The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount RainierBarcott, a staff writer for the Seattle Weekly and contributor to Harper's, adds a poetic touch to his sometimes humorous, sometimes alarming descriptions of climbing Rainier. He delves into Rainier's mountaineering history, as well as a little botany, seismology, and plain old mountain lore. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... Sean Ryan on the radio . “ 648 , White River , " he said . No answer . “ 648 , White River . " Nothing . Ken Davies , a ranger on road patrol , stopped along State Highway 410 and scanned the Emmons Glacier for signs of head- lamps . He ...
... Sean Ryan on the radio . “ 648 , White River , " he said . No answer . “ 648 , White River . " Nothing . Ken Davies , a ranger on road patrol , stopped along State Highway 410 and scanned the Emmons Glacier for signs of head- lamps . He ...
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... Sean Ryan's green National Park Service jacket . The sun winked off his gold NPS badge . While the pilot hovered the Chinook , Kirschner and Gauthier hopped onto the snow . Gauthier ran to Ryan , his best friend and climbing partner ...
... Sean Ryan's green National Park Service jacket . The sun winked off his gold NPS badge . While the pilot hovered the Chinook , Kirschner and Gauthier hopped onto the snow . Gauthier ran to Ryan , his best friend and climbing partner ...
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... Sean . " Sometime after noon Sunday , a ranger lowered the flag at Longmire to half - staff . Ryan and Otis's death shook Gauthier more than anyone at the moun- tain . The moment he saw Ryan's body he swore off climbing forever , wanted ...
... Sean . " Sometime after noon Sunday , a ranger lowered the flag at Longmire to half - staff . Ryan and Otis's death shook Gauthier more than anyone at the moun- tain . The moment he saw Ryan's body he swore off climbing forever , wanted ...
Contents
The Mountain Is Out | 1 |
Pressing Through Cloud | 17 |
The Only Sensible and Suitable Name | 34 |
Copyright | |
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