Allen Carpe. Courtesy Am. A.J. Canadian Alpine Journal 1932
Rollin T. Chamberlin, L. E. “Slim” Goodell, Allen Carpe, A. L. Withers. Photo George Burns University of Chicago
Allen Carpé
b. 20 December 1894 — Chicago
d. 9 May 1932 — Mount McKinley, Alaska
Allen Carpé was an American engineer and mountaineer who was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1920.
In 1924 Carpé, Rollin Thomas Chamberlin [1881–1948], and A. L. (Pete) Withers went up Tête Creek “and made some fine climbs, among them Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier.” [1]
In 1925, he was a member of the expedition that made the first ascent of Mount Logan. He lost his life on Mount McKinley in May 1932, as the leader of a party making scientific observations relating to cosmic rays.
Carpé’s name appears with and without an accent in various documents.
Works pertinent to the Mount Robson region of which Carpé was author or co-author:
- — “Climbs in Cariboo Mts. and Northern Gold Range, Interior Ranges of British Columbia.” Alpine Journal, Vol. 37 (1925):63
- — “Albreda Mountain.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 16 (1927–1927):177
- — “The Cariboo Mountains – Correction.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 16 (1927–1927):177
Carpé is the namesake of the following places in the Mount Robson region:
Carpé is credited with naming the following places:
Events in the Mount Robson region in which Carpé was involved:
- 1924 Chamberlin party Cariboos
References:
- 1. Zillmer, Raymond T. [1887–1960]. “Explorations in the Southern Cariboos.” Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 27 (1939):48-61