ...
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aircraft Alaska Alpine Centennial Expedition Alpine Club Alsek River altitude Arctic Winter Games ascent of Mount base camp Beaver Bering Burwash cache Canadian carried Centennial Range Chapter Chitina climb climbers Club of Canada coast Craig crampon creatures Creek crevassed Donjek east Elias Mountains exploration film flanks Haines Junction Hubbard Glacier Hubbard Massif I. C. Russell Icefield Ranges Icy Bay igloo International Boundary Commission ISBN kilometers King Trench Kluane Lake land leader Logan Glacier Lowell Glacier MacCarthy MacCarthy's Malaspina Glacier meters miles Mount Hoge Mount Kennedy Mount Logan Mount St Mount Vancouver mountain environment National Geographic Society Newton Glacier North America northwest objects party pilot plateau raven reached region rock route Seward Glacier sight snow snowshoes Steele Glacier storm summit surge survey stations temperature tent unclimbed Walter Wood weather Whitehorse wind Yakutat Bay Yukon Alpine Centennial Yukon Expedition