The Canadian Alpine Journal, Volume 15Alpine Club of Canada., 1925 - Canada |
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... LOGAN EXPEDITION An Appreciation . By J. W. A. Hickson 1 A Few More Words of Appreciation . By Arthur O. Wheeler .. 9 Topographic and Geographic Exploration of the Mt. Logan Region . By H. F. Lambart 15 Preliminary Explorations . By ...
... LOGAN EXPEDITION An Appreciation . By J. W. A. Hickson 1 A Few More Words of Appreciation . By Arthur O. Wheeler .. 9 Topographic and Geographic Exploration of the Mt. Logan Region . By H. F. Lambart 15 Preliminary Explorations . By ...
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PUBLISHED BY VOL . XV . THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA THE MOUNT LOGAN EXPEDITION AN APPRECIATION By J. W. A. HICKSON . The first record of Alaska and its towering peaks is due to the pen of the naturalist of the Behring Expedition in July ...
PUBLISHED BY VOL . XV . THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA THE MOUNT LOGAN EXPEDITION AN APPRECIATION By J. W. A. HICKSON . The first record of Alaska and its towering peaks is due to the pen of the naturalist of the Behring Expedition in July ...
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... Logan , and estimated its height with remarkable accuracy at 19,500 ft . On a second attempt the Russell party ... Expedition in favour of the longer one by the northwest . It was not until some years after the ascent of St. Elias that the ...
... Logan , and estimated its height with remarkable accuracy at 19,500 ft . On a second attempt the Russell party ... Expedition in favour of the longer one by the northwest . It was not until some years after the ascent of St. Elias that the ...
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... Logan is 1500 miles nearer the North Pole , a circumstance which tends to equalize the temperatures around the two peaks . The cold experienced on the recent expedition is comparable with that experienced on similar expeditions in the ...
... Logan is 1500 miles nearer the North Pole , a circumstance which tends to equalize the temperatures around the two peaks . The cold experienced on the recent expedition is comparable with that experienced on similar expeditions in the ...
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... Expedition in 1912 , when they nearly gained the summit , had established a camp at 16,600 ft . The Logan party also camped at 16,760 and 17,500 ft . Only a few higher camps than 18,500 ft . have been made in the Western Hemisphere ...
... Expedition in 1912 , when they nearly gained the summit , had established a camp at 16,600 ft . The Logan party also camped at 16,760 and 17,500 ft . Only a few higher camps than 18,500 ft . have been made in the Western Hemisphere ...
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Page 16 - come now to the two splendid records of the Russell expedition of 1890 and 1891. These, under the joint auspices of the National Geographic Society and the United States Geological Survey, were instrumental in adding greatly to our knowledge of the country. Russell's exhaustive studies
Page 27 - 16 miles from east to west and 8 miles from north to south, and
Page 127 - in the belief that the pass north of it was the true source of the North Thompson River. Northward of this pass gleamed an
Page 90 - In strong wind the snow blows up from the ground and fills the air with ice crystals, forming an intransparent layer many
Page 90 - away disappear in the drifting snow. In such weather it is difficult and dangerous to move about.
Page 127 - obviously monarch of the range. "The dominant feature of the scene was the magnificent mountain which the
Page 90 - thick; it is often possible to see the blue sky at zenith, while objects only a few