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Can someone please tell me in what year Mt. Mary Austin was named? Thanks.

Sierra-shar,

According to "Place Names of the Sierra Nevada", Mary Austin's name was suggested for the peak by Norman Clyde and approved by the BGN in 1966.

Jim

PS: New biography on Clyde out this year, Norman Clyde-Legendary Mountaineer of California's Sierra Nevada by Robert Pavlik (forward by Steve Roper). It's a good read. I read it in one evening!

Jim, Thanks for your post! I'm confused because "Place Names of California's Eastern Sierra" states that Mt. Mary Austin first appeared on the 1953 Mt. Pinchot quad. Also, thanks for the tip re new Clyde book. Sharon

Hey Bob, thanks for the info re Mt. MA--go figure! Frankly, I had to google "dulfersitz" for a definition and a photo. I'm a hiker not a climber, and from the looks of Clyde's method of rappelling,glad I'm not! Seems like you'd get rope burns in a sensitive area, no? I get "sitz" but wonder what a "dulfer" is.... Sharon

here it is! Dulfer

Hans (Johannes Emil) Dülfer was a German mountain climber (23 May 1892 in Barmen / Wuppertal - 15 June 1915 in Arras).

Dülfer started studying medicine from 1911 in Munich, and then changed to law and later to philosophy. The proximity of the Alps enticed him to make 50 first ascents, particularly the Kaisergebirge (in the Northern Limestone Alps) and in the Rosengarten in the Dolomites.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hans+D%C3%BClfer


The Mary Austin thread title caught my eye. I love her books about the Owens Valley. Harvey

Thanks,Harvey. Another mystery solved..btw, did you know that Mary Austin had a WWII ship named in her honor in 1943, 9 years after her death? Yepper, the USS Mary Austin. Sharon

very few of us reading this thread, but read some of Mary Austin. her very articulate descriptions of people and nature was an insight into the Owens Valley (the way it was before LA).

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=mary+austin&x=14&y=20

bio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Hunter_Austin