American explorer's camera and equipment found after 85 years in Canada, interesting pictures of the mountain surfaced
After 85 years in Canada, an American explorer's camera and equipment have been found lying in Yukon Glacier. It is being told that it had to be abandoned while climbing Mount Lucania in 1937. Mount Lucania is the third-highest peak in Canada.
The cameras and equipment of famous American explorer Bradford Washburn have been found lying in the Yukon glacier. They were released into the ice of the glacier in 1937. Canadian officials have given this information. Climber Washburn was also the photographer, cartographer, and director of the Boston Science Museum in Massachusetts, which he founded.
The team reached Kluane Park
Parks Canada said in a Facebook post this week that the three athletes went on a mission to find an incredible piece of history. Team Teton Gravity Research traveled to Kluane Park in the Yukon Territory with a mission to search for cameras and other equipment.
Washburn started climbing Mount Lucania in 1937
In 1937 Washburn was on an expedition with three other climbers to attempt the ascent of Mount Lucania, the third highest peak in Canada at 5,226 meters (17,145 ft). At that time it was the highest peak ever in North America.
Faced with difficult situations
Washburn and another American mountaineer Robert Bates encountered rough conditions while climbing Mount Lucania, which forced them to leave behind their cameras and climbing equipment, which has now become a treasure.
Washburn died in 2007
Teton Gravity Research said on Facebook, "This cache, buried in the snow since 1937, contained three historical cameras, with pictures of what these mountains looked like 85 years ago." Washburn died in 2007 at the age of 96.