▁R MS ▁Luc ania . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁as cent ▁of ▁Mount ▁Luc ania ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁by ▁Brad ford ▁W ash burn ▁and ▁Robert ▁H icks ▁B ates . ▁They ▁used ▁an ▁air plane ▁to ▁reach ▁Wal sh ▁Gla cier , ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level ; ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁air ▁support ▁for ▁mount aine ering ▁was ▁novel ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁W ash burn ▁called ▁upon ▁Bob ▁Re e ve , ▁a ▁famous ▁Al ask an ▁bush ▁pilot , ▁who ▁later ▁replied ▁by ▁cable ▁to ▁W ash burn , ▁" Any where ▁you ' ll ▁ride , ▁I ' ll ▁fly ". ▁ ▁The ▁ski - equ ipped ▁Fair child ▁F - 5 1 ▁made ▁several ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁landing ▁site ▁on ▁the ▁gla cier ▁without ▁event ▁in ▁May , ▁but ▁on ▁landing ▁with ▁W ash burn ▁and ▁B ates ▁in ▁June , ▁the ▁plane ▁s ank ▁into ▁un season al ▁sl ush . ▁ ▁W ash burn , ▁B ates ▁and ▁Re e ve ▁pressed ▁hard ▁for ▁five ▁days ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁air plane ▁out ▁and ▁Re e ve ▁was ▁eventually ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁air plane ▁air bor ne ▁with ▁all ▁excess ▁weight ▁removed ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁a ▁smooth ▁ice fall ▁with ▁a ▁ste ep ▁drop . ▁ ▁W ash burn ▁and ▁B ates ▁continued ▁on ▁foot ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁first ▁as cent ▁of ▁Luc ania , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁ep ic ▁descent ▁and ▁journey ▁to ▁civil ization , ▁they ▁h ik