The Detroit times., 1912-01-10
IS READY TO
CLIMB MOUNT Mckinley
Prof. Herschel Parker Hopes to
Scale Most Difficult Peak
In the World.

NEW YORK Jan i0.-Professor
HCrschel c. Parker of Columbia uni
Nersity, who is now ready TO lead the
Parker-Brown Mount Mckinley ex-
pedltion OF 1912 feels confident that
his third attempt TO scale the peak
will be successful.
Professor Parker was on the first
expedition with Or Cook In 1906,
when the latter made his claim, and
also With the -PaFlerLRroNn- -expedls
tion of 1910.
lie thinks il possible 10 reach all
three SUBMITS of Mount Mckinney
and expects 10 make number OF pie
lures and observations.
The expedition will duplicate the
ll9l0 party. Besides Professor Parker
there will be Belmore Brown OF Ia
coma; Arthur Aten, OF Valdez, an
expert with dog teams and Meri La
voy OF Seattle. a mountain CLIMBER.
Aten will be left behind on the
first trip az the high camp on the
no OOO.foot level OF the mountains. II
the others reach the summit they VIII
return. and I.avoy will look aiter the
camp while the others make sec
ond ascent All the men are golhg
primarily for the JOY OF climoins' anu
taev all expect 10 reach what IT
Cook called the Top OF the Contih-
ent"
Professor Parker and his men VII,
leave Seward about February ana
follow the Alaskan Central kallroau
10 Sunrise seventy-five miles. lheil
course will be due north To sunrise
and there they will turn westward TO,
| ward the Sustna River, leaving all
the trails and beaten tracks OF the
country. They will go up the river
over the ice for 10 miles 10 branch
( OF the Chulitna River, and follow II
for 10 miles to point "A little 10 the
north OF Mount Mckinley There they
Twill cross the mountain range ana
come in on the north side OF the
mountain
The equipment OF 1000 pounds will
I be drawn on two sledges by Eskimo
dogs. The party VIII carry ooV
pounds OF pemmican for the men ana
dogs. l50 pounds of BAREBACK, hity
pounds ol sugar and tea, nifty pounds
( OF erbs-wurst and raisins, and 100 gal
/ Ions OF fuel
The men expect TO reach the base
about March 10 BY April /, when the
lcold winds begin TO die down ana
the temperature 10 rise 10 about zero.
ithey hope 70 be ready to attack the
lhard part OF the work They plan TO
spend April ar the high camp III
: they can then get out before the ice
breaks. they expect TO make fast time
/ back TO the starting point. Ihey wlll
abandon a large part or their equip
ment for the sake of speed, and hurry
down the ice OF the Chulitna and the
Susitna TO Sunrise, the railroad and
| beaten trails
II for any reason they cannot ac-
lcomplish this. they may have TO camp
! in the north good part OF the sum
lmev. until the ice is all gone from the
Iriyers and they are able TO hoat down
on RATS constructed on the spot. On
1.-The north side OF the mountain they
lexpect TO find game enough TO supply
them with food.
Professor Parker believes they VIII
have an opportunity OF verifying the
report OF Tom Lloyd's party which
returned in 1910 and said they had
reached one OF the three SUBMITS.
There they built a monument OF stone
which was strong enough TO stand.
1 Professor Parker expects TO ind II.
Mount Mckinley is not the highest
| bu, is one of the most difiicult noun
Itains in the world. The snow line be-
gins almost with the mountain itself.
Mount Everest has only $4,000 feet OF
snow Mount Mckinley. much lower,
has about $4,000 feet. The peaks OF
1.-The Andes. which are being scaled
readily by Miss Peck and Prof Bingj
ham. of Yale, are higher than Mount
| Mckinley by several thousand feet,
bur are far less difficult TO climb.
| Mrs. Parker, who accompanied her
husband on the two former trips, will
remain at home in Brooklyn this
| time.