The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 66National Geographic Society, 1935 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 141
... rope from above can make the slightest slip , the slightest miscalculation , in climbing at least the upper part of the Mummery Crack , and live through it . The climber knows this well , as he clings there , looking down at his friends ...
... rope from above can make the slightest slip , the slightest miscalculation , in climbing at least the upper part of the Mummery Crack , and live through it . The climber knows this well , as he clings there , looking down at his friends ...
Page 157
... rope around it , tak- ing the rope in while I came to her , and then letting it out again as I went below . Then I would do the same for her . Each one of us moved two rope's - lengths at a time . We had not carried crampons because ...
... rope around it , tak- ing the rope in while I came to her , and then letting it out again as I went below . Then I would do the same for her . Each one of us moved two rope's - lengths at a time . We had not carried crampons because ...
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... rope . These men are " high- scalers . " Their task is to chip loose rock off the face of the cliffs . Photograph by Clifton Adams stones . " Our high - scalers have worn out nearly 300 miles of rope , " said Superintendent Frank Crowe ...
... rope . These men are " high- scalers . " Their task is to chip loose rock off the face of the cliffs . Photograph by Clifton Adams stones . " Our high - scalers have worn out nearly 300 miles of rope , " said Superintendent Frank Crowe ...
Contents
Among the Big Trees of California By JOHN R WHITE 219 | ix |
Sunshine Land of Fruits Flowers Movies and Sport 41 ills in color from natural color | xii |
Color and Customs of Swedens Château Country 13 ills in color from natural color photo | xv |
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