Barbeau Peak
Mountain in Nunavut, Canada
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Geography and name
Barbeau Peak is characterized by deep and long crevasses, razor thin ridges and highly variable and volatile weather. It is the highest mountain within the British Empire Range, the Arctic Cordillera, and all of eastern North America.
The mountain was named in 1969 after Marius Barbeau, a Canadian anthropologist whose research into First Nations and Inuit cultures gained him international acclaim.
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Climbing history
Barbeau Peak was first climbed on 7 June 1967 by British geologist/glaciologist Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith as part of a joint Defence Research Board/Royal Air Force field party. The party both named the peak and determined its height.
The second ascent was by an eight-man American team in June 1982 (Errington, Trafton AAC 1983) via the north ridge. Subsequent ascents were made in 1992, 1998, 2000 and 2002, though as of 2006 only seven successful summits have been attained.