Mt. Vinson and the evolution of US policy on Antarctic mountaineering, 1960–1966

• Published in: Polar record Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 277 - 283
• Main Authors: Evans, John, Smith, Philip M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Environmental policy; Environmental protection; Expeditions; Mountain climbing; Antarctic region

The full extent of the height and scale of the Sentinel Range, Antarctica, was not known until reconnaissance flights and scientific traverses in the International Geophysical Year (IGY), 1957–1958. These explorations revealed the range to be twenty miles in length, with a large number of high peaks...