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Mount McKinley Debate Draws In Explorers and Records
The piece surveys Mount McKinley ascent plans for next summer with Dr. Frederick Cook and Professor Herschel Parker leading routes to the peak. It recounts prior expeditions, disputed climbs, and Barrill’s affidavit challenging Cook’s claimed summit, while noting Parker Browne and others preparing for possible expeditions and the mountain’s extreme difficulty.
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James A. Engerton
Mount
MckKinley
North America
Pike's Peak
United States
Alaska
Mount McKinley
Edward N. Barrill
Frederick A. Cook
Dr. Cook
Anthony Fiala
Herschel Co. Parker
Cook
Fiala
Parker
Tacoma
Wash
Greenland
Mount McNhisley
Melvinsey
Ile
British Columbia
Professor Parker
Goodsir
Dawson
Hungabee
Deltaform
Biddle
Lefroy
Mount Mel Winley
Hen Cook
Maiter
Ikinney
Barrill
Tle
Herschel C. Parker
Brooklyn
Columbia School of Mines
Canadian Northwest
American Alpine Club
Explorers’ Club
Arctic Club
Telmore C. Browne
Pacific
Great Mountain
Cook's Inlet
Sushitun
Alaskan
Brooks Pass
McKinley
Browne
Porter
Glory
Himalayas
Andes
Alaskan Range
Asia
Mount Melkinley
Great Peak
Enue
Mount MechKinley
W. A. Dickey
Mount McKinsley
Cook Inlet
Robert Muldrow
United States Geological Survey
Judge Wickersham
Seattle