Cast
Jim Crooks
Self
Fred Beckey
Self
Crew
Lyman Boyer
Director
Burge Bickford
Director
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Ascent of the Tooth
Documentary
Ascent of the Tooth
1940
0:17
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An ascent of 'The Tooth' via the South-east Face. The film was made by Burge Bickford and Lyman Boyer. It features Jim Crooks leading Fred Beckey on a rock climbing ascent of the southeast face of The Tooth, near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. At the summit, the climbers find a brass tube with a Mountaineers register book inside. Illustrates Cascade Mountains climbing just before World War II. The leader never places any protection such as pitons or slings. The film focuses on the climbers' hand and foot work intermixed with mountain views.