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Bradford Washburn: An Extraordinary Life: Autobiography, a Mountaineering Icon
by
Lew Freedman
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Lew Freedman
This memoir and autobiography of the legendary mountaineer Bradford Washburn is a great story and was completed before his death in 2007. He was one of the last great explorers and adventureers of the twentieth century. Drawing from decades of memories, journals, and an exquisite photographic collection, Washburn completes the self-portrait of a man drawn to altitude, from
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Hardcover
,
320 pages
Published
March 1st 2005
by Westwinds Press
(first published 2005)
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Bradford Washburn led a remarkable life. He is famous in Alaska for his exploration and mountaineering. He was the first to ascend over a dozen mountains - and discovering several along the way - while capturing remarkable photographs published in National Geographic and on display in several museums. He studied and collected data for geological survey work. Washburn also spent time as a cartographer, mapping the Mount McKinley, the Grand Canyon and Everest, among a large amount of other maps. H
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One of the last surviving explorers and adventurers of the 20th century, Dr. Bradford Washburn, now in his 90s, provides the most detailed look at his multifaceted, exciting career. Washburn is renowned for his pioneering work in aerial photography in Alaska’s mountains, his thirteen first ascents of Alaskan peaks, his devotion to science, and his decades-long relationship with the National Geographic Society. Washburn is also famed for his meticulous cartography, having mapped Mount McKinley, M
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I have heard various tales about mountaineers in my lifetime, but was never really able to hear about it firsthand, from their own personal view. The pictures that the author included made his story all the more real, because the pictures were as tangible as the words. While reading this book, I could close my eyes and imagine myself in the great outdoors, learning all the tricks the mountains have to share. To know that the author is in his 90s is almost unbelievable, but reading his story show
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