The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-12

OF New Guinea also there are mountains Of
even greater height, a peak OF the Charles
LOUIS range, In the Dutch dominions. being
credited with an elevation Of 1880 feet. In
the Atlantic the Pico de Teyde. on the island
Of Tenerihe. lifts the summit Of its graceful
volcanic cone 12.1S2 feet. spitsbergen. in the
Arctic, with its peaks rising 5000 to 1000
feet one OF which was climbed by Seoresby
in 1878, has invited several able climbers
since 1896.
But most recent geographical news presents
the polar regions themselves as a field for
alpinlsm. Peary, Ia his last expedition Q9O5).
assembled a low peak t2.O5O) and now among
the Interesting details OF Lieut. Shacheton's
remarkable explorations in the Antarctic we
hear Of the discovery, In near proximity 20
the pole, Of a lofty plateau upon which his
party attained an altitude Of fO.500 and IN.
feTred 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 10 be
the impressive fact IN q comparative appreci-
alton Of the difficulty and danger OF mountain
~ascents; yet n table OF heights by no means
conveys adequate information upon these
points. Aside from the serious hardship oc-
casioncd 10 nearly all persons az great alti.
tudes, apparently by the diminished quantity
Of oxygen, even the Hottest SUBMITS might
prove OF comparatively easy access, once the
base we're reached. Judging from us outline
and SHOWS. as shown IN Signor Sella's tele.
Photographic view OF the peak from the Chun-
terma pass, Mount Everest Itself would be set
down es an easy mountain: that IS. as oner.
INK no serious technical difficulties 10 the
skilled climber. Mont Blanc was first climbed
by an unframed Chamonix peasant. alone. Ia
a two days trip. For difficulty and danger.
this monarch OF the Alps o. FAR surpassed By
maay lesser peaks-nay, by several OF the
"aiguilles" needles) Of its own neighborhOod
the B~laitiere, Grands Charmoz. Dru. GFepon
and Danes AnsialEes; yet these crags are
only from 1850 70 1890 feet high. with their
bases high up on the outreaching spurs Of the
great white mountain.
II was as late as 1901. seven years after his
remarkable campaign in which be had accom-,
plished IN one month eight Of the most din
cult climbing feats Of the Alps. four years
after his conquest OF Mount 81. Elias. and the
year following his notable success Ia securing
the "farthest north" for his polar expedition.
that Prince Luigi Of Savoy made The first as
cent Of the second Ia height OF the Danes
Angiaises and christened Il "Yoi6hda Peak"
Later he made the FIRST ascent Of the Algurle
Sans Nom. Il was with climbs OF this type
IN mind that the hlstoriographer 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 inhoBpitable sea 20 the altitude OF
1900 feet. that ~ the winning OF St Elias
only meant the ascent OF the terminal cone
II might be compared with many Of
the easier clinbs IN our own Alps.@
In determining. then. from a consideration
OF the hardship and saerihce, what compare