Article 65G3Y Mountaineers recover cameras lost in 1937 expedition to Canadian peak

Mountaineers recover cameras lost in 1937 expedition to Canadian peak

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Leyland Cecco in Toronto
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Expert team studied maps, old photos and satellite data to estimate glacier movements and track lost gear

When the American mountaineers Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates summited Canada's third-tallest peak in 1937, bad luck forced them to jettison hundreds of pounds of gear - including tents, fuel ice axes and valuable cameras - on a glacier before they began their ascent.

They then had to rework their planned route back due to poor weather, transforming a celebratory descent into a harrowing trek through Yukon territory.

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