The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-09
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MOUNTAIN
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a. they are cruel.
The principal reason for the adj
venture ia Just spori--sha, innate
something which drives man 20
strive 10 accomplish that which has
dhunted othefa In addition. the
mountaineefs wish 20 educate the
public 20 the fact that thero Is no
necessity OF going thousands OF
miles to yisi, the Alps Tor mountain
beauty-,hat the American Alps, ".
ing az seattie's very doorstep. are
Just as wonderful A a matter Of
purely secondary consideration. the
expedition Is taking motion pic
tuTe OUTFIT. IN the hope or realizing
expenses from The sale Of the film
PERSONNEL or
PARTY INTERESTING
or Amos, "a much interest na the
mountain and the country arc ths
men who ara trying TO conquer Il.
II would be difficult 10 find four
men who are at once more stfis.
lnsiy different, one from the other,
and yet more remarkably alike. All
on the sunny side Of 10. they arr
young enough 10 brave death just
for the sake Of the game. They
emboiy tho very best that IL 90 be
found In spor,nmanship-an yet
each from an entirely different
angle.
sternborgh. the fnanclcr Of The
party. IL a native OF Reading. Pa.
and former student AZ Dartmouth.
During the war he served Ia tho air
service OF the army. Since he was
demoblllxcd he has taken a prcfni
nent part In amateur swimming
events In Seattle. San Francisco and
Los Angeles, and at present holds
the Northwest championship for the
breasi.stroks and plunge for dis.
lance. In addition 20 being ex-cham.
pion In the Australian crawl He
han lived In Seattle since January,
1919. His interest Il mainly In ex.
plotting tho beauties OF tho North.
west.
Landry, -chief guide for the en-.
petition. Is native OF Algeria, but
lived for 10 years in Geneva. Swift.
zerinnd. during all OF which time no
was an enthusiastic mountainacr. A
member Of both the French and tho
SWISS Alpine clubs. he was rated
among tho first IS OF tho French
organization and he holds medal.
awarded 10 him by that body. for
recovering tho bodies OF three noun.
talneera who had pcrished In the
Aiguille Vertc. He has scaled pruc.
tically every peak OF Importance in
both the French and Swiss Alps. He
served In the world war with the
French army. coming TO this coun.
try about two years after tho arms.
ticc. He has made his homo In So.
attic since December. 1921.
HAVE CLIMBED
MANY MOUNTAINS
Bergues. a Swiss. II an old friend
Of Landry's the two having attend.
cd the University OF Geneva TO
gether. They climbed lsany noun.
tains together In their student days
and have continued their adventures
since meeting again In this country.
Bergues came to Seattle In 1920.
first engaging In newspaper work
and then going into the insurance
business. Bergues saw service with
the Swiss army.
Perrymnn has lived In Seattle for
three years, taking news pictures
for a motion picture corporation
turnout the Northwest. During the
war he was captain In the photo.
graphic section OF tho air service OF
| the American army.
SO much for Che purpose and nn.
ture Of the expedition and the char.
acter OF the men who are making II.
In future installments OF this series
I shall describe In detail tho actual
| trip, from personal observations and
from telegraphlc bulletins from the
party. These bulletins win be a little
latc---Ln view OF the fact that the
mountaineers will at all times be al
least two days travel from tho near.
est scmblnncc OF civilization - but
they will BIO the first to reach the
outside world.