Mount Lucania

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Mount Lucania
Mount Steele from the northeast, Yukon.JPG
Mount Steele (center), with Mount Lucania just left of it and behind it
Highest point
Elevation5,240+ m (17,192+ ft)[1]
Prominence3,040 m (9,970 ft)[1]
Isolation43 km (27 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Listing
Coordinates61°01′24″N 140°27′56″W / 61.0233333°N 140.4655556°W / 61.0233333; -140.4655556Coordinates: 61°01′24″N 140°27′56″W / 61.0233333°N 140.4655556°W / 61.0233333; -140.4655556[2]
Geography
Mount Lucania is located in Canada
Mount Lucania
Mount Lucania
Location in Canada
LocationYukon, Canada
Parent rangeSaint Elias Mountains
Topo mapNTS 115F1 Mount Steele
Climbing
First ascent1937 by Bradford Washburn and Robert Hicks Bates
Easiest routeGlacier, snow and ice climb

Mount Lucania is the third-highest mountain in Canada, and the second-highest mountain located entirely within the country (the summit of Mount Saint Elias, Canada's second highest peak, is shared with the US state of Alaska). A long ridge connects Mount Lucania with Mount Steele (5,073 meters (16,644 feet)), the fifth-highest in Canada. Lucania was named by the Duke of Abruzzi, as he stood on the summit of Mount Saint Elias on July 31, 1897, having just completed the first ascent. Seeing Lucania in the far distance, beyond Mount Logan, he immediately named it "after the ship on which the expedition had sailed from Liverpool to New York," the RMS Lucania.[3]

The first ascent of Mount Lucania was made in 1937 by Bradford Washburn and Robert Hicks Bates. They used an airplane to reach Walsh Glacier, 2,670 m (8,760 ft) above sea level; the use of air support for mountaineering was novel at the time. Washburn called upon Bob Reeve, a famous Alaskan bush pilot, who later replied by cable to Washburn, "Anywhere you'll ride, I'll fly". The ski-equipped Fairchild F-51 made several trips to the landing site on the glacier without event in May, but on landing with Washburn and Bates in June, the plane sank into unseasonal slush. Washburn, Bates and Reeve pressed hard for five days to get the airplane out and Reeve was eventually able to get the airplane airborne with all excess weight removed and with the assistance of a smooth icefall with a steep drop. Washburn and Bates continued on foot to make the first ascent of Lucania, and in an epic descent and journey to civilization,[4] they hiked over 150 miles (240 km) through the wilderness to safety in the small town of Burwash Landing in the Yukon.[5]

The second ascent of Lucania was made in 1967 by Jerry Halpern, Mike Humphreys, Gary Lukis, and Gerry Roach.[6]

In April-May 2021, Pascale Marceau and Eva Capozzola summited the peak, the first all-woman team of climbers to do so.[7]

See also[]

  • List of mountain peaks of Canada

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mount Lucania". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  2. ^ "Mount Lucania". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2002). Escape from Lucania. Simon & Schuster. pp. 57. ISBN 1-4165-6767-4.
  4. ^ Venables, Stephen (2006). Voices from the Mountains. Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest. pp. 40–43. ISBN 0-7621-0810-X.
  5. ^ Medred, Craig (October 7, 2007). "Climber's exploits earned little recognition". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  6. ^ Halpern, Jerry (1968). "Second Ascent of Lucania and Third of Steele". American Alpine Clube Journal. 1968: 158. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Climbing Duo Finds 'Calmness and Harmony' on Canada's 3rd-Highest Peak". CBC News. May 6, 2021.

Literature[]

David Roberts, Escape from Lucania: An Epic Story of Survival (2002), Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-7432-2432-9.


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