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The east side of Mount Baker in 2001. Sherman Crater is the deep depression south of the summit. Mount Baker (Nooksack: Kweq' Smánit; Lushootseed: təqʷubəʔ), [9] also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a 10,781 ft (3,286 m) active [10] glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano [4] in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States.
Fall while climbing ravine Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [5] John Fox: May 15, 1982: 47 Vermont: Stroke Tuckerman Ravine: Washington [9] [5] Edward Aalbue: January 1, 1983: 21 New York: Fall Huntington Ravine: Washington [9] [5] Kenneth Hokenson: March 24, 1983: 23 New York: Fall Raymond Cataract Washington [12] [5] Mark Brockman: March 27, 1983 ...
Claude Ewing Rusk (November 20, 1871 – February 3, 1931), also known as C. E. Rusk, was an American mountaineer, lawyer, and author from Washington who pioneered routes up Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak.
Mountaineering deaths on Mount Everest (1 C, 47 P) F. ... Pages in category "Mountaineering deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately ...
While its summit is at a lower altitude than the summit of Mount Everest, it is considered a much harder mountain to climb due to its steep faces and extreme weather. The most deadly events on K2 were the 1986 K2 disaster, 1995 K2 disaster, and 2008 K2 disaster. As of August 2023, an estimated 800 people had completed a summit, and 96 had died ...
List of people who died climbing Mount Everest; 0–9. 1934 Nanga Parbat climbing disaster; 1936 Eiger climbing disaster; 1967 Mount McKinley disaster;
Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey (14 January 1923 – 30 October 2017), known as Fred Beckey, was an American rock climber, mountaineer and book author, who in seven decades of climbing achieved hundreds of first ascents of some of the tallest peaks and most important routes throughout Alaska, the Canadian Rockies and the Pacific Northwest.
Following the deaths of Nott and McNeill, the American Alpine Club and Mountain Hardwear, Nott's sponsor, established the McNeill-Nott Award in 2007.The award is a US$5,000 grant which is given annually to "amateur climbers exploring new routes or unclimbed peaks with small and lightweight teams".