Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
The book I have is called "The Great Arc." With a chain that was very long (7 miles??) and two people making very careful measurements of a distant object...
DennisF 2013-06-30 20:10:32 #73456

Re: Thanks for letting me join the group!
We're happy to have you on here, Pete! You can type in key words in the "search" section, which will bring up past postings that may answer any future...
Tracey W 2013-06-30 19:46:38 #73455

Re: Driving time
Good to know we aren't the ONLY crazy NUTS to drive it in one shot, Dennis :) You are in good company there in the HUSKER state, where another Canyon Nut,...
Tracey W 2013-06-30 19:42:11 #73454

Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
There's some new info on measurement techniques being employed to measure Mt. Everest. See the following URL: It may in fact be taller than...
Steve Skalski 2013-06-30 18:48:12 #73453

Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
Isn't that the survey that estimated Mt Everest height within a few inches (or feet) of correct? But then K2 was thought to be taller than Everest. Ken in...
Ken 2013-06-30 18:00:50 #73452

Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
What book is that? I read about the survey of India many years ago but I don't recall where. It its a very cool story about one of the greatest...
mi_hiker 2013-06-30 16:42:58 #73451

Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
Hi Dov - thanks for pointing out the correct attribution for the benchmark. Fascinating stuff. I just got a book about the Great Trigonometric Survey done in...
DennisF 2013-06-29 19:05:07 #73450

2013 Nankoweap to South Rim Report
In April, I joined Rob Jones for a ten-day trek from Nankoweap to the South Rim. Chris Forsyth connected with us at Lava Creek beach on day four and all three...
Bill Ferris 2013-06-29 13:24:59 #73449

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