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Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada" is a memoir by Clarence King of his adventures and 

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work with the California Geological Survey. King later led a major survey of along the 40th 

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Geological Survey. 

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King's 1872 "Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada" exhibits a modern sense of timing and 

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insight, and his accounts of hand-and-foot rock climbing seem as fresh as last week's blog 

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post. He was part of the Victorian wave of mountain-climbing that first scaled the highest world 

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peaks in the mid-1 9th century and, as a scientist, was part of a similar wave of new theories 


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and discoveries: Darwinian evolution, glaciers, volcanism, erosion, earthquakes, topographical 
techniques, and human ecology. California had just passed through the Gold Rush years, and 

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further survey of the Sierra Nevada was desired to extend knowledge of California economic 

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geography. 

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While listening to this historic book, please consult a supplemental web resource at 

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http://melanie.mccalmont.org which provides 19th century references, photographs of Clarence 

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King and the Sierras, geologic definitions, and links. (Melanie Schleeter McCalmont) 

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Read by Melanie Schleeter McCalmont. Total running time: 10:57:39 

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This recording is in the public domain and may be reproduced, distributed, or modified 

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without permission. For more information or to volunteer, visit librivox.org. 

Cover picture by Zachary Domes in Yosemite National Park, United States (2016). Copyright 
expired in U.S., Canada, EU. and all countries with author’s life +70 yrs laws. Cover design by 
Carolin. This design is in the public domain. 

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