Berkeley, 1965, 1st edition. 262 pp, 49 illustrations. By far the finest history of the exploration and early climbs in the Sierra Nevada. This is getting hard to find. Large hardcover, no DJ, Ex Lib, Very Good.
From the dustjacket: `From the moment it was sighted by Spanish explorers in the eighteenth century, the 'great snowy range' of California has provided both challenge and fulfillment to generations of trappers, emigrants, engineers, sportsmen, and tourists. And here, for the first time, is presented a synthesis of all their experiences as the relate to the Sierra Nevada.
Francis Farquhar (December 31, 1887 to Novermber 1974) was an active Sierra Club Member and served as President during 1933 - 1935 and 1948 -1949. He also served as the Sierra Club Bulletin editor during 1926 - 1946. Farquhar was a mountaineer who introduced the proper use of roped climbing to Sierra Club members during a club trip in 1931. He made multiple first ascents including the Middle Palisades during 1921, the last unclimbed 14,000' peak in the US. The Sierra Club annually awards the Francis P. Farquhar Mountaineering Award for a lifetime of mountaineering acheivement. The award honors an individual's contribution to mountaineering and enhancement of the Sierra Club's prestige in this field. Farquhar ranks with John Muir and William Colby in his influence upon the Sierra Club and the conservation movement.
