Parker 10 Explore Mount McKinley Expedition Planned
Professor Herschel C. Parker of Columbia plans to lead a scientific expedition to Mount McKinley, aiming to add data about the peak not gathered by the Fairbanks party. The mountain rises about four miles above sea level with an estimated height around 20 500 feet per barometer readings.
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Parker expedition plans bold Alaska ascent and critique of Cook
Professor Hershel Parker previews a planned Alaska voyage to Cook Inlet and Mount McKinley with a forty foot motor boat and a trained team including Belmore Browne and H M Tucker. He disputes Dr Cook’s McKinley claim and stresses motive tied to finances while detailing climbs and expedition gear.
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Parker expedition plans to verify Cook on Mount McKinley
Brooklyn interview with Professor Parker outlines a 1906 Cook expedition tie in and plans to ascend Mount McKinley from two bases in Seldovia and near the Chulitna River. Belmore Browne joins as artist climber with Stevens Institute topographer J H Kuntz and Waldemar Gras si a Columbia student. Barrill, Cook ally, reportedly has not replied.
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