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Townsend, Charles Hiking
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Camp at Wedge Mountain - Sept. 9-13th [1923]

  • WMA_P88-01-001
  • File
  • September 9-13, [1923]
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of Charles Townsend standing outside a camp site with Wedge Mountain in the background in September, [1923].

Caption: "Our camp from Sept. 9-13th at timberline on ridge leading to Wedge M[oun]t[ain]. Elev[ation] 6500 ft. Wedge M[oun]t[ain] in background."

C[harles] T. T[ownsend] on the summit of Mt [James] Turner - Sept. 12, 1923

  • WMA_P88-01-050
  • File
  • September 12, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of Charles Townsend on the summit of Mt. James Turner on September 12, 1923.

Caption: "C[harles] T. T[ownsend] on the summit of Mt. [James] Turner - Sept. 12, 1923."

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains in view on the back of the photograph with labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image. The labels read Pyramid Peak, Wedgemount Valley, [James] Turner Glacier [now known as Chaos Glacier], and Black Tusk.]

Difficulties on descent of knife edge ridge of Mt. Diavolo - Sept. 18, 1923

  • WMA_P88-01-038
  • File
  • September 18, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of Charles Towsend straddling the ridge on the way down from Diavolo Peak on September 18, 1923.

Caption: "difficulties on descent of knife edge ridge of Mt. Diavolo - Sept. 18, [19]'23"

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains in view on the back of the photograph with labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image. The labels read Cairn on summit of Mt. Diavolo and C[harles] T. T[ownsend] astraddle the ridge.]

Effect of the icy cold wind following eclipse of the sun. Just below summit of Wedge M[oun]t[ain] - Sept. 10, 1923

  • WMA_P88-01-015
  • File
  • September 10, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of Charles Townsend standing next to some snow near the summit of Wedge Mountain on September 10, 1923.

Caption: "Effect of the icy cold wind following eclipse of the sun. Just below summit of Wedge M[oun]t[ain]. - Sept. 10, 1923."

[Neal Carter has also traced the tip of a mountain in view on the back of the photograph with a label written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the label appears superimposed on the image. The label reads Summit of Wedge.]

Mt. Diavolo, our most exciting climb - Sept. 18, 1923 - Behind Red M[oun]t[ain]

  • WMA_P88-01-037
  • File
  • September 18, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph of [Neal Carter or Charles Townsend] hiking up a ridge toward the summit of Diavolo Peak on September 18, 1923.

Caption: "Mt. Diavolo, our most exciting climb. Sept. 18, 1923 - Behind Red M[oun]t[ain]."

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains in view on the back of the photograph with labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image. The labels read Mt. Diavolo (with elevation) and Ice steps cut here.]

Neal Carter

  • WMA_P88
  • Fonds
  • September 1923

Photographs of Neal Carter and Charles Townsend's mountaineering trip into Garibaldi Provincial Park and the Spearhead Range in September, 1923, including ascents of Wedge Mountain, Whistler Mountain, Overlord Mountain, Fissile Peak, Diavolo Peak, and Mt James Turner.

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