Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
I will have to look for that book. The theory is simple but the reality was unbelievably complex. They had to compensate for the expansion and contraction...
mi_hiker 2013-07-01 06:22:52 #73464

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Grand_Canyon_Hikers@yahoogroups.com 2013-07-01 01:54:12 #73463

Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
Everest was surveyed by GPS in 1999 to be 29,038 ft (to the top of the snow pack). In 1856, the GTS found it to be 29,002 ft. I read that the original...
mi_hiker 2013-06-30 20:42:03 #73462

Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
....or will it get taller due the release of the weight of the snow and ice? ~Steve in Issaquah From:...
Steve Skalski 2013-06-30 20:32:54 #73461

Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
Hi Steve, Another interesting question involves where the actual top is. Is it the top of its rock layer (Chinese use this) or is it the top of the...
DennisF 2013-06-30 20:27:19 #73460

Re: Saddle Mountain cairn
Hi Ken, As I understand it, the survey did show "Everest" as the tallest although K2 (apparently) looks taller. The survey est. was 29,002 ft while I think...
DennisF 2013-06-30 20:20:10 #73459

Re: Driving time
Where is Adrian from? On Jun 30, 2013, at 9:42 PM, Tracey W <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"...
Dennis Ahl 2013-06-30 20:13:00 #73458

Re: Driving time
We are from Fairbury, Nebraska! Takes us about 17 hours to get there! I have a rule that the only person out of the vehicle is the driver and front seat...
Dennis Ahl 2013-06-30 20:11:10 #73457

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