desainme wrote:Since Mt. Whitney is thought to be about 10 feet higher than in former years (national geodetic folks say 14,505 ft), isn't it the case that Mt. Barnard is now a 14,000 ft. mtn?
In the early 20th century Mount Barnard was mapped at just over 14,000 feet. Then it was recalculated to its current 13,990 foot elevation (much to the dismay of many who'd thought they'd climbed a 14er). Now it could be over 14,000 feet again.
Isn't mountaineering hard enough without the mountains jumping up and down all the time???