Austin S. Post (16 March 1922 – 12 November 2012[2]) was a photographer, glaciologist, and mountaineer known for his aerial photography of the mountains and glaciers of North America, particularly the North Cascades of Washington and Glacier Bay, Alaska.
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 Austin Post visits Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park to examine glacier change, September 8 2003[1] | |
| Born | 16 March 1922 |
| Died | 12 November 2012 (aged 90) |
| Known for | Aerial photography of the mountains glaciers of North America |
Post worked for many years as a research scientist for the United States Geological Survey and was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks in 2004, despite not having graduated from high school.[3][4] Many of his photographs were used in the Cascade Alpine Guide series by Fred Beckey.[5][6][7] Post named Bradford Washburn as a photographic influence.[3] He lived on Vashon Island, Washington.[3]
Selected publications
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- Post, Austin; Don Richardson; Wendell V. Tangborn; F. L. Rosselot (1971). Geological Survey Professional Paper 705—A: Inventory of Glaciers in the North Cascades, Washington. United States Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/pp705A. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- Brugman, Melinda M.; Austin Post (1981). USGS Circular 850-D: Effects of Volcanism on the Glaciers of Mount St. Helens. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- Post, Austin; LaChapelle, Edward R. (2000) [1971]. Glacier Ice (2nd ed.). University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-97910-0.
Selected ascents
edit- First ascent of the Southeast Ridge of the White Princess, Eastern Alaska Range, 1950, Austin Post, Gottfried Ehrenburg, Don MacAskill, Lawrence E. Nielsen[8]
References
edit- ^ Karpilo, Ronald. "Retired U.S. Geological Survey glaciologist and photographer Austin Post". Alamy. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Austin S. Post Obituary." The New York Times, 29 November 2012.
- ^ a b c Scurlock, John (Summer 2007). "Austin Post: Legendary Chronicler of Glaciers". Northwest Mountaineering Journal (4). Archived from the original on 25 September 2008.
- ^ "Vashon Island scientist's lifelong love affair with glaciers". Seattle Times. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ Beckey, Fred (2000) [1973]. Columbia River to Stevens Pass. Cascade Alpine Guide. Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). Seattle, Washington: Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0-89886-577-8.
- ^ Beckey, Fred (2003) [1973]. Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass. Cascade Alpine Guide. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Seattle, Washington: Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0-89886-152-7.
- ^ Beckey, Fred (1995) [1981]. Rainy Pass to Fraser River. Cascade Alpine Guide. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). Seattle, Washington: Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0-89886-423-2.
- ^ Nielsen, Lawrence E. (1952). "Eastern Alaska Range". American Alpine Journal: 362–364. ISSN 0065-6925.
External links
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- Austin Post[permanent dead link] at the USGS Publications Warehouse
- Austin Post at the USGS Photographic Library
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