Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
By: by Clarence King ...
Publisher: C. Scribner's sons
Published: 1902
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Mountaineering; Ethnic groups -- California; Mines and mineral resources -- California; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Description: Clarence King (1842-1901) of Rhode Island was a Yale-educated geologist and mining engineer who rode horseback across the continent in 1863. In California, he was hired to work on Whitney's geological survey of the state, and he went on to a distinguished professional career. Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada (originally published 1872) begins with a summary of the geological history of the Sierras and then recounts King's experiences in the range, both as a member of the Whitney expedition and as a mountain climber, 1864-1870. Highlights include his ascents of Mount Tyndall, Mount Shasta, and Mount Whitney; survey of Yosemite Valley; and field trips in the Merced Valley. King provides anecdotes of the mountains' people and natural history along the way.
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Table of contents: title: The Range
pagenum: 1
label: I; title: Through the Forest. 1864
pagenum: 30
label: II; title: The Ascent of Mount Tyndall. 1864
pagenum: 60
label: III; title: The Descent of Mount Tyndall. 1864
pagenum: 94
label: IV; title: The Newtys of Pike. 1864
pagenum: 117
label: V; title: Kaweah's Run. 1864
pagenum: 139
label: VI; title: Around Yosemite Walls. 1864
pagenum: 165
label: VII; title: A Sierra Storm. 1864
pagenum: 191
label: VIII; title: Merced Ramblings. 1866
pagenum: 219
label: IX; title: Cut-off Copples's. 1870
pagenum: 254
label: X; title: Shasta. 1870
pagenum: 275
label: XI; title: Shasta Flanks. 1870
pagenum: 303
label: XII; title: Mount Whitney. 1871-1873
pagenum: 324
label: XIII; title: The People
pagenum: 366
label: XIV