Thanks for posting about this anniversary. It's amazing the hardships and discomforts they endured, no help from their crude and heavy gear. Partial ascent in "sneakers and felt pullovers", indeed. Plus the lengthy bushwacking with huge packs, in pouring rain the whole time. Fred obviously had an uncommon single-mindedness from an early age that never waivered.
This is a good opportunity to bump up a mention of John Clarke's feats in the BC coast range. I greatly enjoyed his biography that Cascadetraverser mentioned here. More recent Clarke info/media here for those who missed it.
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