This is the autobiography of mountaineering icon Bradford Washburn. To climbers he is most noted for the 1st ascent he led of the now-popular West Buttress route on McKinley, as well as for his other 1st ascents of Alaskan peaks. Washburn is alsorenowned for his pioneering work in aerial photography in Alaska's mountains, his devotion to science, his decades-long relationship with the National Geographic Society, and for his meticulous cartography, having mapped Mt McKinley, Mt Everest, and theGrand Canyon. Dr. Washburn, now in his 90s, provides us here with the most detailed look at his multifaceted, exciting career. This book also offers rare photos and little-known anecdotes about his World War II service, other explorations, and hisspecial partnership with wife, Barbara

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