Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01

OF New Guinea also there are mountains of
even greater height, peak of the Charles
LOUIS range in the Dutch dominions being
credlled with an elevation of 1870 feet In
the Atlantic the Pico de Teyde on the island
OF Ieneriffe, lifts the summit of its graceful
volcanic cone 1912 feet. Spitsbergen in the
arctic, with its peaks rising 5000 to 1000
rect one Of which climbed by Scoresby
In 1918, has invited several able climbers
since 1896
But most recent geographical news presents
the polar regions themselves as field for
alplnism. Peary, in his last expedition 19O5)
assembled low peak 2,0j0) and now among
the interesting details of Lieut. Shackleton's
remarkable explorations in the Antarctic we
hear of the discovery, in near proximity IN
the pole of lofty plateau upon which his
party attained an altitude OF 10000 and in
ferred that the southern end OF the axis of
our planet is in this table land
TO the average reader unfamiliar with the
climbers craft, mere altitude is likely to be
the impressive fact in comparative appreci-
alton OF the difficulty and danger of mountain
ascents; yet a table OF heights by no means
conveys adequate information upon these
points. Aside from the serious hardship oc-
casoned to nearly all persons at great alti-
tudes, apparently by the diminished quantity
OF oxygen, even the loftiest SUBMITS might
prove of comparatively easy access once the
base were reached. Judging from its outline
and SHOWS, as shown in Signor Sella's tele-
Photographic view of the peak from the Cbun-
jerma pass Mount Everest itself would be set
down as an easy mountain; that is as offer
ing no serious technical difficulties to the
skilled climber. Mont Blanc was first climbed
by an unframed Chamonix peasant alone I'm
two days trip For difficulty and danger
this monarch Of the Alps is far surpassed by
many lesser peaks-nay. by several OF the
"aiguilles' Cneedles) Of its own neighborhood
the Blaitiere Grands Charmoz Dru Grepon
and Danes Anglases; yet these crags are
only from 1900 to 1900 feet high with their
bases high up the outreaching spurs OF the
great white mountain.
1t was as late as 1901, seven years after his
remarkable campaign in which he had accom-.
plished in one month eight OF the most diff
cult climbing feats OF the Alps four years
after his conquest Of Mount st. Elias and the
year following his notable success i'm securing
the "farthest north" for his polar expedition.
that Prince Luigi OF Savoy made the first as
cent Of the second I'm height Of the Danes
Anglaises and christened It "Yolanda Peak"
Later he mads the first ascent Of the AiguiIle
sans Nom. It was with climbs Of this type
in mind that the historioErapher Of the Alas
kan expedition could say concerning this as.
cent OF Mount st. Elias. whose conquest re-
quired nearly 40 days journey over glaciers
and neye nearly the entire distance from the
shore Of an inhospitable sea 10 the altitude Of
l8,lOO feet that IF the winning OF ST Elias
only meant the ascent Of the terminal coma
1t might be compared with many OF
the easier climbs in our own Alps"
In determining then, from consideration
OF the hardship and sacrifice. what compare