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Assisted by glaciologist, adventure filmmakers track down supply cache left by climbers 85 years ago

Expert team studied maps, old photos and satellite data to estimate glacier movements and track lost gear

Assisted by glaciologist, adventure filmmakers track down supply cache left by climbers 85 years ago

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In 1937, legendary aerial photographer and cartographer Bradford Washburn abandoned hundreds of pounds of camera gear, surveying equipment, and supplies when he ran into bad weather while exploring Canada's frigid Yukon region.

A historic cache of camera equipment abandoned by two notable mountaineers in 1937 has been found on a glacier in Canada's Yukon territory.

The cameras and equipment of a famed US explorer, Bradford Washburn, have been found after being abandoned in the ice of a Yukon glacier in 1937, Canadian officials said.

The cameras and equipment of a famed US explorer, Bradford Washburn, have been found after being abandoned in the ice of a Yukon glacier in 1937, ­Canadian officials said on Sunday.

 MONTREAL, Oct 31, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - The cameras and equipment of a famed US explorer, Bradford Washburn, have been found

Athletes search for a pouch containing the cameras that Bradford Washburn had to abandon during an expedition in 1937