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To: E. Charters who wrote (28936)	4/3/2004 11:23:55 AM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39344

Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada ASL and the second highest (below McKinley) in North America. It is in the Yukon, 50 miles from the Pacific. It is the largest mountain in the world in true height and mass, rising a to a true elevation of some 13,500 feet above the Seward Glacier (its base), and 19,550 feet ASL. It may have some of the heighest vertical cliffs in the world, some 10,000 feet in height. (Logan is perhaps 500 feet taller than Mt. Everest above its base, and much broader and more massive.) Some faces have never been climbed, but from some approaches it is not a terribly technical climb. There are severe weather problems however, as well as altitude considerations, so often climbs are not completed. Some very good climbers have died attempting ascents, which can take several weeks. Logan is in the second largest snowfield in the world, the largest being the Antarctic. My sincere regrets to any Loganophiles I may have offended in moving their mountain temporarily to BC. There are several mountains in BC that compete creditably for being the among the tallest "massifs" in the world, namely Mt. Thor, Mt. Odin, Mt. Robson and Mt. Steele. This is because they are fairly high mountains and sit above valleys that are fairly close to sea level. Mt. Thor is perhaps only 11,500 feet ASL, but 2 miles of this is above its base, as it starts at the Arrow Lakes in SE BC, at 1500 ft ASL. Mt Robson is 12,000 ASL or more, and its base is perhaps not more than 1800 ft ASL. A permanent snowfield exists on Mt. Thor and Mt. Odin, which have weather patterns unique to the area at their peaks. EC<:-}