Burge Bickford

An ascent of 'The Tooth' via the South-east Face. The film was made by Burge Bickford and Lyman Boyer. It features Jim Crooks leading Fred Beckey on a rock climbing ascent of the southeast face of The Tooth, near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. At the summit, the climbers find a brass tube with a Mountaineers register book inside. Illustrates Cascade Mountains climbing just before World War II. The leader never places any protection such as pitons or slings. The film focuses on the climbers' hand and foot work intermixed with mountain views.

On the Lighthouse Tower climb, a short but difficult ascent, Fred Beckey, Joe Hieb, Pete Schoening, and Ralph 'Dick' Widrig demonstrate most of the varied techniques employed in advanced rock climbing. Includes the use of pitons for safety and direct aid, expansion bolts for safety, line throwing, shoulder stands, and a prusik-knot rope ascent. This film was photographed by Burge Bickford and Ira Spring.