Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1964 — Page 8

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Describes Climbing Old Rag Mountain By DICK WEST United Frees International WASHINGTON (UPI) — Mountain climbers undoubtedly are the most articulate of all athletes. Consider this typical quote: “It is noted for a beauty that brings out quali'ies other than materialism. It induces its visitors to demonstrate their basic fibre.” Perhaps you recognize that as a comment by Barry Bis-

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hop, who was referring to Mount Everest. At any rate, you surely recognize that it wasn’t a comment by Yogi Berra, referring to Yankee Stadium. I regret that Bishop, one of five Americans who conquered ’ Everest in May, 1963, could not have been along this week 1 when a six-man American team 1 of which 1 was a member conquered Old Rag Mountain If ever an occasion called for elegance of phrase and notibility of thought, this was it. Shortly before the - advance pfcrty was scheduled to leave base camp No. ’, which had been set up in my front yard,

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the expedition was Jolted by bad news. The latest meteorological data, ascertained by dialing the weather bureau’s recorded forecast, indicated that the maximum temperature would be 80 degrees. We had anticipated a high of only 79. It was by then too late to lay in additional supplies. Thus there fell upon our group leader, Myron Glaser of the Washington Daily News, the fateful decision on whether to undertake the climb without an extra ra ion of deodoyant. With typical courage, Glaser waved us forward, knowing full

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well it would be at least five hours before our next hot shower. Some of the more superstitious members of the party considered this an ill omen. Reach Destination After driving some 90 miles over highways that in places were only four lanes wide, we eventually reached the base of Old Rag, known far and wide as “The Roof of Madison County ” Glaser pointed out the important landmarks, including a spring who.-e waters were reputed to be excellent for shaving "People travel for hundreds

of miles to shave at this spring,” Glaser said. I shall not attempt to describe the rest 6 1 the ascent other than to say that it took

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us over terrain so steep you couldn’t climb it in a golf cart. When finally we upon the summit — ’an Old Rag’s summit, two’s a crowd—-

we could sense that history was being made. We were the first team of climbers ever to find itself on a mountain pinnacle without anything to say. We

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i were all tdb winded to speak. Nevertheless, Old Hag had inl dueed us to demonstrate our ? basic fibre. It was pure cheese doth.