The Dolores star., 1924-08-29

the rest of the country, including Alaska can offer
seven so their case Is not by any means hopeless.
Washington has Mount Rainier Q4,4OS feeD one
of the most impressive mountains of earth, big
enough to make up by itself all of Mount Rainier
National park-incdentay Its summit is a snow
cone topping more than score of great glaciers
California has Fisherman peak, Mount Shasta and
Mount Corcoran, all over 1000 feet, and Mount
Whitney Q4,5Ol feet), the highest peak in Con-
tlnental United States.
Alaska has something worth while to offer In
Mount st. Elias GsO24 feet) and Mount Mckinley
(2030O fee) Mount Mckinley is one of the great
mountains of earth and Mount Mckinley National
park was created to preserve it a playground
and wild animal life exhibit for the American peo-
pie forever This great peak has been ascended
but twice From Mount Mckinley the trail to the
top of the earth goes by way of South America to
Asia. South America has Mt least ten peaks higher
than Mount Mckinley: Aconcagua (23OsO feeD.
the loftlest, Is the boundary line between Chile
and Argentina.
Mount Everest (29OO2 feet) in the Himalayas
of Indo- China is the top Of the world So far 1t
has deied ascent 1t repels invaders by snow and
Ice intense cold and altitude. The greatest of
these defenses is altitude. which does strange
things to the human body and tries the human
mind and soul to the uttermost limit. Everest has
1,st achieved another victory over the Briton But
the end is not yet for the Briton never knows
when he has had enough.
Arthur Hawthorne Carhart has an Interesting
Illustrated article about the mountain climbing
of Blaurock and Erwin In American Forests and
Forest Life, the magazine of the American For
estry association, nationwide organization de
voted to the betterment of all phases of the for
estry situation in the United States from fire pro-
lection to taxation reform and from forest recrea.
tion to education of the public school child. Speak
ing of the increasing public interest In mountain
climbing, he says:
No more enightening evidence of this interest
mny be found than in a friendly contest which de-
veloped in the Colorado Mountain club few years
aro have heard that 1t started In this manner.
one day George Barnard. an enthusiast in noun
tiu nu climbing had a few days vacation He quiet
iy donned hobs and dropped out of sight for a few
d,vs A week so later it was reported that
barnard had climbed Redcloud and Quandary
Peaks ...a- .- 49,. ..,s.
- broadcast among the members of the Noun
VIZ club Blaurock and Bill Erwin had climbed
ness and Princeton Peaks and to round things
n bro were going back into the Leadvllle National
1orest to scale Antero Cameron. Yale and Harvard
Nai, al. wnrd is now history that the be-
ainnnr of friendly contest which resulted In
right after the other than has probably ever been
tho case in nation Attention was instantly
so,sed s on these master climbs of our Rockies
tocusi irted rivalry took possession OF the climb
.-s First one would lead in the number of peaks
s sca,eu would add a new mountain scalp to climb
90. belt New achievements were productive OF
exciting Ledge to another dangerous slide in
ioose rocks or night marooned under friendly
spr,ce tales Wheteu tne hppe'iteS VI ITO
Sardv climbers They wanted 1+ooS-soot peaks
,ough ones and lots of them.
'ousH -, yeeks ago / was hurry1ng through the
,as on a busy street of Denver. The snlppy
ior of hobnails instantly caught my ear Foot
eiuu @ ~ husinsss does not make such a SOUND.
Turr,na. I beheld Carl Blaurock In his climbing
ou,at hailed him.
where to this time ??
.Eit Carson" he replied.
.Kit Carson; Is there such a peak!
.vas Won know have found that thsre realiy
. I,t carson Peak. For long time we ali
thought that Kit Carson and Hnmno,at were re- hs
shnIe Rut one Of discovered that tne pss
round topped mountain directly north 81 oea sss..
His eyes fairly spnrkled. ,, r,, ana ma. he