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The naming of Mount Outram

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Listen as historian Merrily Aubrey explains how early mountaineers in the Rockies wrote about their adventures and published them in travel logs. Sir James Outram Baronet was a noted mountain climber, and went on to publish numerous writings about the Rocky Mountains. Other mountaineers are also discussed. Listen to find out more.


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