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- ↑ Roberts, David (2005). On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0743255189.
- ↑ Spaulding, Stephen (1986). "Hesperus". American Alpine Journal . 28 (60). American Alpine Club.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Roberts, David S. (1968). "First Ascents in the Revelation Mountains". American Alpine Journal. 16 (1). American Alpine Club.
- ↑ Green, Stewart M. and Chris Van Leuven, "Emotional Atrophy in the Revelation Range," The Alpinist, 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2 Dec. 2017.
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- Wood, Michael; Coombs, Colby (2001). Alaska: a climbing guide. The Mountaineers.
- Revelation Mountains on Topozone