The American Alpine Journal, 1979 |
Contents
The End of a 40Year American Quest | 1 |
British K2 Expedition | 19 |
Latok I | 24 |
Bandaka and Changabang | 29 |
Five Treasuries of Great Snow | 36 |
American Womens Himalayan Expedition Annapurna | 45 |
Annapurna III Attempt | 59 |
From Russia With Luck | 62 |
Mount Hunters Southwest Ridge | 98 |
Up and Around Mount McKinley | 105 |
Mount Logans West Ridge | 118 |
Mount Robsons Emperor Face | 122 |
Mountaineering in Greenland | 125 |
Altitude IllnessRecent Advances in Knowledge | 153 |
Climbs and Expeditions | 161 |
Book Reviews | 313 |
The North Face of Mount Huntington | 70 |
Huntingtons Southeast Spur | 81 |
Mount Hunter Traversed Solo | 91 |
In Memoriam | 335 |
CLUB PUBLICATIONS | 353 |
Common terms and phrases
Alpine Club alpine-style altitude American Alpine Journal Angmagsalik Annapurna Annapurna III arête attempt August avalanche bad weather Base Camp belay bivouac Bradford Washburn buttress Camp II Changabang cliff climbed climbers cornice couloir crack crevasse descended Deutscher Alpenverein difficult dihedral east face east ridge Everest feet of rope fixed rope Fjord followed foot Glacier Greenland gully headwall Himalayan Club Huandoy Huascarán icefall Iwa To Yuki July June Kanchenjunga leader ledge Members meters miles Mount Mount Huntington mountain Nanda Devi NCCS north face north ridge northwest Noshaq October oxygen party Peak Photo pitches PLATE plateau porters rappel reached the summit rock route Ruth Glacier second ascent September séracs Sherpa skis slope snow solo south face south ridge southeast ridge southwest face Spire spur Staunings Alps steep storm tent took traverse valley wall west face west ridge