Maps from China. Three excellent maps may be bought from the Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Cryopedology, Academia Sinica, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China: Qomolungma (Mount Everest), 1:50000, $5.00; Batura Glacier (Pakistan), 1:60000, $5...
FALL ON ROCK, OLD PITON BROKEMaryland, Delaware Water Gap NRA, Mount TammanyOn August 11, 1991, Mike Morlock (16) and Rick Lago (24) had finished climbing the Rib (5.3) and started climbing Triumvirate (5.4). Mike led the first pitch to a ledge, s...
AAC, Sierra Nevada Section. Over the past two years, the Sierra Nevada Section has worked diligently to engage the National Park Service in meaningful dialogues regarding the use of resources within Yosemite National Park. In 1999, we began to rea...
El GiganteA chronicle of early climbing on the giant of Parque Nacional Cascada de Basaseachic, Mexico.Luis Carlos García AyalaIn the state of Chihuahua, a small corner of Tarahumara land conceals countless wonders, some of which have only recentl...
The Throne of the Gods, by Arnold Heim and August Gannser. Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul. 8 vo.; xxv + pp. 233, with 220 photographic illustrations and 18 sketches in the text. New York; The Macmillan Co., 1939. Price $5.00.Heim and Gansser, t...
ACCIDENTS REPORTED, 1955Maine, Mt. Katahdin—On September 9, 1955, George Langer (22) was climbing the chimney route. He was not roped. A rock slid under him and he fell about ten feet. He was badly bruised, suffering a dislocated knee, a cracked b...
PULMONARY EDEMA, ASCENDING TOO FAST Alaska, Mount McKinleyOn May 18, 1993, at 1400, SSgt. Michael J. Dunn (31) reported to the ranger camp at the 14,200 foot level of Mount McKinley's West Buttress complaining of severe headache, nausea, and the p...
One hundred and fifty years ago, when Europe was in the final grip of the “Little Ice Age,” glaciers tumbled into low valleys and a dozen Britishers founded the Alpine Club, the first of its kind. The Alpine Club would be a place where members “mi...
Cho Oyu. An expedition led by Briton Harold Taylor had five British climbers, 2 French, a Swiss and a New Zealander. They climbed the normal route. On June 21, Taylor, New Zealander Russell Brice, and Sherpas Da Nuru and Lhakpa Gyalu reached the t...
Iowa Mountaineers. The Iowa Mountaineers of the State University of Iowa enjoyed in 1948 their most successful year. Founded in 1940, the club now has a membership of 750 and ranks as possibly the largest college mountaineering club in the country...
Iowa Mountaineers. The club completed another active year in 1986, with membership at 1100. Nearly 840 members participated in one of the many instructional courses, the mountaineering camps, or the foreign expeditions that were one to four weeks ...
A Climber’s Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia, by J. Monroe Thorington. Published by the American Alpine Club, 140 East 46th Street, New York City, 1937. 149 pages. Price $2.00.The appearance of this book may rightly be hailed by ou...
Overview. The year 2007 saw reduced mountaineering activity in the Indian Himalaya. An important reason was the stiff charge enforced by two state governments whose states contain large numbers of peaks, i.e. Sikkim and Uttarakhand (formerly Uttar...
Climbs and Camps in the Whirlpool MountainsJulian G. Hillhouse and J. Monroe ThoringtonSerafin aveva un sifulo,Sifulava tanto bene,Che quand’era nivolo,Faceva rasserrnir!FAR on the Upper Athabaska, a spell has been cast—if one have faith it will n...
ChinaHigher than Mt. Everest? In March, 1944, a pilot based at Chungking reported sighting a peak in Sikang Province, Western China, which appeared to be higher than Mt. Everest. Our member, Mr. Terris Moore, wrote a reply to the New York Times, f...
Anton (Ax) Nelson 1918-2001Ax Nelson passed away in Oakland, California on April 22,2001 at the age of 83. He was a giant of a man and strong as an ox. By trade he was a carpenter and builder of homes, and by avocation a dedicated humanitarian and...
Three Korean climbers, Ahn Chi-young, Heo Young-cheol and Yun Young-Joon, from the Wand Alpine Club attempted the northwest face of Grosvenor from March 31 to April 21. They retreated from ca 5,600m in the central couloir that leads direc...
Hombori Tondo, General Overview. Le Main de Fatima is the best-known feature of the many huge sandstone “mesas” that populate the arid interior of Mali. Much of the development of the five colossal weathered sandstone towers, which rise up to 600 ...
Alpamayo, Kitaraju, Santa Cruz Guides were active in the Cordillera Blanca. On June 15 Italian Giancarlo Grassi and Frenchman Jean-Noël Roche guided six others up the southwest face of Alpamayo in five hours. Tone Valeruz is said then to have desc...
SLIP ON SNOW, FAILURE TO USE EQUIPMENTOregon, Mt. WashingtonOn November 12, 1978, Richard D. Swanson (19) and Richard A. Wolf (18), both of Eugene, Oregon, left their car at 7:50 a.m. for a climb of Mt. Washington’s North Ridge. They hiked up the ...