Bob Marshall

Bob Marshall on the summit of North Doonerak Peak (c1930s), Gates of the Arctic

Courtesy of the Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley

Quick Facts

Significance:

Wilderness Advocate

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

1901

Date of Death:

1939

During the summer of 1929, Bob undertook several expeditions exploring the Brooks Range by boat and on foot. He named many of the mountains and streams in the Central Brooks Range, the most famous of which is the “Gates of the Arctic,” a dramatic location where two tall mountains (Boreal Mountain and Frigid Crags) frame the North Fork of the Koyukuk River. Entering through this “gate,” Marshall felt as though you were entering into the Arctic, and “leaving the world of man behind.”

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