Word: summits
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...altitude of nearly 20,000 feet, 3000 feet below the summit, the accident occurred. Despite the attempt of his interpreter and two guides to carry him down the mountain, he died at an altitude of 18,000 feet...
This weekend, with 10 inches of snow on the summit of Mt. Washington and 141/2 at Piukham Notch, the skiing should be greatly improved. Latest reports from Hanover say that there are 16 inches of snow around the summit of Mt. Moosliauke, while at Hanover skiing conditions are fair with three inches of snow and a hard crust...
...Feet From Summit...
...unsuccessful attempt was made by William F. Loomis '36 to scale Mt. Waddington. This peak has never been climbed, although thirteen previous expeditions had tried Loomis was only 500 feet from the summit before he was forced to admit defeat...
...Meteorological Station, perched on the summit of Great Blue Hill in greater Boston, has continued uninterrupted weather observations for fifty years. Equipment includes pilot balloon apparatus, radiation receivers, and an instrument for recording night cloudiness besides the more familiar, thermometers, hygrometers, and barometers. Sub-stations are maintained on Mt. Washington. Mt. Wachusett, Mt. Monadnock, and in Cambridge...