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Gregory Crouch

Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 22, 2017 - 10:18am PT
Some folks might enjoy this... Mining & Scientific Press, January 4, 1868

"Gigantic Juniper Tree at Yo-semite Falls"

If the natives couldn't be bothered do it, this is probably the first ascent of Liberty Cap.


Here's the link to the original.
Gregory Crouch

Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 26, 2017 - 01:31pm PT
This long article discusses the first ascent of Long's Peak, by "Prof. Powell,"(John Wesley Powell) and talks about his upcoming exploration of the Colorado River:

The mountain had "heretofore defied all the efforts of explorers and mountaineers to reach its top."

"They had a terribly hard climb of it."

"The Powell Colorado Exploring Expedition," Mining & Scientific Press, November 28, 1868.

"New knowledge and wide honors await."
Gregory Crouch

Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 26, 2017 - 07:44pm PT
First ascent of Elburz, the highest in the Caucasus mountains, in The Mining & Scientific Press, February 6, 1869.


The Highest Mountain in Europe.
hacky47

Trad climber
goldhill
Jun 27, 2017 - 08:26am PT
Powell's expedition was not the first to climb Longs peak.
John goss and Robert Woodward....1865 june 16th
also, in 1860 a Mr Cromer [in a letter to the Golden newspaper] claimed to have summited.
Arapahoe Indians are my guess though!
Dougald MacDonald's book Longs Peak is my source.
Gregory Crouch

Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 27, 2017 - 08:38am PT
I'm sure Dougald is correct, but his dudes didn't get credit for it in The Mining & Scientific Press.
hacky47

Trad climber
goldhill
Jun 27, 2017 - 08:55am PT
True....carry on
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
Mar 14, 2019 - 06:19pm PT
John, Greg; if that was an 1860s revolver it would have a loading lever under the barrel.

Smith and Wesson had already produced a cartridge revolver in 1857, but it was only in .22 and .32 rimfire and had a shorter barrel.
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