Interview: Brad Washburn and David Roberts discuss the 1937 expedition to climb Mt. Lucania

From: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR) | Date: November 16, 2002| Author: JOHN YDSTIE | Copyright information


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11-16-2002

Interview: Brad Washburn and David Roberts discuss the 1937 expedition to climb Mt. Lucania

Host: JOHN YDSTIE
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM

JOHN YDSTIE, host:

In 1937, the highest unclimbed peak in North America was Mt. Lucania. Rising 17,150 feet out of Canada's Yukon wilderness, its summit was defended by monstrous glaciers, roiling ice-cold rivers and sheer remoteness. American mountaineer Walter W...

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