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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Clarence King
342 pages~6 hr 49 min read20 chapters$4.99
In 1864 Clarence King roped up for peaks no one had climbed, hauling himself up Mount Tyndall through granite and thin air. His account of the young California survey blends daring ascents with sharp-eyed geology and unforgettable characters. The Sierra as it was first measured and first loved. Come for the summit, stay for the storytelling.
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20 chapters
- 1MOUNTAINEERING IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
- 2NOTE
- 3FROM THE PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION
- 4CONTENTS
- 5MOUNTAINEERING IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
- 6I THE RANGE
- 7II THROUGH THE FOREST 1864
- 8III THE ASCENT OF MOUNT TYNDALL 1864
- 9IV THE DESCENT OF MOUNT TYNDALL 1864
- 10V THE NEWTYS OF PIKE 1864
- 11VI KAWEAH’S RUN 1864
- 12VII AROUND YOSEMITE WALLS 1864
- 13VIII A SIERRA STORM
- 14IX MERCED RAMBLINGS 1866
- 15X CUT-OFF COPPLES’S 1870
- 16XI SHASTA 1870
- 17XII SHASTA FLANKS 1870
- 18XIII MOUNT WHITNEY 1871
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