ZimZam Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Where can I find information on climbing history in the Cascades, both WA & OR, during the 40's-50's. I have limited access to PNW reference material in this part of the country. I'm interested in people, routes, equipment, styles, or anything else you may think relevant. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Cascade Alpine Guide, Challenge of the N Cascades. Both by FWB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 You should ask Lowell. He and a bunch of oldsters are on the Mountaineers History Committee and they have a bunch of records from back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 The Mountaineers used to publish an annual which recorded many first ascents. You can find copies from the 40's and 50's at their library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 In fact, you may get more than you expected! to the Cascade Historians! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Cascade Voices may be interesting. http://store.everestgear.com/mnw019.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowell_Skoog Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 All good suggestions. The Cascade Alpine Guides have the most extensive history of first ascents, but you won't get much of the flavor of the period from them. You might also try to find the following books: "The Challenge of Rainier" by Dee Molenaar "High Adventure" by Bob and Ira Spring (text by Harvey Manning) "High Worlds of the Mountain Climber" by Bob and Ira Spring (text by Harvey Manning) "The Mountaineers: A History" by Jim Kjeldsen "Lou Whittaker: Memoirs of a Mountain Guide" by Lou Whittaker "A Life on the Edge" by Jim Whittaker "The North Cascades" by Tom Miller (text by Harvey Manning) "REI: 50 Years and Climbing" by Harvey Manning "Of Men and Mountains" by William O. Douglas If you read all of these, you'll have a good start toward appreciating the "Khaki Gang" that climbed in the Cascades during the 1940s and 50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimZam Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Many thanks to all of you for your recommendations and comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimZam Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 Recommendations for PNW historical reference. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Tom Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Coming in late, I second Cascade Voices; Conversations with Washington Mountaineers, by Malcom S. Bates. Exactly what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaee Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Don't forget the Mazamas library. The Annual published every year has a list of all the climbs as well as articles about major expeditions, climbs, and outings of the year. Vera DeFoe is a living legend in the Mazamas. She runs the museum. She's in her 80s and just recently stopped leading climbs. She has been active in the Mazamas most of her adult life, so she would have first hand experience. Jeff Thomas has a lot of notes on the history of climbing around Oregon. All of the folks could probably be contacted via the Mazamas office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Coming in late, I second Cascade Voices; Conversations with Washington Mountaineers, by Malcom S. Bates. Exactly what you're looking for. Three Fingers, also by Mack Bates, contains quite a few mountaineering stories as well. Not having read Cascade Voices, I wouldn't know if those stories are redundant or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 "The Challenge of Rainier" by Dee Molenaar "High Adventure" by Bob and Ira Spring (text by Harvey Manning) "High Worlds of the Mountain Climber" by Bob and Ira Spring (text by Harvey Manning) "The Mountaineers: A History" by Jim Kjeldsen "Lou Whittaker: Memoirs of a Mountain Guide" by Lou Whittaker "A Life on the Edge" by Jim Whittaker "The North Cascades" by Tom Miller (text by Harvey Manning) "REI: 50 Years and Climbing" by Harvey Manning "Of Men and Mountains" by William O. Douglas Great list :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc313 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 tales of a western mountainer,by E,Rusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 An Ice Axe, A camera and a jar of peanut butter - Ira Spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Climbingin North America,by Chris Jones, Copyright 1976 Library of Conggress Catalog card #75-3771 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Just picked this book up at at a second hand store in the Dalles, seen it there a few week's back!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Just picked this book up at at a second hand store in the Dalles, seen it there a few week's back!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc313 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Minus 148 deg. Art Davidson 1969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braydon Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Minus 148 deg. Art Davidson 1969 thats a great book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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