12/18/11

Anders Beer Wilse

Skied Mt. Wilse yesterday.
Fascinating Norwegian fellow.  

How would you like to have 'Beer' as a middle name?!

He was one of the first to discover this Grasshopper Glacier.

And is reported to have described the magnitude of 'hoppers frozen in the ice to 
"look like the skin of an elephant".

Would love to see more of his large format photographs,
of the Beartooths, from the early 1900's..!




(this one is not Wilse, but east Sheep.  just liked it, so I thought I'd throw it in there)

4 comments:

  1. Thanks, Beau. You have some incredible photos here.

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  2. I also like how he trims his beard.

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  3. Headed to Cooke tomorrow...Any suggestions for wednesday storm-skiing. Thanks!

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  4. Wednesday storm-skiing..? lots of good terrain and snow up around Lulu Pass.

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