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The Glittering Mountains of Canada: A Record of Exploration and Pioneer Ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924 Book

The Glittering Mountains of Canada: A Record of Exploration and Pioneer Ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924
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  • The Glittering Mountains of Canada: A Record of Exploration and Pioneer Ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924
  • Written by author J. Monroe Thorington
  • Published by Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated, 6/28/2012
  • Completely re-edited, redesigned and containing an impressive collection of archival photos and maps, The Glittering Mountains of Canada is a must-read for anyone interested in mountain literature. The book's position as a classic in the pantheon of outdo
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Foreword: All That Glitters Is Not Old xv

Preface xlvii

Chapter I Lake Louise: The Entrance to the Northland 1

Chapter II Trails of the Waputik 7

Chapter III The Freshfield Group 19

Chapter IV The Mountains of the Alexandra Angle 33

Chapter V The Ascent of North Twin 45

Chapter VI Mount Saskatchewan and Mount Columbia 57

Chapter VII Passage of the Saskatchewan Glacier 65

Chapter VIII Athabaska Pass and the Voyageurs, 1811-1827 71

Chapter IX Athabaska Pass and the Voyageurs, 1846-1872 145

Chapter X Nineteenth Century Speculation in Regard to Altitude at Athabaska Pass 157

Chapter XI The Mountains of the Whirlpool 167

Chapter XII Climbs from the Scott Glacier 183

Chapter XIII The Ramparts and Mount Fraser 197

Chapter XIV In the Shadow of Mount Robson 215

Chapter XV Trail's End 233

Appendix A Summary of Ascents, Between Kicking Horse and Robson Passes, 1922-24 237

Appendix B Summarized Itinerary of Expeditions 241

Appendix C A List of Some of the Loftiest Triangulated Peaks of the Rocky Mountains of Canada 247

Appendix D The Freshfield Glacier, Canadian Rockies (By Howard Palmer) 249

Appendix E David Thompson and the First Crossing of Howse Pass 267

Appendix F The Panorama from Mt. Columbia 271

Appendix G A Note on the Original Journals of David Douglas 279

Notes 289

Index 301


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