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Tyree
2005
Mount Tyree is the second highest mountain
in Antarctica, rising to 15,918 feet
(4,852 meters). It is situated in the
Sentinel Range, north of Minnesota Glacier
which forms the northern half of the
Ellsworth Mountains. Tyree is a little
over eight miles to the northwest of
Vinson Massif, the highest peak on the
continent at 16,077 feet (4,897m).
Mt. Tyree
was discovered in 1958, and named for Rear
Admiral David M. Tyree, commander of the
U.S. Naval Support Force in Antarctica
(April, 1959 to November, 1962).
The still
unclimbed south face is 6,562 feet (2,000
meters), and the highest wall in
Antarctica.
This
November, Doug Stoup and Kristoffer
Erickson will attempt an alpine route up
the southeast face of Tyree.
Coordinates:
78°24' S
85°55' W
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Mt.
Tyree, Antarctica
