In 1964, the Canadian government named this geographical feature in the southwest Yukon, at the time the highest unclimbed peak in North America.
In 1964, the Canadian government named this geographical feature in the southwest Yukon, at the time the highest unclimbed peak in North America. "It is appropriate that Canada's memorial should be a mountain – a graceful, towering mountain," Prime Minister Lester Pearson told the House of Commons. The next year, Everest climber Jim Whittaker led its first ascent, taking along several experienced mountaineers, plus one inexperienced junior senator from New York, who was allowed to summit first, say a prayer, and bury some mementos from his brother's inauguration. FTP, name this 14,000-foot mountain in the St. Elias Range, named after the 35th President of the United States.
In 1964, the Canadian government named this geographical feature in the southwest Yukon, at the time the highest unclimbed peak in North America.
Mount Kennedy