Logan Republican | 1904-05-04 | Page 3 | Make New Climbing Records

MAKE NEW CLIMBING RECORDS Himalayan Peaka Ascended by Adven-turoui Adven-turoui Mountaineers. Mountaineering records havo recently re-cently been broken In two respects In tho Hunta Nagar peaks of the Htnv alayas, on tho northwest frontier of India, says tho ChlcaRo News. Kor four years past Mr. nnd Mrs. UtiUock Workman havo been carrying on climbing operatic s In thoso parts with tho nld of Swiss guides, and Aug. J 2 last Dr. Workman and two guides climbed an unnamed peak near tho Chogo Loongma glacier to a holght of 23,394 feet They did not quite reach tho top, but this Is higher than tho previous worhl'g record, which is tho summit of Aconcagua, in tho Andes, 23,083 feet. Mount Everest, howovor, tho highest peak In th world, still ro-mains ro-mains unconquercd. On tho samo day Mrs. Bullock Workman reached a height ot 22.BC8 feet, which brenks the previous record for women hold by herself by 1.EC8 feet. Mrs. Workman Work-man Is mild-looking and mlddlo ngod, with gray hair nnd a by no means athletic ath-letic figure.