Cassin's Photos. 1961 On Denali

by **Buckaroo** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:35 pm

Cassin thanked Washburn for his photos and help on the Cassin Ridge on Denali by giving him these photos of the climb. A few years ago Washburn donated them to the AAC and they've recently put them on flickr. There a little small but still good considering the time.

before LED headlamps
before curved ice axe picks
before gore-tex
before plastic boots

and before helmets

Cassin on the Cassin

ENJOY

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by **Alpinist** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:54 pm

Awesome photos and piece of history. Thanks for sharing.

by **Sierra Ledge Rat** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:55 am

Wow. Photos from 1961 B.G. (Before Gortex)

by **jvarholak** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:03 am

Brilliant shots... thanks so much for posting
john

by **edl** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:26 am

Great photos. Nice to see a bit of that history.

Here's a link to a very nice description of the Cassin Ridge with a short descripton of Cassin's climb.

http://www.cascadeimages.com/images/main/cassin.pdf

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by **Woodie Hopper** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:02 am

Very cool,
Thanks.

Woodie

by **Dave Dinnell** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:47 pm

That was awesome!

by **Blair** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:53 pm

Very cool

I went thru every one, really awesome set of pictures, Thank you for sharing

by **Peak Freak** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:10 am

Those guys are hard core!!!

Great photos!!!!

by **grabbs146** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:53 pm

Makes me wonder if I would have been tough enough to climb back then

by **xDoogiex** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:49 am

Awesome

by **BrunoM** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:28 pm

Great pictures.

Just wondering, did they already have 'modern style' harnesses back then? Or not, because it seems that some climbers started using them later than others...

by **Blair** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:52 am

bumpin this to the top. timeless

by **Marmaduke** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:24 am

Great photos, Thank you!! I've read a few books regarding Bradford Washburn, he's arguably the single greatest American Explorer/Climber

by **ozarkmac** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:23 pm

Marmaduke wrote:Great photos, Thank you!! I've read a few books regarding Bradford Washburn, he's arguably the single greatest American Explorer/Climber

.. and mountain photographer.

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Cassin's Photos. 1961 On Denali

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