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Charles D. Begole, Lone Pine founder, local business owner and 1 of The Three Fishermen who reached the summit of Mt Whitney on Aug 18, 1873..... Lone...
On August 18, 1873, Charles Begole, A. H. Johnson, and John Lucas, all of nearby Lone Pine, had become the first to reach the contiguous United States' highest summit. As they climbed the mountain during a fishing trip to nearby Kern Canyon, they called the mountain Fisherman's Peak.
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Charles Begole, AH Johnson, John Lucas were the three men who successfully completed the challenge. But these men weren’t the type of intrepid and experienced explorers that claimed many first ascents around the world. They were local men from nearby Lone Pine, and all three were fishermen.
Aug 19, 2023 · On August 18, 1873 three Lone Pine residents Charles Begole, Albert Johnson, and John Lucas made the first ascent of Mt Whitney. Yesterday Friday August 18, 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of the the first ascent.
This page shows all of Charles Begole's mountain trips that have been entered on this site. Its focus is on the individual climbs, not the peaks themselves, and provides information about the ascent route, elevation gain, distance, route conditions, and gear used for each trip.
Apr 12, 2019 · Charles Begole, A. H. Johnson, and John Luca, fishermen from Lone Pine, made the first known ascent of Mount Whitney on August 18, 1873. They renamed it Fisherman’s Peak. The United States Geological Survey, however, decided in 1891 that the peak would remain as Mount Whitney.
