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0:07
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Aerial view of Forbidden Peak in Washington's North Cascades.
[John Scurlock]
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0:38
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Fred Beckey (left) and family in the 1920s. [Fred Beckey collection]
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0:46
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Fred as a boy scout, early 1930s. [Fred Beckey collection]
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0:55
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On the summit of Mt Snoqualmie, Washington Cascades, 1930s.
[Fred Beckey collection]
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1:05
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Mt Despair in the North Cascades, Fred's first "first ascent."
[from Challenge of the North Cascades]
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1:13
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Movie clips from a 1939 climb of Mt Shuksan in the North Cascades,
where Fred later wrote he learned to use crampons. [Dwight Watson,
the Mountaineers Archives]
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1:30
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Forbidden Peak, where Fred made first ascents of the West Ridge
(1940),
North Ridge (1952),
East Ridge Direct (1958),
and
Northwest Face (1959).
[from The North Cascades]
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1:38
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Mt Waddington, BC Coast Range. [John Baldwin]
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1:47
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10th Mountain Division training at Seneca
Rocks, Virginia in 1944. [R. Duke Watson]
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1:56
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10th Mountain Division training at Seneca
Rocks, Virginia in 1944. [R. Duke Watson]
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2:05
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Devils Thumb, Alaska. [from Climbing in North America]
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2:13
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South Peak of Hozomeen from Lightning Creek.
[from Challenge of the North Cascades]
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2:22
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Fred Beckey on Claw Peak in the Waddington Range, B.C. in 1947.
[Fred Beckey collection]
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2:30
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Movie clip of an early climb of Lighthouse Tower in the Cashmere Crags,
Central Cascades, 1949. [Burge Bickford and Ira Spring, the Mountaineers
Archives]
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2:57
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Climbing Rocket Peak in the Cashmere Crags in 1948. [Bob and Ira Spring]
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3:05
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How Loggers Ledge got its name, Castle Rock, Washington, 1940s.
[Fred Beckey collection]
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3:12
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Fred Beckey rock climbing in the Cashmere Crags, 1949.
[Bob and Ira Spring]
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3:19
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Joe Hieb gives Fred a boost during the first ascent of Silver Horn
in the North Cascades, 1953. [Fred Beckey collection]
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3:26
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Fred climbing on Castle Rock in Tumwater Canyon, Washington.
[from Climber's Guide to the Cascade and Olympic Mountains of
Washington, 1961]
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3:33
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Fred gives a belay in the Peshastin Pinnacles, central
Washington, circa 1950. [Fred Beckey collection]
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3:40
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Fred Beckey performs a Tyrolean Traverse to Spectator Spire near
White Pass, Washington in 1952. [Bob and Ira Spring]
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3:47
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Prusik Peak, where Fred made first ascents of the
East Route (1948),
West Ridge (1957),
and South Face (1962).
[Fred Beckey collection]
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3:54
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Movie clips from "Mt McKinley Adventure," filmed by Fred Beckey and
produced by Hanson-Roberts Films in Seattle, 1954.
[The Mountaineers Archives]
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4:22
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Heinrich Harrer and Henry Meybohm on the first ascent of Mt Deborah,
Alaska in 1954.
[Fred Beckey collection, from climbing.com]
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4:29
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Fred Beckey, Heinrich Harrer, and Henry Meybohm atop Mt Hunter,
Alaska, during the first ascent in 1954. [Fred Beckey collection]
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4:37
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John Parrott below the NE Face of Mt Goode during its first ascent
in 1954. [Fred Beckey collection]
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4:43
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Fred Beckey during the 1955 Lhotse Expedition in Nepal.
[Fred Beckey collection]
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4:51
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Lincoln Peak (West Black Butte) near Mt Baker in the North Cascades.
[John Scurlock]
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4:58
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Mt Hood's Yocum Ridge from the air and during the first ascent
in 1959. [Left: John Scurlock. Right: Fred Beckey collection]
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5:05
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South Howser Tower, showing the West Buttress route.
[from Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs]
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5:11
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North Face of Mt Edith Cavell in the Canadian Rockies.
[from Climbing in North America]
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5:19
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North Face of Mt Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains
of British Columbia.
[Felix Parham,
from Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs]
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5:23
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Fred Beckey in classic wearing apparel, Peshastin Pinnacles.
[Fred Beckey collection]
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5:29
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Mt Slesse, Northeast Buttress.
[from climbing.com]
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5:38
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Fred skiing below Burgundy Spire during the first winter ascent of
Silverstar Mountain in the North Cascades, 1965. [Mike Borghoff, Fred
Beckey collection]
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5:47
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Mt Robson during the first winter ascent, 1965.
[from Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs]
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5:57
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Fred Beckey on the East Spur of Mt Waddington in 1965. [Don Liska]
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6:07
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Leif-Norman Patterson, Fred Beckey, Hank Mather and Alex Bertulis
at the top of Northwest Passage, Squamish Chief, B.C. in 1965.
[from Climbing in North America]
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6:15
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Fred Beckey below Shiprock, New Mexico in 1965. [Eric Bjornstad]
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6:25
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Portrait of Fred Beckey in 1972.
[Jim Stuart, from Fred Beckey collection]
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6:35
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Fred takes notes on Tomyhoi Mountain, North Cascades, in 1981.
[Sam Gardner, from Fred Beckey Collection]
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6:40
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Climber's Guide to the Cascade and Olympic Mountains of
Washington, 1949, 1953 and 1961 editions.
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6:46
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A guidebook minuet--fifteen ink drawings by Dee Molenaar from the
Climber's Guide to the Cascade and Olympic Mountains of
Washington, 1961 edition.
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7:11
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Cascade Alpine Guide, 1st Edition, Volumes 1-3.
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7:23
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Cascade Alpine Guide, 1st and 2nd Editions.
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7:29
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Cascade Alpine Guide, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Editions.
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7:34
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Guide to Leavenworth Rock Climbing Areas, Challenge of the
North Cascades, and Darrington & Index Rock Climbing Guide,
all by Fred Beckey.
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7:40
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The Cascades,
Mountains of North America,
Mount McKinley: Icy Crown of North America,
and
Climbing Mt Rainier,
all by Fred Beckey.
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7:47
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Range of Glaciers
and
Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs,
by Fred Beckey
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7:59
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Fred Beckey writing at camp below Mt Kenya.
[Doug McCarty, from Fred Beckey Collection]
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8:08
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South of Cascade Pass. [from The North Cascades]
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8:18
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Mt Clemenceau from the Hooker Icefield.
[Gary Brill]
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8:24
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Fred Beckey unloads from White Saddle Air Services helicopter
in the Niut Range, B.C. in 1980. [Gary Brill]
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9:29
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Jim Nelson and Fred Beckey on Golden Klattasine, British Columbia
in 1987. [Carl Dietrich, courtesy of Jim Nelson]
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8:35
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Fred Beckey and Gary Brill below The Maiden, Brooks Range, Alaska
in 1989. [Yann Merrand, courtesy of Gary Brill]
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8:39
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Fred Beckey on Bute Inlet, British Columbia in 1986. [Jim Nelson]
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8:46
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Fred Beckey on Sahale Arm, North Cascades in 1992.
[Fred Beckey collection]
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8:51
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Climbing Liberty Bell Mountain in the North Cascades in 1992.
[Paul Woodrum]
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8:56
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Fred Beckey and friends on the Hubbard Glacier below McArthur Peak
in 1993. [Mark Landreville]
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9:00
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Fred climbing on the Great Wall of China in 1996.
[Jia Condon]
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9:00
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Fred looking through binoculars at Serra Blanco, New Mexico
in 1998. [Paul Woodrum]
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9:10
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Aaron Clifford, Colin Haley and Fred Beckey on Adamant Mountain,
British Columbia in 2003. [Colin Haley]
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9:16
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Fred and Helmy Beckey at Whistler, British Columbia, around 2000.
[Mike Duffy]
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9:21
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Fred skiing at Blackcomb, British Columbia with Mike Duffy in 2003.
[Mike Duffy]
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9:26
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Fred Beckey with Bob Craig and Dee Molenaar at the American
Alpine Club's annual meeting in 2011. [Megan Bond]
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9:30
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Fred hiking with Megan Bond in the Sichuan Province of China in 2013.
[Megan Bond]
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9:36
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Fred traveling in Tibet in 2014. [Megan Bond]
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9:41
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Prayer flags in Sikkim, 2012. [Megan Bond]
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9:45
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Fred hiking to the crags at Squamish, B.C. in 2012.
[Mark Kroese]
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9:50
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Fred climbing at Squamish, British Columbia. [Megan Bond]
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9:56
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Fred climbing at the Smoke Bluffs, Squamish, B.C. in 2016.
[Mike Duffy]
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10:01
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Fred Beckey flying over Mt Waddington's South Face in 2013,
at age 90. [Megan Bond]
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10:11
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Fred celebrating his 94th birthday on January 24, 2017.
[Don Beavon]
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10:16
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Eric Fox, Megan Bond, Ambrose Bittner (back row) together with
Fred Beckey and Mike Duffy (front row) after climbing at Squamish
in August 2017. [Mike Duffy]
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10:22
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Fred Beckey resting in 2017. [Megan Bond]
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