Denali's howl : the deadliest climbing disaster on America's wildest peak
Hall, Andy2014
Book
In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to locals as Denali, 'The High One' - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. Journalist Andy Hall grew up in the mountain's shadow, the son of the ranger on duty at the time of the tragedy, and has spent years tracking down survivors, lost documents and recordings of radio communications to piece together the chain of events. In this book, Hall reveals the full story of an expedition facing conditions conclusively established here for the first time: At an elevation of nearly 20,000 feet, these young men endured an 'arctic super blizzard,' with howling winds of up to 300 miles an hour and wind chill that freezes flesh solid in minutes.
Main title:
Author:
Hall, Andy, author
Imprint:
London : Bantam Press, 2014.
Collation:
xiii, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780593074459 (hbk)9781473510043 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
796.5'22'097983
Language:
English
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BRN:
101024