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·Hewas one of the leading American mountaineers in the 1920s through the 1950s,putting up first ascents and new routes on many majorAlaskanpeaks, often with his wife,Barbara Washburn, one of the pioneers among femalemountaineers and the first woman to summitDenali(Mount McKinley).

·Hepioneered the use ofaerial photographyinthe analysis of mountains and in planning mountaineering expeditions. Histhousands of striking black-and-white photos, mostly of Alaskan peaks andglaciers, are known for their wealth of informative detail and their artistry.They are the reference standard for route photos of Alaskan climbs.

·Hewas responsible for creating maps of various mountain ranges, includingDenali,Mount Everest, and thePresidential RangeinNew Hampshire.

Several of these achievements – e.g. theEverest map and subsequent further work on the elevation and geology of Everest– were carried out when Washburn was in his 70s and 80s