During World War II, Carter assisted in the creation and training of the 10th Mountain Division. He translated material in German, French, Spanish, and Italian for use in writing the first Army manuals on mountain warfare, and developing equipment. Carter also interrogated German and Japanese POWs. In 1945, Carter was awarded a Commendation for Meritorious Civilian Service for his wartime service.
After receiving a master's degree from Middlebury College in 1947, Carter returned to Milton Academy, where he taught French, German and Spanish until his retirement in 1979. He also founded the school's Ski and Mountaineering Club, which has become the H. Adams Carter Outdoor Program. Carter often used his second home in Jefferson, New Hampshire as a base camp for school trips to the White Mountains.
Carter served as an officer of the American Alpine Club from 1954 to 1958 and as editor of the American Alpine Journal from 1960 to 1995. Under his tenure as editor the Journal became one of the pre-eminent worldwide journals of record for mountaineering. He continued to participate in mountaineering expeditions, including one to survey Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) in 1956, several trips to the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, and a second expedition to Nanda Devi in 1976, which he co-led with Louis Reichardt and Willi Unsoeld.
Due to his long work as editor of the American Alpine Journal, Carter became an important chronicler of mountaineering.[2]
adams, carter, hubert, adams, carter, june, 1914, april, 1995, american, mountaineer, language, teacher, editor, american, alpine, journal, years, commendation, merioious, civilian, service, contents, biography, notable, ascents, references, external, linksbio. Hubert Adams Ad Carter June 6 1914 April 1 1995 was an American mountaineer language teacher and was editor of the American Alpine Journal for 35 years Commendation for Merioious Civilian Service Contents 1 Biography 2 Notable ascents 3 References 4 External linksBiography editCarter was born in Newton Massachusetts in 1914 and made his first ascent of Mount Washington 1 917 metres at the age of five 1 He graduated from Milton Academy in Milton Massachusetts in 1932 and from Harvard College in 1936 In 1934 Carter participated with Bradford Washburn in the first ascent of Mount Crillon 3 879 m in Alaska In 1936 he was a member of the British American Himalayan Expedition that made the first ascent of Nanda Devi 7 816 m in India which remained the highest mountain ever climbed until 1950 Carter also became a member of the United States Ski Team competing in the Alpine World Skiing Championships in 1937 and the Panamerican championships in 1938 During World War II Carter assisted in the creation and training of the 10th Mountain Division He translated material in German French Spanish and Italian for use in writing the first Army manuals on mountain warfare and developing equipment Carter also interrogated German and Japanese POWs In 1945 Carter was awarded a Commendation for Meritorious Civilian Service for his wartime service After receiving a master s degree from Middlebury College in 1947 Carter returned to Milton Academy where he taught French German and Spanish until his retirement in 1979 He also founded the school s Ski and Mountaineering Club which has become the H Adams Carter Outdoor Program Carter often used his second home in Jefferson New Hampshire as a base camp for school trips to the White Mountains Carter served as an officer of the American Alpine Club from 1954 to 1958 and as editor of the American Alpine Journal from 1960 to 1995 Under his tenure as editor the Journal became one of the pre eminent worldwide journals of record for mountaineering He continued to participate in mountaineering expeditions including one to survey Ojos del Salado 6 893 m in 1956 several trips to the Cordillera Blanca in Peru and a second expedition to Nanda Devi in 1976 which he co led with Louis Reichardt and Willi Unsoeld Due to his long work as editor of the American Alpine Journal Carter became an important chronicler of mountaineering 2 Notable ascents edit1934 East Ridge above the Plateau Mount Crillon Fairweather Range Alaska USA FA of peak with Bradford Washburn summit attained July 19 1934 3 References edit In Memoriam H Adams Carter 1914 1995 American Alpine Journal Golden CO USA American Alpine Club 1996 Retrieved 17 April 2019 Eberhard Jurgalski de 2008 History of chronicles 8000ers com retrieved 9 May 2015 Washburn Bradford 1995 Mount Crillon Sixty One Years Ago American Alpine Journal Golden CO USA American Alpine Club 37 69 22 30 ISBN 0 930410 43 2 Retrieved 17 April 2019 External links editintroduction to the H Adams Carter Papers collection at the Denver Public Library description of the H Adams Carter Outdoor Program at Milton Academy PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H Adams Carter amp oldid 1065055586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
