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Perhaps the story of
the mountain runners
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can never be
conveyed completely,
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for like the vast mountain
itself, the details are
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numerous, varied and
isolated from observation.
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The narrative of this marvelous
race, of the runners,
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the railroad and the
automobiles and
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the hardships of the judges
freezing at the summit.
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The individual experiences
of the contestants
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on the trails strewn
with confetti,
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striving to overcome the
handicap of the great distance
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and each runner
threading their way
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through the dark woods,
up past the fir and cedar
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to meet the icy skirts of the
mountain looming in the night,
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whose summit was just beginning
to herald the early dawn.
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The climb? Over a mile in
altitude above the snow line.
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By the edge of deep crevasses
and over steep icing slopes
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where a collapse
or single misstep
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was fraught with certain death.
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How could this story
ever be told?
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It is the summer of 1911.
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Howard Taft is President
of the United States.
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An airplane lands on a ship,
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the USS Pennsylvania,
for the first time,
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the Mona Lisa is stolen
from the Louvre&
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and America's first
mountain adventure race
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is about to begin.
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The race will take
place in the far
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northwest reaches of
the United States,
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in the city of
Bellingham Washington,
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situated on a bay
in Whatcom County,
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in the shadow of the North
Cascades mountain range.
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The city, incorporated
only 8 years prior,
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has a bustling population
of 25,000 people.
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Where pioneers still
work the land.
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Immigrants arrive daily
to start a new life.
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Businessmen look to make a name
for themselves in this new city.
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The regions economy is built
on the timber industry
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and there is a large transient
population of working men.
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Bellingham also has the world's
largest salmon cannery.
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With the number of men
coming and going,
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many businesses open to serve
this working population.
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There are saloons, brothels
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Business is good.
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Bellingham has another feature
that most cities do not have&
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A mountain, in its backyard.
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Only 31-miles away
as the crow flies.
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Known to the Coast Salish
people as "Koma Kulshan,"
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Mount Baker
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a 10,781-foot volcanic,
glacial peak
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dominates the landscape.
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Named by Captain
George Vancouver,
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of the H.M.S Discovery
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after Lt. Joseph Baker,
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the first crewman to
sight the icy slopes
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during a mapping
expedition in 1792.
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Seventy-six years
later, in 1868,
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a climbing party led
by Edmond Coleman,
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an alpinist living
in Victoria BC,
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reaches the summit for
the first recorded time,
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after a two week ascent.
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Five years later in 1873
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the second ascent results
in the first photograph
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taken on the summit of Mt Baker.
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This marks the dawn
of mountaineering
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in the North Cascades.
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One of the main reasons for
doing the marathons was
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the idea that Mount Baker
could be a national park.
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The first national park
was Yellowstone in 1872.
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Then in 1899 Mount Rainier was
made into a national park.
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The people in Bellingham looking
at Seattle and Mount Rainer
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were really quite jealous,
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they thought if Mount Rainer
could be a national park,
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than Mount Baker could
be a national park too.
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I don't know if Bellingham was
searching for an identity
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so much as some type of event.
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And, I think the Chamber
of Commerce in particular
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was looking at the world fairs
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and knew the value
of creating
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some kind of tourist
destination.
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Something that would
be unusual,
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and so it had to be
rather sensational,
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and that's how
the marathon,
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Mount Baker Marathon
really fits in,
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it's a crazy event.
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The first race supposedly
came out of an argument
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as to how fast you could
get from Bellingham
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to the top of Mount Baker and
back to Bellingham again.
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The interesting question was
could you do it in 24 hours?
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No one had ever broken
the 24 hour mark before.
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Hugh Galbraith, a logger
from Acme Washington,
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was 19 years old
at the time.
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There was a little competition,
or a little rivalry
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between the two routes to get to
reach the top of Mount Baker.
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One was by way of Glacier,
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and the other by way of the
Deming trail they called it,
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by the Heisler ranch.
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And the rivalry got
quite keen and so...
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they got to talking about
start having a race up there
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and see which side could
get a man up to the top
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and back the quickest.
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Fifty-three year-old attorney
and avid outdoorsmen,
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Arthur J. Craven,
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is co-founder and first
elected president
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of the newly formed
Mount Baker Club.
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He approaches the
Chamber of Commerce
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with an idea to
promote the mountain.
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A Race.
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The Mount Baker club and
the Chamber of Commerce
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come together to develop an
idea to exploit the mountain.
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They decide that they need
to have a trail system,
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a road and a lodge eventually.
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And, they want to bring
tourism into the area
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they really wanted to
exploit the mountain
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for as mush as they
can get out of it.
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But, they needed to have
a gimmick, a plan or
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something in order
to entice people.
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So, they looked at the
rivalry that was going on
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at the time between the
townships of Deming and Glacier
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of which would be the
gateway to the mountain.
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And with that idea they
came up with the concept
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of the first Mount
Baker Marathon race.
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The 24-hour event will start in
downtown Bellingham at 10p.m.
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in front of the
Chamber of Commerce.
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It will pit a special
train carrying runners
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44-miles to the town
of Glacier,
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against modified automobiles
carrying runners
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25 miles to Heisler's ranch,
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located at the trailhead
just beyond Deming.
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They then depart from their
two modes of transportation
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and race by foot to
the summit.
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The runners reach the
snow-line at sunrise,
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where they have the
option to change
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clothes for the final
push to the summit
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in a 32-mile round trip.
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Many won't take the time.
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On the Glacier route
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the contestants run
28 miles round trip,
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over steeper slopes
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before reaching the
saddle of the mountain,
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where they merge with
the Deming route for
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the final 1,500 foot
ascent to the summit.
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The runners must check
in with trail judges
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at established way-points
along the trail.
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The race is scheduled to
coincide with the full moon
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to help illuminate
the trails.
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The runners must
reach the snow-line
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before the sunrise
thaws the snow-pack,
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or the route becomes
more treacherous.
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Certificates carried
by the contestants
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will be signed by
judges at the summit,
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where the runners will pause for
a mandatory four-minute break
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before heading back to the
waiting autos or train.
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They return to
Bellingham and
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check in at the
Chamber of Commerce
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with their signed
certificates to
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claim their place
in the race.
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The prize - the
Herald Cup trophy...
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and $100 in double-eagle
gold coins.
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For the winning townships
- bragging rights
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and to be established as the
official gateway to Mount Baker
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and the tourist trade
that it will bring.
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Thirty-nine-year-old Jack
Golithon, is engineer
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of the Bellingham Bay
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and British Columbia
Number Three Special.
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The train, with its
boiler stoked,
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will wait for the
runners two blocks from
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the starting line at
the Bellingham Depot.
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Golithon and his crew, strip
down the engine to reduce weight
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and connect one passenger
car behind the coal tender
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to prepare for the
special's run to Glacier.
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The town is a hamlet
of about 120 people
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and a jumping off
point for the mines
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operating in the
North Cascades.
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In the early 20th century,
technology
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and transportation are
at a turning point
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and nowhere is
this more evident
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than on the streets
of Bellingham
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where horse drawn carriages
and ox-carts jostle
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for space with automobiles
and trolleys.
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Back in those days they
were racing Model Ts
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every place in
the country.
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You just couldn't
break them down.
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So, my grandfather took
this as an opportunity
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to prove that locally, and
he had a group of mechanics
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in his shop that volunteered
to strip down those cars
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and convert them
to racecars.
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They would take a lot of the
unnecessary stuff off from them.
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They would take the fenders off,
they'd take the windshield off,
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they would take the lights off,
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so that they were
light and fast.
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It was kind of a clock
and dagger operation,
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they wouldn't let
people see
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what was going on
with those cars.
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It was pretty
top-secret stuff.
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His car,Betsy was named
after my grandmother,
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who was a fairly quiet lady,
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and I think that in an attempt
to make her a little happier
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about Hugh involvement
in all this madness,
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he named his car
the Betsy.
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The automobiles in
the marathon
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will travel on all sorts
of road conditions.
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In the city they
travel on streets
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made of concrete or brick,
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but by the time
the autos reach
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a short distance
outside of town
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they encounter
something unique...
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A plank road.
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A plank road is an actual
road made of lumber.
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Something that Bellingham
had plenty of was lumber
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that they could actually
make streets out of boards.
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Basically,
a street of slivers.
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So, it wouldn't have
been comfortable.
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You would've hoped
for some really good
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shocks on your buggy.
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And then eventually a couple
miles outside of town
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it would have run
into a dirt road,
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and it is dirt all
the rest of the way.
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And all kinds of
dirt roads.
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Were talking mud, ruts,
rocks, all the rest.
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The autos pass through
Deming to reach
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the trailhead at
Heislers Ranch.
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As you travel on the dirt
road that runs through Deming
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you notice that the buildings
lining each side of the street
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have wood facades and
plank sidewalks.
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It looks like a classic
Wild West town.
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We're going to try and nab that
purse and trophy for Deming,
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as we have four or five
pretty good hikers,
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and sort of entertain
the notion,
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that our town's
going to be
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the proud possessor
of the Herald Cup.
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Once official notice of the
prize money is posted,
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Arthur Craven and the
Mount Baker Club
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receive applicants from
all over the region.
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Not to be outdone
by one another,
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both Deming and Glacier
post their own contestants.
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Hearty young men looking
for a challenge.
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Some sign up to represent
their townships,
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others just want a diversion
from their daily routine.
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The runners come from many
backgrounds and professions.
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There are mountain
men and coal miners.
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Hugh Galbraith,
a logger.
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Frank Bottiger,
tree faller.
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Tom Kelly, a farmer
and wrestler.
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Other runners include
a bedspring-maker,
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a postman,
a milk inspector
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and an insurance salesman.
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Harvey Haggard is a young mule
packer from the Polson mines.
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Coal miners, Joseph Frankoviz
and Norman Randall.
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Twenty-eight year
old Clayton Wright,
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a farmer and
mountain guide.
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John Magnusson,
a timber cruiser,
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and Stanley Gilday
a student.
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And a young logger and
homesteader from Texas,
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29-year-old John
Turner Riddle thinks
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his chances are as
good as anyone's.
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He was very athletic,
he looked like a runner.
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He made his living in the woods.
He was a mountain man.
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Turner and his brother-
in-law, Clarence
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would think nothing of
walking into Bellingham
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to get a 50-pound sack
of flour and walk back
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back home with it so that
their wives could make bread.
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I don't think Turner would
have ran for the money,
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I think that Turner would
have more than likely done it
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because he could.
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Hugh Galbraith,
and his brother Joe,
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know that the one-hundred dollar
prize would be a help family.
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Their father, a local
constable and judge,
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is murdered by bandits only
months before the race.
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I am sure he probably
read that they were
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going to have it
in the newspaper,
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and he was very familiar
with Mount Baker
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having been a ranger,
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he knew exactly every direction
to get to the top of it.
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I'm sure that he just
decided when he saw that
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that would be something
he would enjoy doing.
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He made just five
dollars a month
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and he rode a
rickety bicycle,
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apparently even without tires
to Bellingham over very
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rutty roads to get
to high school.
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Daddy graduated in 1903.
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And in 1902 his high school team
won the state championship.
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They had the flying wedge they
called it when he played.
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And they all lined up in a wedge
and went right through the line
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until so may people
were injured
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that they made that
not a legal play.
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But he did like to watch
our football games
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except he did feel like
they were very wimpy
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and they had to wear all
the padding and things,
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that he did not wear
when he played football.
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He said it was like
lawn tennis now.
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The potential contestants sign
up at the Mount Baker Club
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as Arthur Craven extols;
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Anybody with a tenth of a
drop of sporting blood in him
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cannot fail to enthuse over
the prospect of this race.
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It is going to be the most
exciting event of the sort
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ever pulled off on
the Pacific Coast
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or so far as I know
in the United States.
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These fine young
fellas are all husky,
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healthy young men,
all in prime condition
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and the man who wins
will be entitled to all
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the glory and all the
honor we can accord him.
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The runners soon find themselves
on the front page of newspapers
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and the cover of magazines;
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they're the guests of honor
at social functions.
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These young wrestlers,
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loggers and bedspring
makers are...celebrities.
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August 9th, 1911.
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The streets throughout
downtown seem deserted,
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as the people and cars
usually found on the avenues
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congregate in front of
the Chamber of Commerce
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and along the race route as
the hour of 10pm approaches.
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All along the route, from
Bellingham to the trailheads,
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thousands of spectators wait for
the train and autos to pass
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in hopes of catching a glimpse
of the runners on their
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way to the summit.
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For the local
population at least,
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they had never seen
anything like it.
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They never had a community
celebration like this,
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or a community event
of this size.
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Part of the attraction
was these automobiles,
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which were still
a unique thing,
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I mean, these were unusual,
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people hadn't seen a
lot of automobiles,
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and to see them go fast,
that's really even better.
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This was a race that was between
men and their endurance,
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and also between contrivances,
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I mean between the railroad
and the automobile.
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And the automobile
was a new thing
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on the scene and
it was competing
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with the railroad and all across
the transportation fronts.
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So here was an
opportunity for them
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to go head to head
in this deal.
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Fourteen runners
ready themselves to
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either climb into
their automobiles
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or dash two blocks to the
Number Three Special.
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The cars wait at the starting
line in anticipation
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of their passengers as the
drivers of the Baby 40,
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the Betsy, Hugh Diehl's modified
Model-T, and a Buick phaeton,
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don their dusters
and driving goggles
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in preparation for the dash
over dirt and rock roads.
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Gentleman, the task before
you is a daunting one.
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You'll climb aboard your chosen
method of transportation,
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to your respective
trailheads in
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the competing townships
of Deming or Glacier,
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where you will run
thirty-two miles afoot
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to the summit of Mount
Baker and return.
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May Godspeed you all!
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At the drop of a hat,
the race is on!
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The automobiles start
with a loud bang
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and their unmuffled
exhaust spits flames.
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Frightened children clutch
the skirts of their mothers.
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Strong-voiced farmer lads cheer
and buxom country maids shriek.
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The supercharged atmosphere is
intense as the cars flash past.
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Just moments later,
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the Glacier-bound runners
board the train.
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Within moments the engine
hisses loudly and chugs hard.
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The powerful vibration
moves through the train
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followed by the sound of
squealing steel wheels.
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The repetitive sound of
the engine increases
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and it becomes louder
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as the train moves away
faster and faster.
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It passes so quickly that
all that can be seen
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or heard of her sounds
like an echo dying away
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into the darkness
and distance.
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---Jack Sparks,
Bellingham Herald
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The cars jockey for position
and try to keep away
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from the debris being thrown
up by the lead vehicle.
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Many of the cars have the floor
boards removed to save weight.
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The drivers and
passengers use foot pegs
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and leather straps to
keep from falling out
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as they watch the dirt, ruts,
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and rocks pass under
their feet.
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Some cars miss corners and
find themselves smashing
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through cornstalks in
the middle of fields.
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One of the autos hits a
pothole at full-speed tearing
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its frame in half.
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The runners, though uninjured
are knocked out of the race,
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it's a long walk
back to Bellingham.
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These people were on
the edge of disaster.
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During the early days
of automotive industry
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and the Model T days,
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what you don't
read much about is
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all the people
that were killed
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on the road because the cars
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didn't make it
around the corner,
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or they ran into each other.
They were daredevils!
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I don't know that they
really understood
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the dangers that they were
putting themselves into.
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I think the people
that ran to
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the top of Mountain
Baker and back,
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put themselves in
more danger
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than the drivers
of those vehicles.
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Back at the Chamber of
Commerce, the crowd is eager
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to hear news of the
racers' progress.
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As the train passes
through small towns
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and hamlets on the way
to the trailhead,
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spotters call the Chamber
with their clocked times.
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The train, unencumbered
by its normal load,
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travels at full steam at
over 65 miles an hour.
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At 10;27pm the first train
report from Sumas comes in,
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"How fast is she goin?"
is the question.
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An operator in Sumas
replies, "I don't know,
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but she's goin
like hell!"
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Passengers on the Number
Three Special feel
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as if the train is
floating on air
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between the rail
and wheel as it
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passes through Kendall
and nears Glacier.
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The speeding automobiles
thread their way
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through the woods
toward Heisler's Ranch,
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where trail judges wait to
record their arrival times.
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It is 10;54pm when
Joe Galbraith,
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riding in Hugh Diehl's
Model-T Betsy,
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reaches Heisler's Ranch
and the trailhead,
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almost an hour after
the start of the race.
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The other cars and racers
are just moments behind.
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In Glacier, the Special's
headlamp comes into view
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and the train lets
out a long whistle
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as it pulls into the station.
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A crowd forms
around the platform
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as sparks fly from the
Specials' brakes.
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At 11 p.m. sharp, Harvey
Haggard and the other runners
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on the train disembark and
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disappear into the darkness
of the trail to the yells of,
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"For the glory of Glacier boys!"
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How do you know your pace
when you are running up a
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mountain and it's the first
time you ever done it?
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So, my guess is that they were
trying to keep up with people,
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not knowing whether or
not those were people
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they could really keep up with.
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Because you couldn't
really train
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to do that race over
and over again.
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00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:33,800
It's easy to know what your pace
is when you are on flat ground
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and your doing 26.2 miles.
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It would be a lot
harder to know
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in that elevation
on that terrain.
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Some of them probably
wore themselves out
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before they were
half way up.
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These runners were quite
naive in what they probably
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did to get themselves
ready for this great run.
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Looking at the pictures can
give you a feel of just
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00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:59,080
how tired some of these
runners must have been.
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These guys were farmers, and
coal miners and loggers.
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00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,720
These occupations gave then the
skill set that they would need
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to move effectively
in the mountains.
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They were used to
being outside.
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They were used to moving
over uneven terrain.
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They were used to
walking on logs and
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moving down step slopes.
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Their occupations also
gave them the foundation
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of physical fitness that
they needed in a way that
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made them competitive
in the race.
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I think these guys that ran
the Mount Baker Marathon
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were unbelievable.
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I don't see how
they could do it.
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I don't see how
they did it.
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That you could do,
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what is essentially a
marathon up a mountain
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gaining that many
thousands of feet&
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at night&in a storm,
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it just blows my mind. I
can't imagine doing it.
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I think they did it
the same way I do it.
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00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:05,680
They tapped into the
survival instinct;
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00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:08,960
basically this primitive
DNA that we all have
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that we can get through
tough difficult situations,
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and I think that's really
what sport is about.
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It is what being in the
mountains is all about.
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It's about surviving.
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00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:21,760
I think its one of
those things that
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as a contestant in the
race on Mount Baker,
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its actually to your
benefit to know less.
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Because the more you
know about the mountain,
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probably the more worried
your going to be.
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On one hand you
have sheer novices
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going up a mountain
like Mount Baker
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completely unprepared,
no weather forecasts,
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00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:42,800
and in many cases
never having climbed
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a mountain or been on a glacier
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and their just going for it.
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00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,600
But I think what we forget,
these people were pioneers.
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00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:55,280
Joe Galbraith runs nearly
nonstop along the Deming trail.
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At 11;39 p.m., before he
crosses the Nooksack River,
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00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:02,480
Joe head to the cabin of
forest ranger Carl Bell.
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00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:06,720
Bell receives him at the cabin
door, helping the runner inside.
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He offers him a cup of coffee
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00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,240
while Mrs. Bell serves
up eggs and bacon.
493
00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:13,960
Joe thanks the Bells
for their hospitality
494
00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,040
and requests that in fairness
495
00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:18,280
all climbers on the
Deming trail be
496
00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,800
treated with equal
consideration.
497
00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,560
Mrs. Bell responds with
her intent to do so,
498
00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,600
keeping hot coffee at the
ready and food prepared for
499
00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,400
each runner as
they come through.
500
00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:34,760
I think, you know,
that renegade aspect,
501
00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,280
that free-formed
nature that there were
502
00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:41,360
no rules really, there were
very few rules for this event,
503
00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:45,120
makes it really true
wild mountain running
504
00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:51,560
As you go through,
505
00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:54,200
as you get into the harder
aspects of the event,
506
00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:55,720
when it gets more challenging
507
00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,600
and the physical demand
becomes even harder
508
00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,360
you actually simplify
your life even more.
509
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,200
You simplify the task even more.
510
00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,680
What do I need to do to
keep moving forward?
511
00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,120
What do I need to eat?
What do I need to drink?
512
00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,520
Do I stop at the ranger station
and have a breakfast of
513
00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:11,880
bacon and eggs and coffee?
514
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,560
Or, do I push through, because
this guy is right on my tail,
515
00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,520
and I think I can do
without that nutrition.
516
00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,760
Just focusing on
one step at a time
517
00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:22,680
and solving the questions of now
518
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:24,160
where part of the event is
519
00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:25,800
allowing your mind
to deal with life
520
00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,600
and process the issues
that you're going through.
521
00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,760
But, then part of the event
is the focus on the now,
522
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:34,560
and how do I get from
point A to point B,
523
00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,360
and then maybe back
down to point C.
524
00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,560
These guys probably weren
thinking a lot of strategy.
525
00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:42,280
They were just in the moment,
526
00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,000
which I think is really the
true aspect of the sport.
527
00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:46,240
Being in the moment,
528
00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:49,040
you know, running with people
having a social element,
529
00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:53,200
but also being kind
of drawn in realizing
530
00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:55,560
okay,how's my body
feeling, you know.
531
00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:56,960
Not worrying about
other competitors,
532
00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:58,920
but in the end those
other competitors
533
00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,120
help push you just
a little bit further.
534
00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,640
Days prior to the race,
summit judges and trail
535
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,160
guards establish camps
along the routes.
536
00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:13,000
There is a determined effort to
prevent any form of cheating,
537
00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,760
by documenting the
runners' times.
538
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,800
The rules allow runners
to invite family members
539
00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:20,920
and friends to support
them at the timberline
540
00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:22,560
with fresh clothes,
541
00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,840
food and the option of
running as a companion.
542
00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:32,760
It is daybreak. Joe Galbraith
reaches Mazama Park,
543
00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:34,920
where his brother Hugh
is waiting to help him
544
00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,320
prepare for his run
to the summit.
545
00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:39,240
I was right in
amongst the thing,
546
00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:40,960
right in the middle of it.
547
00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:43,680
Well, this race, we,
ah, there was quite
548
00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:46,040
a bunch of us camped
at what was known
549
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:50,000
then as Mazama Lake,
and it was right at the
550
00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,920
edge of the snow-line
going up to Mount Baker.
551
00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:55,160
And, when my brother got
up there that morning why,
552
00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:58,520
we gave him some coffee
and a little refreshment,
553
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:03,200
and the funny part of it was in
that picture there at our camp,
554
00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:07,640
while Joe was there
his two competitors,
555
00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,560
It just so happens they
were good friends of ours,
556
00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:19,640
and we were well
acquainted with them.
557
00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:22,120
Naturally, we would help
them out all we could.
558
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,560
I couldn't imagine
running in those boots.
559
00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:34,040
I mean; the crampons we ware
today are quite a bit longer.
560
00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,720
The boots are flexible,
561
00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:38,240
which will make it harder
to kick into the snow.
562
00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:43,080
So cold. So thin
563
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,000
I can't honestly imagine wearing
those things up that mountain.
564
00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:48,800
I can see how you
can hike in these,
565
00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:52,760
but to run, pretty strong.
566
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:59,000
Poor bastards; I can't imagine
running 30 miles in these,
567
00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:00,080
that would just be horrible.
568
00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:08,680
They're probably guessing
at the right way to run
569
00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,160
a race like this.
570
00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:11,760
They are doing whatever
they need to do
571
00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,280
to get up that mountain.
572
00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,480
They're probability running some
of it and walking some of it.
573
00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:21,160
Stopping to get their breath now
and again, to take in some fuel.
574
00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,680
They're probably having panic
attacks on the way if they
575
00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,040
are not professional runners.
576
00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:28,360
My guess is that they
would get pretty scared
577
00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:31,720
because the only way down
is the way they came.
578
00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:36,680
It's high stakes. I think that
the contestants in this race
579
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,640
were defiantly placing
themselves in harms way
580
00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:40,200
if they didn't know what
they were getting into,
581
00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:41,680
and had no experience
on a glacier.
582
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,000
You can run for 15 miles
through the woods,
583
00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:47,400
up through the foothills to
the base of the glacier,
584
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,240
but it is very different
from running a marathon
585
00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:51,600
once you get to that glacier.
586
00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,160
The runners who were going
up the Deming route likely
587
00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,600
had significantly
steeper terrain.
588
00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:02,600
The Deming itself is steep,
and they would have to go
589
00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:04,600
around a significant
crevasse field.
590
00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:07,200
If they go to the right,
it's a half-mile to a mile.
591
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,000
If they went to the left they
might be able to contour
592
00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:11,080
up onto those slopes
593
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:12,080
and get around to the left,
594
00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:13,320
which would have been faster.
595
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:16,760
And to have checked in with
the judges at the Saddle,
596
00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:18,040
the Deming side would have been
597
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,520
the more difficult
side to run on.
598
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:21,960
The Deming runners,
599
00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:24,080
they definitely had the
short end of the stick.
600
00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:30,120
The runners begin
their final push
601
00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:32,400
up the glacial face of the
mountain to the summit,
602
00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:36,080
the most strenuous and
dangerous part of the race.
603
00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:39,280
I am rather impressed with
not only the amount of
604
00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,680
elevation change, but that
it was all in one push.
605
00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:45,160
And that they're up at
elevations of eight, nine,
606
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:46,560
ten thousand feet
where the body starts
607
00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,080
to experience changes because
608
00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,760
there is less oxygen for
the muscles to utilize
609
00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:52,200
while they are
still pushing hard
610
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:53,840
and trying to reach the summit.
611
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:55,960
The altitude isn't going to play
612
00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:58,640
that big of a role in a
speed ascent like this
613
00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:02,560
because you're going to gain and
lose that elevation quickly,
614
00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:04,240
but it's an added
strain for sure.
615
00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:08,840
They probably did have times
of physical break down,
616
00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,440
and then at that point
617
00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:13,440
you just have to rely on your
resolve to carry you through.
618
00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:17,040
A lot of it, how well they did
had to do with what's here,
619
00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:19,520
what's in their head rather
than what's in their bodies.
620
00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:24,920
There's a point where you
give up on your expectations.
621
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,720
You realize you're at
the end of your rope.
622
00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,520
You're at the end
of your resources,
623
00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:32,120
your mind is exhausted
and you surrender.
624
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:36,120
You say, whatever
happens here happens,
625
00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:38,800
and in that there is a
release of new energy.
626
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:45,560
Humans have been always
looking for a way of testing
627
00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:49,040
themselves against
elements, against nature.
628
00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:54,120
And this was half survival,
and half a race against time.
629
00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,400
At 5;37 am, Joe Galbraith
arrives on the summit
630
00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:04,040
in a snowstorm with winds
reaching 70 miles an hour.
631
00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,040
Seven hours and a half
hours after the hat
632
00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,800
was dropped in
downtown Bellingham.
633
00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,600
He is surprised to find out he
has just missed Harvey Haggard,
634
00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:14,840
who arrived on the
summit and departed back
635
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:17,760
toward Glacier just
19 minutes before.
636
00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:22,360
Galbraith registers his
signature in the judges' book
637
00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:24,760
and Davis signs Joe's
certificate carried
638
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,320
in an oilskin pouch
around his neck.
639
00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,000
J.W. Collins, Davis's
right-hand man,
640
00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:33,000
hands Galbraith a
cup of hot coffee.
641
00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:36,200
Joe waits at the top of Mount
Baker for the mandatory
642
00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:38,880
four minutes imposed
by the marathon rules.
643
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:43,200
His bare arms, legs and head
exposed to the elements.
644
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:48,360
At 5;41 a.m. as the judges
shout words of encouragement,
645
00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,440
Joe begins the second
half of the race.
646
00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:55,960
We found much to our
surprise that Mr. Haggard
647
00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:57,760
had already been there and gone.
648
00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,160
So, we thought well be
second in the race,
649
00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:02,240
the Glacier way is
going to win out.
650
00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:05,160
But when we started back
down, why, Joe seemed
651
00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:07,240
to get a lot more life
in him, a lot more pep
652
00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:10,360
and when he got back down
to where we were camped
653
00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:12,800
and he made it right on
through in flying colors
654
00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,400
just as full of pep
as when he started.
655
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:19,200
Daddy said it was a difficult
race, that he was tired.
656
00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,680
I remember one
time he said right
657
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,000
when he was on his way down
658
00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:24,560
he got down on his
knees and says
659
00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:26,160
"God you're going to
have to help me."
660
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,240
You got to get a feeling
how the runs going,
661
00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:42,760
and you can tell if
everything is going smoothly,
662
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:44,760
and its going to plan. And
you got the tail wind
663
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:46,280
and you're just nailing it.
664
00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,760
Your body rested and it feels
good and you're charging.
665
00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:51,320
Verses, you crash
through the ice,
666
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:54,640
and then you put on track
spikes and it is above freezing
667
00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:57,000
and you can't get any purchase
because it's all mush.
668
00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:58,680
And then someone
stole your stuff...
669
00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:00,680
All of a sudden it
starts adding up
670
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,800
and you're like,
jeeze, you know.
671
00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,360
My rule of thumb is three
things go wrong, you run away.
672
00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:11,680
Out of the 14 runners to start
the race, Joe Galbraith,
673
00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:15,840
John Magnuson and Turner Riddle
make it down the Deming side.
674
00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,160
Harvey Haggard and
Norman Randall
675
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:19,040
make it down to
the Glacier side.
676
00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,120
The others have dropped
out of the race,
677
00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:23,320
many before reaching the summit.
678
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:27,200
Of these five remaining
runners, only four will finish.
679
00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:32,000
The runners are breaking all
estimated times, catching trail
680
00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,720
judges completely off guard as
they come down the mountain.
681
00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:39,280
They are dehydrated, delirious
and at times incoherent.
682
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:41,360
The runners know they have
reached the final leg of
683
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:44,560
the race and yet they extend
themselves beyond their limits.
684
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:49,120
Something clicks.
You see the reality,
685
00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:51,600
whether its some one
coming up behind you,
686
00:39:51,720 --> 00:39:54,280
or the finish line
comes into sight.
687
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:58,120
There's this other ability
that takes over and
688
00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:01,160
I can't imagine what they
are doing knowing that
689
00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:03,040
when they finish the
running part of the event,
690
00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:04,720
then they then have
to get on a train
691
00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:06,440
and get to the next
finish line.
692
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:10,120
There was only one
train to come back on.
693
00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:12,040
What the rules said was,
694
00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:15,440
the train would stay
there one minute
695
00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:17,680
after the first
runner had arrived.
696
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:27,480
Any other runners who made it
to the train within one minute
697
00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,960
of the leader
would be on board
698
00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:32,400
and all be on board for the
run back to Bellingham.
699
00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:35,600
If you didn't get there
within one minute,
700
00:40:35,720 --> 00:40:37,240
well you were out of the picture
701
00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:39,120
unless you could find some
other way to get down.
702
00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:43,560
The train left without you, and
you were just stuck in Glacier.
703
00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:48,760
At 9;01am, Harvey Haggard
and Norman Randall
704
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:50,880
come off the trail at Glacier
705
00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,040
traveling a 28-mile round
trip to the summit of
706
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:56,800
Mount Baker in ten
hours and one minute;
707
00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:58,920
a feat few thought possible.
708
00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:01,840
A crowd gathers when Haggard
and Randall scramble
709
00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:04,000
off the trail and
emerge from the forest.
710
00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:06,160
Randall is on
Harvey's heels down
711
00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:07,920
the trail but he can't keep up.
712
00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:31,960
Drained of all energy,
Randall is tapped out
713
00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:34,160
and ends his race in
Glacier as he watches
714
00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:37,560
the train and Haggard
depart without him.
715
00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:43,960
On the other side of
the mountain Galbraith
716
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:46,640
sees the trailhead in sight.
717
00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:50,440
As he approaches, he borrows
a verse from Sir Walter Scott's
718
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:53,320
"Highland Gathering,"
and makes it his own;
719
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:56,800
Speed, Molise, speed!
The trail is past,
720
00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:59,600
Heisler's house
appears at last,
721
00:41:59,720 --> 00:42:02,600
And peeps like moss
grown rocks half seen,
722
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:04,960
Half hidden in the
copse of green.
723
00:42:05,720 --> 00:42:08,920
There may'st thou
rest, thy labor done,
724
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:12,160
Hugh Diehl and "Betsy"
shall speed thee on.
725
00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:16,720
Joe arrives at Heisler's
Ranch at 9;40 am
726
00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:19,600
after a 32-mile round
trip to the summit.
727
00:42:19,720 --> 00:42:23,440
Almost 12 hours exactly from
the time he left Bellingham.
728
00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:27,480
With an overcoat and goggles for
the trip, he climbs in Betsy,
729
00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:30,840
and speeds through Deming for
Bellingham and the finish line
730
00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:32,880
Galbraith will later say;
731
00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:35,880
it was the most terrifying
ride of his life.
732
00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:49,280
Haggard is in first place aboard
the Number Three Special.
733
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:52,000
His team lifts him onto
a makeshift table,
734
00:42:52,120 --> 00:42:53,720
strips him of his
soiled clothes,
735
00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:55,280
and begins rubbing him down.
736
00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:09,560
Golithon, with the
throttle wide open,
737
00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:13,120
is speeding down the rails
at 65-miles an hours,
738
00:43:13,240 --> 00:43:16,520
rounds a bend and suddenly
sees a big red bull
739
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,120
standing on the track.
740
00:43:18,240 --> 00:43:20,280
With only seconds to react,
741
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:23,120
he pulls on the whistle cord
to warn his passengers.
742
00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:25,440
In the rear carriage car,
743
00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:28,480
Haggard hears that
whistle scream...
744
00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:31,000
and everything goes topsy-turvy.
745
00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:27,600
Haggard, still undressed,
emerges from the wreckage.
746
00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:32,480
I am alright, but I am
afraid I have lost the race.
747
00:44:34,240 --> 00:44:37,560
The conductor attaches a phone
to the train's private line,
748
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:39,440
and calls ahead to Maple Falls
749
00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:42,200
asking for a saddle
horse to be made ready.
750
00:44:44,080 --> 00:44:45,640
A local farmer, on
horse and carriage
751
00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:47,520
rushes over and offers help.
752
00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:50,240
Harvey still has a chance
if he can get to Kendall,
753
00:44:50,360 --> 00:44:53,440
where an auto can take
him to Bellingham.
754
00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:56,920
Worried that the open ride will
chill the depleted runner,
755
00:44:57,040 --> 00:44:59,160
a bathrobe is given to
Haggard for the trip.
756
00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:04,160
For the club's Executive
Committee it appears a calamity
757
00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:08,520
and a media nightmare
are about to unfold.
758
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:11,640
But as the regional papers
sensationalize the wreck,
759
00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:15,160
the would be disaster turns
into the best PR stunt
760
00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:16,960
the Club could have hoped for.
761
00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:20,640
Three men dead,
including Golithon,
762
00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:23,000
but in reality no
one is killed,
763
00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:26,480
except for the big red bull.
764
00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:49,160
The carriage takes
Haggard to Maple Falls,
765
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:52,560
where a horse named Buster waits
to carry him several miles
766
00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:55,160
to Kendall crossing,
the nearest drivable road.
767
00:45:57,080 --> 00:45:59,320
Harvey isn't known
for his horsemanship
768
00:45:59,440 --> 00:46:01,640
nor Buster for his patience.
769
00:46:30,280 --> 00:46:32,760
At Kendall Crossing,
Haggard makes his transfer
770
00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:34,600
for the last leg of his journey,
771
00:46:34,720 --> 00:46:37,120
only to have his car
break down several times
772
00:46:37,240 --> 00:46:39,320
after slamming into
potholes along the way.
773
00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:43,960
Harvey later describes
his journey as a blur;
774
00:46:44,080 --> 00:46:48,120
a whirling dream,a moving
picture show running amuck.
775
00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:55,160
In Bellingham the crowd roars as
776
00:46:55,280 --> 00:46:59,320
Joe Galbraith and Hugh
Diehl speed into town.
777
00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:02,880
Joe, shaken from the ride,
stumbles out of the car
778
00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:04,440
and takes the last
leg of the journey
779
00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:06,720
to the top floor of the
Chamber of Commerce.
780
00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:09,160
Runner comin' in,
runner comin' in!
781
00:47:12,080 --> 00:47:15,560
Exhausted, delirious
and euphoric,
782
00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:18,240
Joe has to be reminded that
his certificate needs to be
783
00:47:18,360 --> 00:47:20,560
presentedand the official
record book signed
784
00:47:20,680 --> 00:47:22,120
before he can be
declared the winner.
785
00:47:24,680 --> 00:47:26,880
You have to register,
over here, sir...
786
00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:37,160
In a time of 12 hours and
28 minutes, Joe Galbraith,
787
00:47:37,280 --> 00:47:41,120
is the champion of the
1911 Mount Baker marathon.
788
00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:46,920
Mr. Galbriath, congratulations,
you are the first winner
789
00:47:47,040 --> 00:47:48,520
of the Mount Baker Marathon.
790
00:48:10,280 --> 00:48:14,320
Just minutes behind Galbraith,
Harvey Haggard arrives.
791
00:48:14,440 --> 00:48:16,840
As his machine roars
down Magnolia Street,
792
00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:19,320
Haggard yells for his
driver to pull over,
793
00:48:19,440 --> 00:48:21,640
in fear that the crowd
will surround them.
794
00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:24,560
He jumps out and sprints
down the street to
795
00:48:24,680 --> 00:48:27,240
the Chamber office, still
wearing his bathrobe.
796
00:48:49,280 --> 00:48:51,360
Haggard's trials and
tribulations during
797
00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:52,800
the race make headlines.
798
00:48:52,920 --> 00:48:54,720
He survives a train wreck,
799
00:48:54,840 --> 00:48:57,760
a buggy and horse
ride and a detour in
800
00:48:57,880 --> 00:49:01,360
a speeding automobile,
all for second-place.
801
00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:05,960
To Harvey Haggard, the mule
packer from the Pulson Mine,
802
00:49:06,080 --> 00:49:09,320
second place isn't first,
but he's happy to be alive.
803
00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:33,720
After the first race there were
days and nights of celebrations.
804
00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:36,920
The last of which was
a giant barbecue,
805
00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:38,640
and on the menu?
806
00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:41,880
The big red bull
who had derailed
807
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:43,960
the Glacier route
Haggard train.
808
00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:55,360
So, this first year
was a real success.
809
00:49:55,480 --> 00:49:58,400
Nobody else is doing
anything remotely like this
810
00:49:58,520 --> 00:50:02,320
and it is a testimony to
the remarkable stamina,
811
00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:05,200
toughness and courage of
the men of this region.
812
00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:09,480
So, they plan to do it again
in the summer of 1912.
813
00:50:21,640 --> 00:50:26,040
It is 1912. The Titanic sinks
in the North Atlantic.
814
00:50:27,560 --> 00:50:29,800
Explorer Robert Falcon
Scott perishes during
815
00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:32,040
an expedition to the South Pole,
816
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:35,400
and in Bellingham, the Chamber
of Commerce begins an
817
00:50:35,520 --> 00:50:38,760
aggressive campaign to raise
funds for the second marathon.
818
00:50:41,320 --> 00:50:45,040
Henry Engberg is a local
pharmacist who always seems
819
00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:47,800
to be outshined by his
19-year old wife,
820
00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:52,040
Madam Davenport Engberg,
a virtuoso violinist,
821
00:50:52,160 --> 00:50:54,160
and the first woman
in the United States
822
00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:56,040
to conduct her own orchestra.
823
00:51:02,200 --> 00:51:05,320
It is now Henry's turn
to be in the spotlight
824
00:51:05,440 --> 00:51:08,440
as the newly elected president
of the Mount Baker Club.
825
00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:12,720
Engberg plans to make
his mark by expanding
826
00:51:12,840 --> 00:51:15,320
the marathon into a
three-day celebration
827
00:51:15,440 --> 00:51:19,080
and to raise the first place
prize to 500 dollars,
828
00:51:19,200 --> 00:51:23,320
which attracts competitors from
Boston, Canada and California.
829
00:51:24,280 --> 00:51:28,080
He introduces a new marathon
logo, the Mount Baker Club goat.
830
00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:34,320
J.J. Donovan, railroad baron and
lumber tycoon is a supporter
831
00:51:34,440 --> 00:51:37,960
of the Chamber of Commerce and
the Mount Baker Marathon.
832
00:51:38,080 --> 00:51:41,800
His status in the community and
desire to promote business
833
00:51:41,920 --> 00:51:45,800
in the region attracts
investors to Engberg's cause.
834
00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:54,400
The club arranges for the U.S.
fleet to anchor in the bay
835
00:51:54,520 --> 00:51:56,840
so that people can tour
the famous warships.
836
00:52:03,200 --> 00:52:05,560
There is no shortage
of new festivities.
837
00:52:07,800 --> 00:52:09,120
Motorboats race on the lake,
838
00:52:10,320 --> 00:52:11,680
parades fill the street
839
00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:14,000
and a circus attracts
huge crowds.
840
00:52:19,880 --> 00:52:23,280
Parachute jumps and hot air
balloon rides are offered
841
00:52:23,400 --> 00:52:25,760
and many see an
airplane fly overhead
842
00:52:25,880 --> 00:52:27,280
for the first time
in their lives.
843
00:52:29,720 --> 00:52:36,000
SFX; Airplane
844
00:52:47,240 --> 00:52:50,800
A group of citizens, drivers
and shopkeepers confront
845
00:52:50,920 --> 00:52:53,560
the race committee
about safety concerns.
846
00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:56,600
The group wants to move the
automobile race outside the city
847
00:52:56,720 --> 00:52:58,560
for fear of speedy
autos crashing
848
00:52:58,680 --> 00:53:01,200
through store fronts
or into the crowds.
849
00:53:01,480 --> 00:53:05,160
They are met with derision
by the race committee.
850
00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:07,280
"You care more about the
race than those in it
851
00:53:07,400 --> 00:53:10,640
and you won't be happy
until someone's dead!"
852
00:53:10,760 --> 00:53:14,360
"If you don't drive we'll find
red-blooded men who will!"
853
00:53:17,800 --> 00:53:20,240
Subsequently, the public
is barred from future
854
00:53:20,360 --> 00:53:24,360
committee meetings. The event
will go on as planned.
855
00:53:33,080 --> 00:53:36,800
Joe Galbraith, the previous
year's champion makes headlines
856
00:53:36,920 --> 00:53:37,880
when he breaks his
arm and shoulder
857
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,160
in an auto accident
while training
858
00:53:40,280 --> 00:53:42,680
and counts himself out
of the competition.
859
00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:46,520
Joe's brother, Hugh, decides
to go in his place.
860
00:53:52,960 --> 00:53:54,400
The time for the race nears,
861
00:53:54,520 --> 00:53:57,320
and over 20,000 people
crowd the streets.
862
00:53:58,280 --> 00:54:00,560
However, a storm is
brewing on the mountain.
863
00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:04,000
When summit judges Nathan
Davis, and J.W. Collins
864
00:54:04,120 --> 00:54:05,400
reach the snow-line,
865
00:54:05,520 --> 00:54:07,400
they realize the weather
conditions are far
866
00:54:07,520 --> 00:54:09,760
too dangerous to send
runners up the slopes.
867
00:54:10,840 --> 00:54:13,680
Davis, concludes that the
race must be stopped.
868
00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:19,600
Davis knows his decision to halt
the race is not going to be
869
00:54:19,720 --> 00:54:22,400
taken lightly back in Bellingham
by the executive committee.
870
00:54:22,520 --> 00:54:24,640
He and Collins head
off the mountain
871
00:54:24,760 --> 00:54:27,040
and on their way down they
run into Ranger Carl Bell.
872
00:54:27,160 --> 00:54:28,960
They explain to
him the situation
873
00:54:29,080 --> 00:54:30,360
that they are facing
on the mountain.
874
00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:33,160
Carl decides, I need to go
into town with these guys
875
00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:35,000
and help support their cause.
876
00:54:35,120 --> 00:54:37,920
They head into Deming and
once they get there they
877
00:54:38,040 --> 00:54:40,400
run into Joe Galbraith,
the previous years winner.
878
00:54:40,520 --> 00:54:43,520
And they solicit his help
to come into town also.
879
00:54:43,640 --> 00:54:45,360
Once they were about
ready to take off,
880
00:54:45,480 --> 00:54:49,040
Davis realizes there's no
judges on the mountain
881
00:54:49,160 --> 00:54:51,880
and Engberg is not going
to be a happy man.
882
00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:54,080
So, he jumps out of the car
and runs into the hotel
883
00:54:54,200 --> 00:54:56,120
and tells the
switchboard operator
884
00:54:56,240 --> 00:54:59,400
"Call into town and let the
executive committee know
885
00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:02,000
they're not on the mountain and
they are on their way in."
886
00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:06,240
As in the previous year,
887
00:55:06,360 --> 00:55:09,000
the race is scheduled
to start at 10pm,
888
00:55:09,120 --> 00:55:10,640
but at 5pm at the Chamber
889
00:55:10,760 --> 00:55:11,920
of Commerce rooms,
890
00:55:12,040 --> 00:55:14,280
Engberg, and the
Mount Baker club's
891
00:55:14,400 --> 00:55:16,800
executive committee are
in a state of denial.
892
00:55:17,360 --> 00:55:18,720
Reporters, investors,
893
00:55:18,840 --> 00:55:21,080
promoters and even citizens
corner board members,
894
00:55:21,200 --> 00:55:23,040
asking what is to
become of the race.
895
00:55:23,160 --> 00:55:25,400
Then, shocking word from Deming,
896
00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:28,600
the judges are on their
way back to Bellingham.
897
00:55:28,720 --> 00:55:30,640
The committee is flabbergasted.
898
00:55:31,400 --> 00:55:33,600
The club members become nervous,
899
00:55:33,720 --> 00:55:36,160
are they courting disaster?
If so,
900
00:55:36,280 --> 00:55:38,040
the blame may lie at their feet.
901
00:55:40,160 --> 00:55:42,440
Davis and Collins enter the
committee meeting room,
902
00:55:42,560 --> 00:55:45,120
with Ranger Carl Bell
and Joe Galbraith.
903
00:55:45,240 --> 00:55:49,680
It's the trail. It is
completely buried in snow.
904
00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:51,320
And the judges are standing
in my office instead of
905
00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:54,480
The reception is as
cold as they expected.
906
00:55:54,600 --> 00:55:56,400
Engberg is angry.
907
00:55:56,520 --> 00:55:58,880
Nothing Davis says seems
to make an impression.
908
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:01,520
And so you gave up? It
is all costing money,
909
00:56:01,640 --> 00:56:05,080
money we don't have
unless we pull this off.
910
00:56:05,200 --> 00:56:08,640
And, it is costing the
city its reputation,
911
00:56:08,760 --> 00:56:10,360
not to mention my own.
912
00:56:10,480 --> 00:56:11,440
Your reputation?
913
00:56:12,280 --> 00:56:14,160
If you start men up
that mountain now,
914
00:56:14,280 --> 00:56:15,520
you're sending them
to their deaths.
915
00:56:15,640 --> 00:56:17,920
[Arguing]
916
00:56:18,040 --> 00:56:19,920
[BANG,BANG,BANG]
917
00:56:20,040 --> 00:56:22,720
Joe Galbraith stands before
the executive committee
918
00:56:22,840 --> 00:56:24,840
with one arm raised
in a plaster cast.
919
00:56:26,200 --> 00:56:30,120
If you would lay $5,000
dollars in my hand to climb
920
00:56:30,240 --> 00:56:32,600
the mountain tonight,
I would not go.
921
00:56:32,720 --> 00:56:34,080
To try it would be
worst than suicide.
922
00:56:36,720 --> 00:56:38,320
Engberg's decision will seal
923
00:56:38,440 --> 00:56:40,520
the fate of the Mount
Baker marathon.
924
00:56:43,560 --> 00:56:45,800
Let me make something perfectly
clear so there is no mistake.
925
00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:50,800
When this resumes it will
not again be halted.
926
00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:54,600
The runners will run up
that mountain regardless
927
00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:56,240
of weather or
trail conditions,
928
00:56:57,760 --> 00:56:58,960
neither I, nor this
committee gives
929
00:56:59,080 --> 00:57:01,200
a damn if it takes
them three days
930
00:57:01,320 --> 00:57:03,320
they will run up that mountain.
931
00:57:03,440 --> 00:57:05,600
Mr. Davis you will
make preparations
932
00:57:05,720 --> 00:57:09,080
to stay on the summit for a
week, longer if necessary.
933
00:57:09,960 --> 00:57:11,240
This city will not be seen by
934
00:57:11,360 --> 00:57:13,720
the rest of the
country to be some,
935
00:57:13,840 --> 00:57:15,960
backwater hicks in
some jerk-water town
936
00:57:16,080 --> 00:57:17,920
who can't pull off
a simple race.
937
00:57:18,040 --> 00:57:19,320
Do I make myself clear?
938
00:57:19,440 --> 00:57:21,120
[All] Yes, sir...
939
00:57:22,360 --> 00:57:23,960
Go on. Leave.
940
00:57:37,880 --> 00:57:42,000
The official postponement is not
announced until after 9 p.m.,
941
00:57:42,120 --> 00:57:44,680
just one hour before the
scheduled start of the race.
942
00:57:45,720 --> 00:57:49,200
Postponing the marathon is a
heavy blow for those invested.
943
00:57:49,320 --> 00:57:52,080
The city is filled to
capacity, more than doubling
944
00:57:52,200 --> 00:57:54,320
the number in attendance
from last year.
945
00:57:55,160 --> 00:57:56,960
Headlines in the morning
papers read as if
946
00:57:57,080 --> 00:57:59,400
the Mount Baker Club
has saved the day,
947
00:57:59,520 --> 00:58:01,680
averting a near disaster -
948
00:58:01,800 --> 00:58:04,720
"Committee refuses to
send men to death."
949
00:58:08,160 --> 00:58:11,760
Engberg knows for every day
the race is delayed visitors,
950
00:58:11,880 --> 00:58:14,360
and their money are
leaving the city.
951
00:58:14,480 --> 00:58:17,320
He has to start the race
to avoid financial ruin.
952
00:58:21,560 --> 00:58:25,720
Fortunately, as the day of the
race dawns the weather clears
953
00:58:25,840 --> 00:58:27,960
and the judges once again
head for the summit,
954
00:58:28,080 --> 00:58:30,520
but this time
prepared for any
955
00:58:30,640 --> 00:58:32,960
weather conditions
that might arise.
956
00:58:34,280 --> 00:58:37,680
As a simple matter of fact,
when you ascend 10,000-feet
957
00:58:37,800 --> 00:58:39,240
you can expect the
temperature is going
958
00:58:39,360 --> 00:58:41,120
to be approximately
35-degrees Fahrenheit lower
959
00:58:41,240 --> 00:58:43,600
than it would be at sea level.
960
00:58:43,720 --> 00:58:46,640
And so, if the temperature
is 70-degrees at sea level,
961
00:58:46,760 --> 00:58:49,200
it could be 35-degrees
at the summit of Baker,
962
00:58:49,320 --> 00:58:50,920
and that doesn't
even count the wind,
963
00:58:51,040 --> 00:58:53,520
they would have been at
the mercy of the weather.
964
00:58:53,640 --> 00:58:57,120
Ie climbed Mount Baker
between 50 and 70 times.
965
00:58:57,680 --> 00:59:01,840
I've had days on the summit
that were perfectly calm,
966
00:59:01,960 --> 00:59:03,480
sunny and pleasant
967
00:59:03,600 --> 00:59:05,840
and I had days that
were brutally cold.
968
00:59:05,960 --> 00:59:07,680
Where you were just trying
to get out of there
969
00:59:07,800 --> 00:59:10,240
before you lost fingers
and toes to frostbite
970
00:59:10,360 --> 00:59:12,600
A windy cold night on the
summit of MountBaker
971
00:59:12,720 --> 00:59:14,040
for those judges a
hundred years ago
972
00:59:14,160 --> 00:59:16,440
would have been pretty
rough duty up there.
973
00:59:16,560 --> 00:59:20,120
The first year of the races
accommodation for judges
974
00:59:20,240 --> 00:59:21,600
were not very good.
975
00:59:21,720 --> 00:59:25,560
The judges practical froze to
death when they were there.
976
00:59:25,680 --> 00:59:27,520
So, for the second race,
977
00:59:27,640 --> 00:59:30,320
they decided to have
better accommodation.
978
00:59:30,440 --> 00:59:34,480
A canvas and metal structure
was built on the very top
979
00:59:34,600 --> 00:59:38,120
of Mount Baker that was big
enough to hold six people.
980
00:59:39,040 --> 00:59:43,360
Camping on the summit can be
a very pleasant experience,
981
00:59:43,480 --> 00:59:47,400
or it can be a very, very,
very unpleasant experience.
982
00:59:47,520 --> 00:59:49,560
If you have a snow
shelter its probably
983
00:59:49,680 --> 00:59:50,480
going to be a more pleasant
984
00:59:50,600 --> 00:59:52,160
because high winds
will be buffeted
985
00:59:52,280 --> 00:59:54,920
by that more easily
than a tent will.
986
00:59:55,040 --> 00:59:57,480
The wind conditions on top
of Mount Baker are commonly
987
00:59:57,600 --> 01:00:00,520
40 , 50 miles an hour, often
60 miles an hour or more.
988
01:00:00,640 --> 01:00:05,040
It can be arctic up there.
It can be like, Denali honestly.
989
01:00:05,160 --> 01:00:08,400
It's serious up there.
Very serious,
990
01:00:08,520 --> 01:00:10,680
especially for people
who aren't
991
01:00:10,800 --> 01:00:12,760
prepared properly for
those conditions.
992
01:00:12,880 --> 01:00:14,920
Which, back then,
nobody was.
993
01:00:17,480 --> 01:00:22,240
One of the disadvantages of the
first year's race was that
994
01:00:22,360 --> 01:00:26,760
once the racers left the
train or cars on the route
995
01:00:26,880 --> 01:00:28,400
to the top of Mount
Baker and back,
996
01:00:28,520 --> 01:00:32,080
nobody had any idea
where they were or
997
01:00:32,200 --> 01:00:34,880
who was ahead during
that part of the race.
998
01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:37,440
In the second year
they laid telephone
999
01:00:37,560 --> 01:00:39,440
wires way up the mountain,
1000
01:00:39,560 --> 01:00:43,680
so they could have stations
and relay back to Bellingham
1001
01:00:43,800 --> 01:00:46,640
how the racers were doing
and who was a head.
1002
01:00:50,160 --> 01:00:52,320
Nine runners, including
Harvey Haggard,
1003
01:00:52,440 --> 01:00:55,880
in his second bid for first
place start the race.
1004
01:00:56,000 --> 01:01:00,120
Turner Riddle, John
Magnuson and Joe Frankovis
1005
01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:03,360
also return to try
for the $500 purse.
1006
01:01:04,880 --> 01:01:07,680
Hugh Galbraith finds
himself in Betsy two,
1007
01:01:07,800 --> 01:01:09,080
speeding toward Deming,
1008
01:01:09,200 --> 01:01:11,160
just like his brother
the year before.
1009
01:01:11,280 --> 01:01:14,720
His cousin Victor Galbraith
joins the race as well.
1010
01:01:17,080 --> 01:01:18,160
Yeah, I was going to run.
1011
01:01:18,280 --> 01:01:20,440
I did get as far out
as the Hiesler ranch
1012
01:01:20,560 --> 01:01:23,520
in one of the Betsys', one of
the little Ford cars they took.
1013
01:01:23,640 --> 01:01:25,840
But, riding around
those sharp turns and
1014
01:01:25,960 --> 01:01:28,640
stopping and starting
quick, it made me seasick.
1015
01:01:29,440 --> 01:01:31,960
I got so sick that I simply
couldn't go any farther.
1016
01:01:32,080 --> 01:01:33,000
That's all there was too it,
1017
01:01:33,480 --> 01:01:34,160
so I quit.
1018
01:01:56,280 --> 01:02:00,680
Lead Judge Nathan Davis snaps
a photo of John Magnuson
1019
01:02:00,800 --> 01:02:03,720
as he takes his mandatory
break at the summit,
1020
01:02:03,840 --> 01:02:06,320
the only known image of
a runner at the peak.
1021
01:02:13,600 --> 01:02:16,160
The runners break all of
the trail times set by
1022
01:02:16,280 --> 01:02:19,080
the previous year's contestants
by over two and a half hours.
1023
01:02:35,480 --> 01:02:38,840
Harvey Haggard, his second
chance on the Glacier trail,
1024
01:02:38,960 --> 01:02:41,440
comes down the mountain
in first place
1025
01:02:41,560 --> 01:02:44,240
and climbs aboard the
Number Three Special.
1026
01:02:45,280 --> 01:02:47,920
Harvey Haggard, whose run
in with the bull left him
1027
01:02:48,040 --> 01:02:50,280
struggling for second
place the year before,
1028
01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:54,000
is now champion of the
1912 Mount Baker Marathon.
1029
01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:57,160
But the race is
far from over.
1030
01:03:11,840 --> 01:03:13,880
And there were huge,
huge crowds.
1031
01:03:14,000 --> 01:03:17,440
And they would wait all
night long for reports.
1032
01:03:17,560 --> 01:03:19,320
No body went to bed.
1033
01:03:19,440 --> 01:03:22,480
The automobile races they
had with the Baby 40
1034
01:03:22,600 --> 01:03:25,200
and the Betsy I and
II and the National
1035
01:03:25,320 --> 01:03:26,720
and several other cars.
1036
01:03:26,840 --> 01:03:29,840
They would come down that
stretch of Elk Street
1037
01:03:29,960 --> 01:03:33,600
with flames spurting out
of the adjusted tubes
1038
01:03:33,720 --> 01:03:34,920
that stuck out of the
sides of the cylinders
1039
01:03:35,040 --> 01:03:38,040
at a speed of 72 miles
an hour,
1040
01:03:38,160 --> 01:03:40,040
which in that day
was considerable.
1041
01:03:40,160 --> 01:03:43,680
I happened to see the as he
skidded. He lost control.
1042
01:03:43,800 --> 01:03:44,760
His breaks had gone out
1043
01:03:44,880 --> 01:03:47,480
and he came around
the corner there.
1044
01:03:47,600 --> 01:03:51,200
There was a vacant lot with
some cordwood piled along side,
1045
01:03:51,320 --> 01:03:53,280
and a big crowed in
front of it and he...
1046
01:03:53,400 --> 01:03:58,520
[Screeching tires, car crash,
screams from the crowd]
1047
01:03:58,880 --> 01:04:02,600
plowed right into that crowd
losing control of it.
1048
01:04:02,720 --> 01:04:05,280
Quite, looked to be a
very bad accident.
1049
01:04:05,400 --> 01:04:08,080
One was quite badly hurt.
1050
01:04:09,920 --> 01:04:12,960
[Get a doctor!
Get a doctor!]
1051
01:04:16,680 --> 01:04:19,880
The worst fears of the
storeowners come true.
1052
01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:23,760
A.A. Rogers, a Civil War
veteran is hit by a car.
1053
01:04:24,600 --> 01:04:27,960
He is taken to his home and then
by ambulance to the hospital,
1054
01:04:28,080 --> 01:04:30,520
though gravely injured,
he survives.
1055
01:04:34,800 --> 01:04:38,520
Harvey Haggard is awarded the
$500 dollar prize and news
1056
01:04:38,640 --> 01:04:41,920
of the marathon is reported in
papers from coast to coast.
1057
01:04:42,040 --> 01:04:44,160
The race generates
so much interest
1058
01:04:44,280 --> 01:04:45,160
that the Mount Baker club
1059
01:04:45,280 --> 01:04:47,000
and Chamber of
Commerce believe
1060
01:04:47,120 --> 01:04:49,800
they finally have a
formula for success.
1061
01:05:18,120 --> 01:05:19,920
It is August of 1913.
1062
01:05:20,960 --> 01:05:22,000
Europe in on
the brink of war.
1063
01:05:24,040 --> 01:05:26,720
Woodrow Wilson is the new
President of the United States,
1064
01:05:29,240 --> 01:05:30,960
and The Mona Lisa is
recovered in Italy.
1065
01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:37,880
The Mount Baker club has a new
president, Raymond Greene.
1066
01:05:39,200 --> 01:05:41,480
The race festivities
are expanded.
1067
01:05:41,600 --> 01:05:43,640
The Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
1068
01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:45,720
is in town for the celebration
1069
01:05:45,840 --> 01:05:48,760
and more than 20,000
spectators travel to the city
1070
01:05:48,880 --> 01:05:50,840
by boat and train
to watch the race.
1071
01:05:54,080 --> 01:05:56,240
There was a lot
at stake in 1913.
1072
01:05:56,360 --> 01:05:58,240
The Mount Baker club
wanted to make this
1073
01:05:58,360 --> 01:05:59,920
the biggest marathon yet.
1074
01:06:00,040 --> 01:06:01,840
And in doing so,
they were gambling.
1075
01:06:01,960 --> 01:06:03,600
They were spending
far more money
1076
01:06:03,720 --> 01:06:04,960
than what they had coming in,
1077
01:06:05,080 --> 01:06:07,680
and their expenses far exceeded
their banking accounts.
1078
01:06:09,120 --> 01:06:11,960
This year, the marathon
will start on August
1079
01:06:12,080 --> 01:06:15,280
the 16th at 5;30 in
the morning,
1080
01:06:15,400 --> 01:06:17,720
to give the crowd a better
chance to see the race,
1081
01:06:17,840 --> 01:06:20,440
but unfortunately the
earlier starting time
1082
01:06:20,560 --> 01:06:23,920
will also add to the dangerous
trail conditions faced
1083
01:06:24,040 --> 01:06:25,280
by the runners on
the mountain.
1084
01:06:28,280 --> 01:06:30,440
Proven that the Glacier
route is the fastest
1085
01:06:30,560 --> 01:06:33,480
the race is changed
to even the odds.
1086
01:06:33,600 --> 01:06:37,120
The runners will travel by
train or auto to the mountain
1087
01:06:37,240 --> 01:06:40,680
and once they reach the summit
will return by opposite trail
1088
01:06:40,800 --> 01:06:42,600
and mode of transportation.
1089
01:06:43,560 --> 01:06:46,920
Each runner will travel by
train, by foot and by auto.
1090
01:06:49,360 --> 01:06:52,960
Once again, bad weather
assaults the mountain
1091
01:06:53,080 --> 01:06:55,560
and another storm is brewing
between Nathan Davis
1092
01:06:55,680 --> 01:06:57,040
and Raymond Greene.
1093
01:06:57,720 --> 01:07:00,520
Davis, stationed on the
mountain at the snow-line
1094
01:07:00,640 --> 01:07:02,480
calls Greene at the Chamber.
1095
01:07:02,600 --> 01:07:03,880
[Phone rings]
1096
01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:08,360
The storm is upon us,
and its not letting up.
1097
01:07:08,480 --> 01:07:12,360
I have to advise you
to postpone the race.
1098
01:07:12,480 --> 01:07:17,400
Do not send the runners.
It is not safe.
1099
01:07:17,520 --> 01:07:18,640
What are your instructions?
1100
01:07:20,520 --> 01:07:24,240
You stand fast Mr. Davis.
Wee aware of the situation.
1101
01:07:24,360 --> 01:07:27,040
We are just as concerned for
the runners as you are.
1102
01:07:27,160 --> 01:07:29,960
We will advise you
in the morning.
1103
01:07:30,080 --> 01:07:32,080
A lot can change in
twenty-four hours.
1104
01:07:33,800 --> 01:07:34,800
[Phone hangs up]
1105
01:07:34,920 --> 01:07:35,960
Greene did not want
to have a debacle
1106
01:07:36,080 --> 01:07:38,120
like Engberg
had in 1912.
1107
01:07:38,240 --> 01:07:40,520
He was going to gamble.
He was gamble
1108
01:07:40,640 --> 01:07:41,880
that the weather was
going too break,
1109
01:07:42,000 --> 01:07:45,080
and he was willing to gamble
on the lives of his runners.
1110
01:07:45,200 --> 01:07:48,440
He was going to start the race
on schedule no matter what.
1111
01:07:49,880 --> 01:07:51,600
The morning of the race, Davis,
1112
01:07:51,720 --> 01:07:53,920
weathering the storm
at Mazama Park,
1113
01:07:54,040 --> 01:07:56,240
assumes his plea to postpone
the race has been heeded,
1114
01:07:56,360 --> 01:07:58,960
he and his fellow judges
pack up their camps.
1115
01:07:59,080 --> 01:08:01,040
But back in Bellingham,
1116
01:08:01,160 --> 01:08:03,240
confusion among
the race officials,
1117
01:08:03,360 --> 01:08:06,360
and investor's
resistance to postpone,
1118
01:08:06,480 --> 01:08:09,440
override fears for the
safety of the runners.
1119
01:08:10,320 --> 01:08:13,760
The race starts and 14
runners unknowingly
1120
01:08:13,880 --> 01:08:15,240
speed toward the storm.
1121
01:08:18,000 --> 01:08:19,440
The officials on
the Glacier side
1122
01:08:19,560 --> 01:08:21,080
have already left their camp
1123
01:08:21,200 --> 01:08:24,240
On the Deming side, Davis
and his men are heading
1124
01:08:24,360 --> 01:08:26,640
off the mountain when
they are shocked to see a
1125
01:08:26,760 --> 01:08:28,400
mud-covered Paul Westerlund,
1126
01:08:28,520 --> 01:08:30,400
a professional runner
from California,
1127
01:08:30,520 --> 01:08:32,400
advancing up the
trail toward them.
1128
01:08:32,920 --> 01:08:35,480
Davis tells the man
to go only as far as
1129
01:08:35,600 --> 01:08:36,800
the saddle of the mountain,
1130
01:08:36,920 --> 01:08:40,040
an area 1,500 feet
below the summit.
1131
01:08:40,160 --> 01:08:44,400
He is told do not attempt to
summit under any circumstances.
1132
01:08:47,480 --> 01:08:49,880
With no judges on the other
side of the mountain,
1133
01:08:50,000 --> 01:08:52,680
the Glacier runners
continue onto the summit,
1134
01:08:52,800 --> 01:08:55,560
just missing the Deming runners
coming down from the saddle.
1135
01:08:57,520 --> 01:09:01,160
Millard Burnside, a local
mountain man forced
1136
01:09:01,280 --> 01:09:02,840
to run without his pet bear,
1137
01:09:02,960 --> 01:09:05,000
is the first to
reach the summit.
1138
01:09:05,120 --> 01:09:07,160
Three more runners
soon follow.
1139
01:09:07,800 --> 01:09:10,160
Confused, they call
out for the judges,
1140
01:09:10,280 --> 01:09:13,600
search the area, but can
find no one to report to.
1141
01:09:15,360 --> 01:09:18,560
Burnside decides to end his
bid and to stay behind
1142
01:09:18,680 --> 01:09:20,720
to assist any others who
reached the summit.
1143
01:09:21,600 --> 01:09:25,800
The last runner to leave
Burnside is Victor Galbraith,
1144
01:09:25,920 --> 01:09:30,120
cousin of Joe Galbraith, the
champion of the 1911 marathon.
1145
01:09:34,600 --> 01:09:37,440
When you're on the summit area
of Mount Baker and the clouds
1146
01:09:37,560 --> 01:09:41,000
come in it is very difficult
to tell which way is which,
1147
01:09:41,120 --> 01:09:43,840
because everything slopes
away, so it's hard.
1148
01:09:43,960 --> 01:09:47,440
You think you're going back
the direction you came from,
1149
01:09:47,560 --> 01:09:50,160
but you could be off a couple
of degrees and as you get
1150
01:09:50,280 --> 01:09:52,760
a little lower it pulls you
a little more to the side
1151
01:09:52,880 --> 01:09:53,920
and you can go off completely
1152
01:09:54,040 --> 01:09:55,320
the opposite side
of the mountain.
1153
01:09:55,440 --> 01:09:56,920
This happens, that's
how people get lost.
1154
01:10:00,800 --> 01:10:05,240
Victor Galbraith, alone as
he comes down the mountain,
1155
01:10:05,360 --> 01:10:06,960
takes an impulsive shortcut.
1156
01:10:34,240 --> 01:10:38,840
You go from being on the
surface, to just being
1157
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:41,760
in this black pit that
you can't get out of.
1158
01:10:41,880 --> 01:10:44,160
Victor Galbraith knocked himself
out for a little while,
1159
01:10:44,280 --> 01:10:46,360
and then he had to come to,
1160
01:10:46,480 --> 01:10:48,280
and deal with this environment.
1161
01:10:48,400 --> 01:10:50,240
Man. that's a tough guy.
1162
01:10:51,160 --> 01:10:53,120
From probably the most
dangerous perspective,
1163
01:10:53,240 --> 01:10:55,400
potentially icefall could
come down and hit you.
1164
01:10:55,520 --> 01:10:58,280
It could be drippy,
spindrifts coming down.
1165
01:10:58,400 --> 01:10:59,240
Snow coming down.
1166
01:10:59,760 --> 01:11:00,680
Galbraith being at
the bottom
1167
01:11:00,800 --> 01:11:05,520
of a crevasse for five
hours is pretty bad.
1168
01:11:07,360 --> 01:11:08,600
Especially the fact
that he was injured,
1169
01:11:08,720 --> 01:11:10,960
nobody knew where he was,
1170
01:11:11,080 --> 01:11:15,280
his expectancy was honestly
less than five hours.
1171
01:11:18,280 --> 01:11:21,840
The other runners didn't
even notice he was missing.
1172
01:11:21,960 --> 01:11:24,160
He tried to keep warm
and active
1173
01:11:24,280 --> 01:11:26,120
by running back and forth.
1174
01:11:27,320 --> 01:11:30,440
The bottom of a crevasse
is like a refrigerator.
1175
01:11:30,560 --> 01:11:35,000
And, if you're dressed light
for a quick ascent and descent
1176
01:11:35,120 --> 01:11:36,800
and you're stuck
inside a refrigerator
1177
01:11:36,920 --> 01:11:38,560
for four to six hours,
1178
01:11:38,680 --> 01:11:42,600
your chances of survival,
if not found are very limited.
1179
01:11:42,720 --> 01:11:45,200
If he didn't have any safety
equipment to get out of there,
1180
01:11:45,880 --> 01:11:47,160
He's popsicle material.
1181
01:11:47,840 --> 01:11:48,680
Yeah, I mean...
1182
01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,440
My Dad and my Uncle Aud,
1183
01:11:59,560 --> 01:12:01,440
heard that he had
fallen in a crevasse.
1184
01:12:01,560 --> 01:12:04,560
They sent a team to
follow his trail up to
1185
01:12:04,680 --> 01:12:06,440
the top of the mountain.
A rescue team.
1186
01:12:06,560 --> 01:12:09,800
And they told my Uncle Aud that
they were going, and he said,
1187
01:12:09,920 --> 01:12:12,160
"Well, I'm just going to
start up through here,
1188
01:12:12,280 --> 01:12:13,880
because I think I can
get there more quickly
1189
01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:15,680
than following his trail."
1190
01:12:15,800 --> 01:12:18,120
He and my dad in fact
started right up
1191
01:12:18,240 --> 01:12:21,120
and went straight to
where my cousin was.
1192
01:12:22,440 --> 01:12:25,760
They saw where his tracks had
gone down into the crevasse,
1193
01:12:25,880 --> 01:12:27,760
and my uncle yelled,
1194
01:12:27,880 --> 01:12:33,080
"Victor." And he said, "Aud
old boy, is that you?"
1195
01:12:33,200 --> 01:12:35,400
He said it sounded like
the voice of angels.
1196
01:12:38,680 --> 01:12:41,800
He though he was dead. He had
been in there a long time
1197
01:12:41,920 --> 01:12:44,680
and he was probably at that
point almost unconscious.
1198
01:12:44,800 --> 01:12:47,160
They put ropes down
and pulled him out.
1199
01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:49,880
He's lucky he survived, and
he's lucky people found him,
1200
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:51,120
'cause there's no way
1201
01:12:51,240 --> 01:12:52,760
you can live very long
in that environment
1202
01:12:52,880 --> 01:12:54,480
when you're not
very well equipped
1203
01:12:54,600 --> 01:12:55,840
and not very well prepared.
1204
01:12:56,920 --> 01:13:01,280
He was brought by improvised
toboggan back down the mountain.
1205
01:13:01,400 --> 01:13:05,160
Newspaper articles said that
he had cuts and bruises,
1206
01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:08,000
but perhaps the
problems were worse.
1207
01:13:08,120 --> 01:13:12,200
Years later, his family
said he was still suffering
1208
01:13:12,320 --> 01:13:14,960
from problems related
to the fall.
1209
01:13:36,600 --> 01:13:38,840
The rest of the runners
continue the race.
1210
01:13:41,280 --> 01:13:43,400
As they come off
the Deming trail,
1211
01:13:43,520 --> 01:13:46,720
many of the runners are so
disoriented and delirious
1212
01:13:46,840 --> 01:13:48,760
that they run past their
waiting automobiles.
1213
01:14:06,000 --> 01:14:09,360
Drivers have to herd their
runners and even lash some of
1214
01:14:09,480 --> 01:14:12,120
them to their seats before
starting back to the city.
1215
01:14:26,280 --> 01:14:28,760
Huge crowds await the
runners back in Bellingham
1216
01:14:35,280 --> 01:14:38,000
The first through the Chamber
door is Paul Westerlund,
1217
01:14:38,120 --> 01:14:40,160
the runner who had
traversed the saddle.
1218
01:14:52,280 --> 01:14:55,200
The poor condition of the
returning runners is obvious.
1219
01:14:55,920 --> 01:14:58,280
It is not long
before Nathan Davis
1220
01:14:58,400 --> 01:15:01,640
and the contestants tell the
story of the botched race,
1221
01:15:01,760 --> 01:15:04,960
and of a runner
lost in a crevasse.
1222
01:15:16,760 --> 01:15:20,000
I can only say, hereafter
get someone else to
1223
01:15:20,120 --> 01:15:22,000
act as judge on the mountain.
1224
01:15:22,120 --> 01:15:24,000
I am done.
1225
01:15:30,880 --> 01:15:34,680
The marathon is won in a record
time of 9 hours and 39 minutes.
1226
01:15:34,800 --> 01:15:36,560
But who actually won the race?
1227
01:15:36,680 --> 01:15:38,080
Is it Paul Westerlund,
1228
01:15:38,200 --> 01:15:40,680
who crossed the saddle
to finish first?
1229
01:15:40,800 --> 01:15:44,560
Or is it John Magnuson, who
reached the summit only
1230
01:15:44,680 --> 01:15:47,280
to arrive in Bellingham
in third place?
1231
01:15:47,400 --> 01:15:49,760
Three and a half hours
behind Westerlund.
1232
01:15:49,880 --> 01:15:53,600
The Mount Baker club offers
a take-it-or-leave-it deal.
1233
01:15:53,720 --> 01:15:55,760
Barroom brawls break out over
1234
01:15:55,880 --> 01:15:57,880
which township should
be declared the winner,
1235
01:15:58,000 --> 01:15:59,560
and the runners
demand their awards.
1236
01:16:03,280 --> 01:16:05,480
If those summit
contestants make trouble,
1237
01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:08,480
I'll&I'll award the prizes
to the Saddle runners.
1238
01:16:08,600 --> 01:16:10,520
I will not change my ruling.
1239
01:16:13,960 --> 01:16:16,440
Everything that could
go wrong in 1913 did.
1240
01:16:16,560 --> 01:16:18,440
The people were
disappointed with the race.
1241
01:16:18,560 --> 01:16:20,840
The Mount Baker club was
financially strapped.
1242
01:16:20,960 --> 01:16:23,360
Runners were protesting
the results of the race.
1243
01:16:23,760 --> 01:16:25,040
And, to make things worse,
1244
01:16:25,160 --> 01:16:28,160
newspapers were calling the
marathons human horse races.
1245
01:16:32,760 --> 01:16:35,960
J.J. Donovan writes an open
letter to the newspaper.
1246
01:16:36,080 --> 01:16:39,760
The third marathon is over
and no runner is killed.
1247
01:16:39,880 --> 01:16:42,200
A fourth may not
be so lucky.
1248
01:16:43,080 --> 01:16:45,200
It is time to stop.
1249
01:16:46,880 --> 01:16:48,280
Without the
financial support
1250
01:16:48,400 --> 01:16:51,120
from Bellingham's
affluent society,
1251
01:16:51,240 --> 01:16:54,160
the Mount Baker
Marathon is bankrupted.
1252
01:17:02,880 --> 01:17:06,120
The town of Glacier,
seizing an opportunity to be
1253
01:17:06,240 --> 01:17:08,280
crowned gateway
to the mountain,
1254
01:17:08,400 --> 01:17:10,920
announces a
"Race for blood,"
1255
01:17:11,040 --> 01:17:14,680
doubling the marathon purse
to an astonishing $1,000,
1256
01:17:14,800 --> 01:17:16,680
to settle once and for all
1257
01:17:16,800 --> 01:17:21,040
who is the real winner
of the 1913 marathon.
1258
01:17:21,160 --> 01:17:23,120
Two runners are willing
to take up the challenge.
1259
01:17:23,240 --> 01:17:24,800
Paul Westerlund,
1260
01:17:24,920 --> 01:17:27,520
who feels he needs to
defend his name and title.
1261
01:17:27,640 --> 01:17:29,320
And Millard Burnside,
1262
01:17:29,440 --> 01:17:31,240
who abandoned the
race at the summit.
1263
01:17:31,360 --> 01:17:33,480
Burnside declares that if
he hadn't chosen to freeze
1264
01:17:33,600 --> 01:17:36,040
on the summit he would
have won the race.
1265
01:17:36,160 --> 01:17:37,600
The other contestants,
1266
01:17:37,720 --> 01:17:39,720
are too bitter and
disillusioned,
1267
01:17:39,840 --> 01:17:41,280
they refuse to compete.
1268
01:17:41,880 --> 01:17:45,920
In the early hours
of August 31, 1913,
1269
01:17:46,040 --> 01:17:47,280
the Number Three Special,
1270
01:17:47,400 --> 01:17:50,320
the train that had delivered
runners to Bellingham,
1271
01:17:50,440 --> 01:17:52,840
now delivers
spectators to Glacier.
1272
01:17:55,400 --> 01:17:59,480
The Sumas marching band plays
to a crowd of 15,000 people,
1273
01:17:59,600 --> 01:18:02,960
who surround the trailhead to
witness the historic event.
1274
01:18:05,320 --> 01:18:07,960
Not only does Paul
Westerlund win the match,
1275
01:18:08,080 --> 01:18:11,160
he also breaks all
previous trail records
1276
01:18:11,280 --> 01:18:14,800
with a staggering time of
6 hours and 2 minutes.
1277
01:18:14,920 --> 01:18:19,000
Millard Burnside limps
in 37 minutes later.
1278
01:18:20,280 --> 01:18:21,960
It will prove to
be the last time
1279
01:18:22,080 --> 01:18:25,040
a finish line is crossed
in a Mount Baker Marathon.
1280
01:18:30,280 --> 01:18:32,040
It would have continued
if the management
1281
01:18:32,160 --> 01:18:34,160
had been good all
the way through.
1282
01:18:34,400 --> 01:18:36,640
A great deal of the trouble
that closed those marathons
1283
01:18:36,760 --> 01:18:40,120
was the fact that people
were afraid of subjecting
1284
01:18:40,240 --> 01:18:42,840
these runners to such
great hardships.
1285
01:18:42,960 --> 01:18:47,080
So, it could have kept just
the same as an annual event,
1286
01:18:47,200 --> 01:18:49,640
which would have drawn
tremendous crowds.
1287
01:18:50,400 --> 01:18:52,760
Well, the first race or two
they didn't care whether
1288
01:18:52,880 --> 01:18:54,160
they had any money or not.
1289
01:18:54,280 --> 01:18:56,120
They weren't interested
in the money part of it.
1290
01:18:56,240 --> 01:18:57,920
They were just interested
in getting up Mount Baker
1291
01:18:58,040 --> 01:18:59,400
and back the quickest.
1292
01:18:59,520 --> 01:19:02,720
It was a big event, and it
continued to be a big event
1293
01:19:02,840 --> 01:19:03,920
for two or three years
1294
01:19:04,040 --> 01:19:06,600
until it began to
get commercialized,
1295
01:19:06,720 --> 01:19:10,400
and the professional
racers came up here.
1296
01:19:10,520 --> 01:19:13,440
And then, well, my cousin
fell in a crevasse,
1297
01:19:13,560 --> 01:19:16,000
and a couple different
things happened,
1298
01:19:16,120 --> 01:19:17,880
and the interest
kind of died out.
1299
01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:19,840
and they just dropped
it that's all.
1300
01:19:34,280 --> 01:19:37,160
More than a century
has past since
1301
01:19:37,280 --> 01:19:40,360
the Mountain Runners attempted
to conquer the summit.
1302
01:19:40,800 --> 01:19:44,160
Their names and faces
have faded with time.
1303
01:19:44,680 --> 01:19:48,760
For every man who succeeded,
there were far more who failed,
1304
01:19:49,080 --> 01:19:53,880
and still, the mountain,
Koma Kulshan,
1305
01:19:54,680 --> 01:19:56,120
beckons . . .
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