Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time. In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley-known to the locals as Denali-one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. Journalist Andy Hall, son of the park superintendent at the time, investigates the tragedy. He spent years tracking down survivors, lost documents, and recordings of radio communications. He 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. All this without the high-tech gear and equipment climbers use today. As well as the story of the men caught inside the storm, Denali's Howl is the story of those caught outside it trying to save them-Hall's father among them.
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ISBN:9780525954064 (hardback)
ISBN:0525954066 (hardback)
Physical Description:print xiii, 252 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher:New York, New York :Dutton,[2014].
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-244) and index.
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A stranger in the wilderness -- Those who came before -- What makes an expedition? -- A dozen kids -- Trouble at the base -- From a crevasse to brotherhood -- A run for it -- Four months before and 15,000 feet below -- Howling -- Split apart -- An ice ax in the snow -- Whose son? -- What changed -- Thirty years after -- Memory in a lifetime.
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