The author prints side by side quotations from the accounts of ascents by Cook, Lloyd, Browne, and Stuck. He argues from their critical comparison that 'the final verdict will surely be that Cook made the first ascent of Mount McKinley; Lloyd the second ascent of the South Peak and the first ascent of the North Peak; Browne an almost complete ascent of the highest summit; and Stuck the third ascent of the S. Peak. -- The Alpine Journal , Volume 29
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The author prints side by side quotations from the accounts of ascents by Cook, Lloyd, Browne, and Stuck. He argues from their critical comparison that 'the final verdict will surely be that Cook made the first ascent of Mount McKinley; Lloyd the second ascent of the South Peak and the first ascent of the North Peak; Browne an almost complete ascent of the highest summit; and Stuck the third ascent of the S. Peak. -- The Alpine Journal , Volume 29
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Very good. 1st Edition. 142pp. Small Quarto in original gilt lettered red 'weave' cloth, gilt top edge. Not illustrated. Lacking the tipped-in "With the compliments of the author" label. Internally a bright clean copy, rare thus, most copies are found with library stamps since the author presented many copies to libraries. Boards slightly bowed with evidence of old stain on front. very good Neate B16. "An attempt to resolve the conflicting claims to the first ascent, using evidence later proved to be false. Edwin Swift Balch (1856-1927) was a founding member of the AAC and climbed in the western and eastern alps...".
