The Canadian Alpine Journal, Volume 15Alpine Club of Canada., 1925 - Canada |
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... trail in the heavy , soft snow when overcome by lethargy due to high altitude and physical exhaustion , and even ... end of a day or night of such gruelling travel , would first of all set to work to doctor the frost - bites of ...
... trail in the heavy , soft snow when overcome by lethargy due to high altitude and physical exhaustion , and even ... end of a day or night of such gruelling travel , would first of all set to work to doctor the frost - bites of ...
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... Trail End over the entire 52 miles of ice to Cascades , we had an experience of thirty - seven long , exhausting ... Trail End to Cascades for use of the party when coming in and going out , so that each member would have to carry ...
... Trail End over the entire 52 miles of ice to Cascades , we had an experience of thirty - seven long , exhausting ... Trail End to Cascades for use of the party when coming in and going out , so that each member would have to carry ...
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... trail again , after an hour's rest were ready for a frolic or a fight . To ... trail is always one of adjustment with more or less discomfort , and ... end of the bob - sled run : dry 1 boulders on the gravel bars , covered with ...
... trail again , after an hour's rest were ready for a frolic or a fight . To ... trail is always one of adjustment with more or less discomfort , and ... end of the bob - sled run : dry 1 boulders on the gravel bars , covered with ...
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... trail over it was too steep for his team to haul full loads . This left a ... trail had run , had broken off , thus forcing us to negotiate at two right ... end until it was deep under the water , closing the Door for further ice ...
... trail over it was too steep for his team to haul full loads . This left a ... trail had run , had broken off , thus forcing us to negotiate at two right ... end until it was deep under the water , closing the Door for further ice ...
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... trail over stretches ice - strewn from avalanches , and moving the cargo ... end in a high walled cirque , to get out of which required very steep ... trail back over it towards camp for use the next day , but soon became much ...
... trail over stretches ice - strewn from avalanches , and moving the cargo ... end in a high walled cirque , to get out of which required very steep ... trail back over it towards camp for use the next day , but soon became much ...
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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