timmy_t Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Okay, here are my questions: What peaks did the original Ptarmigan party climb in 1938? Which were first ascents, which were second, etc? And on which dates did they summit what? Maybe I'm a poor researcher, but I can't find detailed info, other than what I can piece together from the Beckey guide. The guy I called at Mountaineers Books suggested I shoot the question into space for all y'all to hear. He also said that Lowell Skoog knows everything. I am doing a little research project, and I would appreciate the help. thanks, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Clicky Clicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 How did Cache Col get its name? Wasn't there somehow a non-existant stash of Jello which was promised to the group somewhere up the Agnes Creek Valley from High Bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowell_Skoog Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 How did Cache Col get its name? Wasn't there somehow a non-existant stash of Jello which was promised to the group somewhere up the Agnes Creek Valley from High Bridge? Yes, Harvey Manning's article about the Ptarmigans mentions a cache promised to the group which turned out to be mostly jello. But that was up the Agnes, not at Cache Col. Your question about the origin of the name Cache Col made me curious so I looked through a few articles from the Mountaineer Annual. It appears that this col remained unnamed as late as 1953, when Tom Miller's party did the second Ptarmigan Traverse. The name was applied sometime after that. I'm not going to pursue it any more, but it would be a fun trivia question to answer. Maybe somebody out there already knows the answer. I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 Lowell Skoog knows everything? Damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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