▁mountain ▁in ▁the ▁Sun w apt a ▁River ▁Valley ▁of ▁Jas per ▁National ▁Park , ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁Canada , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁The ▁mountain ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁J . ▁Mon roe ▁Thor ington , ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁C rom well ' s ▁many ▁first ▁asc ents ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Rock ies , ▁including ▁his ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁first ▁as cent ▁of ▁his ▁names ake ▁mountain . ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁as cent ▁of ▁Mount ▁C rom well , ▁C rom well ▁was ▁a ▁member , ▁and ▁base ▁camp ▁commander , ▁of ▁the ▁trag ic ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁American ▁Kar ak or am ▁expedition ▁to ▁K 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁C rom well ▁and ▁two ▁fellow ▁expedition ▁leaders ▁were ▁imp licated ▁in ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁mis communic ation ▁and ▁poor ▁dec isions ▁which ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁four ▁expedition ▁clim bers . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁K 2 ▁expedition , ▁C rom well ▁re located ▁to ▁Z erm atte , ▁Switzerland ▁until ▁the ▁ 7 0 ' s , ▁then ▁re located ▁to ▁Inter la ken , ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁facts ▁ ▁Ste pson ▁of ▁Edward ▁T . ▁St otes bury ▁ ▁Bro ther ▁of ▁Louise ▁C rom well ▁Bro oks , ▁and ▁James ▁H . ▁R . ▁C rom well ▁ ▁Form er ▁brother - in - law ▁of ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur , ▁Dor is ▁Duke ,