Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
During Bradford Washburn's 1930 attempt to climb the West Ridge of Mt. Fairweather, he and his companions crossed Nichols Glacier to camp at 5,000 ft. In these highlights from a longer film, the explorers are seen traversing the glacier, pausing to eat, setting up and breaking down camp, and arriving at or near Cape Fairweather. At 15,325 feet, Mount Fairweather is the highest peak in Canada's British Columbia. It is located in the Saint Elias Mountains overlooking Alaska's Glacier Bay. During the 1930 summit attempt, Washburn and crew were forced to retreat at 6,690 feet due to difficult travel conditions. Washburn appears throughout the film in a light-colored cap (B&W/Silent/35mm film).
This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-9317 of the Bradford Washburn collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
During Bradford Washburn's 1930 attempt to climb the West Ridge of Mt. Fairweather, he and his companions crossed Nichols Glacier to camp at 5,000 ft. In these highlights from a longer film, the explorers are seen traversing the glacier, pausing to eat, setting up and breaking down camp, and arriving at or near Cape Fairweather. At 15,325 feet, Mount Fairweather is the highest peak in Canada's British Columbia. It is located in the Saint Elias Mountains overlooking Alaska's Glacier Bay. During the 1930 summit attempt, Washburn and crew were forced to retreat at 6,690 feet due to difficult travel conditions. Washburn appears throughout the film in a light-colored cap (B&W/Silent/35mm film).
This sequence contains excerpts from AAF-9317 of the Bradford Washburn collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives department in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
The Alaska Film Archives appreciates your support. Your donation in any amount will help us continue important preservation work. Please visit the “About” section of our YouTube channel to learn how you can help today. Thank you! For more information please contact the Alaska Film Archives.
