To the Top of Denali
by Sherwonit, BillFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1990-11-01
Publisher(s): Alaska Northwest Books
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Summary
Complete with historic and contemporary photos and maps, this exciting collection of stories brings alive the challenges and triumphs of climbing North America's highest peak.
Table of Contents
| Forword | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| The Mountain | p. 1 |
| The Pioneers | p. 7 |
| The Sourdough Expedition, 1910 | p. 25 |
| Hudson Stuck and the First Ascent, 1913 | p. 41 |
| The 1932 Expeditions: Carpe and Lindley-Liek | p. 61 |
| Bradford Washburn and the West Buttress | p. 81 |
| Cassin's conquest of the South Face, 1961 | p. 125 |
| The First Winter Ascent, 1967 | p. 137 |
| The Wilcox Expedition Disaster, 1967 | p. 173 |
| Winter Solo Ascents: Waterman, Uemura, and Johnston | p. 207 |
| Winter Solo Ascents: Tejas and Staeheli | p. 233 |
| The Deadliest Season, 1992 | p. 271 |
| Climber Self-Sufficiency and Rescues | p. 287 |
| Mountain of Trash | p. 307 |
| Guiding on McKinley | p. 321 |
| Looking to the Future | p. 339 |
| Notes | p. 344 |
| Glossary | p. 352 |
| Alaska Climbers Hall of Fame | p. 355 |
| Mount McKinley Firsts | p. 356 |
| Winter Ascents of Mount McKinley Through 1999 | p. 357 |
| Denali National Park and Preserve Climbing Services | p. 358 |
| Bibliography | p. 360 |
| Index | p. 363 |
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