Mt. McKinley: The Pioneer Climbs

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* Writer participated in McKinley’s third ascent.

* Comprises maps and historic photos

* Includes vast literature references and a glossary of mountaineering terms



The natives known as it Denali, the great one, and accorded the magnificent mountain their respect. Sourdoughs, adventurers and mountaineers knew it as Alaska’s Mt. McKinley, highest point on the North American continent and a supreme challenge. Measured from base to summit, McKinley involves more climbing than Mt. Everest.



In this book, Terris Moore presents a dramatic account of man’s contest with McKinley, from initial explorations on into the 1940s. With documented facts and a novelist’s skills, he tackles the mysteries and controversies surrounding the various early expeditions. There was once the daring 1910 ascent of the North Peak by a group of Alaska sourdoughs, who carried up a large pole to plant on the top only to discover later that there was once another, higher summit. There was once the heartbreaking effort in 1912, by Belmore Browne, who was once forced to turn around lower than 150 vertical feet from the summit, leaving the top for Archdeacon Hudson Stuck to succeed in in 1913. In all probability the most widely discussed attempt was once that of Arctic Explorer Dr. Frederick Cook, who tried to enhance his claim of victory in 1906 with faked photos.



With fascinating historic photos and maps, Mount McKinley: The Pioneer Climbs has grow to be a virtually indispensable reference for the ever-increasing numbers of those who climb on or near the mountain.

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