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Traditional Sir Sanford Approach<br> contour interval: 100 feet<br> one kilometer grid<br> <br> Red - Old Swan Creek Route<br> Yellow - How to dodge the increasingly crevassed Sir Sanford Gl
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Mount Sir Sanford<br> Photo by Wikipedia contributor Trevor<br> <br>
Moberly Pass Approach Map<br> contour interval: 100 feet<br> one kilometer grid<br> <br> Red - First Ascent Rt (Avalanche!)<br> Yellow - Moberly Rt/NW Ridge
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Ken Trout
Dec 14, 2010
“Traditional Sir Sanford Approach
contour interval: 100 feet
one kilometer grid

Red - Old Swan Creek Route
Yellow - How to dodge the increasingly crevassed Sir Sanford Gl”  

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Mt Sir Sandford, circa 1911, with Modern Routes Added. (Copyright expired)
Mt Sir Sandford, about 1910 The red "X" marks the very approx. location of Cairn Cabin (built in mid-1960's ) (From "The Selkirk Range", A.O.Wheeler, Government Printing Office, Ottawa, Canada 1905 Copy-write expired )
Cairn Cabin in 1967 In 1911-12 when Howard Palmer made his attempts on Sir Sandford this spot was under 100 feet of ice near the confluence of the Silvertip and Sir Sandford Glaciers.
Packing along the "traditional" route (Swan Creek>Friendship Col>Thor Pass> Azimuth Notch>Cairn Cabin) Ed Nester humps a load with Mr Sir Sandford in the background somewhere between Thor Pass and Az Notch (photo from Super-8 film)
Map 2 of 3 (Adamant Glacier Area)<br> Red parallel lines are magnetic north lines.
Sir Sandford Fleming for whom Mt Sir Sandford is named (From "The Selkirk Range", A.O.Wheeler, Government Printing Office, Ottawa, Canada 1905 Copy-write expired )
Mount Sir Sanford<br> Photo by Wikipedia contributor Trevor<br> <br>
Traditional Sir Sanford Approach<br> contour interval: 100 feet<br> one kilometer grid<br> <br> Red - Old Swan Creek Route<br> Yellow - How to dodge the increasingly crevassed Sir Sanford Gl
Moberly Pass Approach Map<br> contour interval: 100 feet<br> one kilometer grid<br> <br> Red - First Ascent Rt (Avalanche!)<br> Yellow - Moberly Rt/NW Ridge
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