I would assume that the pronunciation is the English version ("ka-but") rather than the French version ("ka-bow"). According to Steve Smith's 4,000 Footer book, this mountain was named in honor of Sebastian Cabot who was an English sea captain who explored along the coast of New England in the sixteenth century.To settle a discussion between a friend and I. Is it pronounced (pardon the bad approximations)- ka-but or ka-bow? Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for answers.
Nevermind the cheese, the Cabots were one of the "first families of Boston" that gave rise to the terms blue-blooded and Boston Brahmin.
"Here's to dear old Boston, The home of the bean and the cod, Where Lowells speak only to Cabots, And Cabots speak only to God."
"Here's to dear old Boston, The home of the bean and the cod, Where Lowells speak only to Cabots, And Cabots speak only to God."
I never knew there was controversy about the pronunciation of Tripoli Road.
Kim Stanley Robinson's The Martians has an account of a climb of Olympus Mons. KSR has a climbing background but I don't know how recent; I find it hard to believe a Red would be using pitons instead of clean pro.And to keep this all hiking related Mars is home to Olympus Mons, the tallest known volcano in the solar system, and is three times taller than Everest......but I think you will need more than a few sherpas and supplemental oxygen to get yourself up this peak.
Actually, it's Tri-po-lie, but only a few folks still call it that.Try-po-lee? Not feeling it.
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