The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a 350 km (217 mi) long and 48 km (30 mi) wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Marie Byrd Land.

Feb 18, 2020 · Scott Ellsworth’s exhilarating book chronicles a “greatest hits” of Himalayan exploration from the 1930s through to the first ascent of Mt Everest in 1953. This was the period when alpinists competed to climb the Earth’s highest mountains, and where the ultimate prize would be the first ascent of Mt Everest.

Apr 1, 1992 · Discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935, these rugged angular peaks spark special interest because they are stratigically located between the East Antarctic craton and the tectonically active zone of coastal West Antarctica.

Feb 18, 2020 · In his latest, Ellsworth (African American History, Southern Literature/Univ. of Michigan; The Secret Game: ABasketball Story in Black and White, 2015, etc.) focuses on the 1930s and the men and women who risked their lives to climb the “deadliest mountains on Earth.”

Feb 18, 2020 · Ellsworth (The Secret Game) writes a comprehensive introduction to high-altitude mountaineering, from the interwar period through the early 1950s, when the first 8,000 meter mountains (Annapurna, Everest, and Nanga Parbat) were summited.

Jan 1, 1992 · The geomorphic evolution of the Ellsworth Mountains in Cretaceous and Cenozoic time includes the development of an integrated stream valley pattern and, later, valley and continental glaciation, followed by moderate deglaciation.

Mar 4, 2024 · He successfully led seven expeditions in the highest Antarctica Mountains, from 2001 to 2008. He is the author of the book entitled Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology, published in 1998,...