Mount McKinley : The Conquest of Denali

by Bradford Washburn

Hardcover, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

796.5

Tags

mountains, climbing history, denali

Genres

Collection

Read but unowned

Description

Mount McKinley (also known as Denali, its Indian name) - is the highest peak in North America (20,320 feet) and has for more than 100 years been one of the world's great mountaineering challenges. This is the story of its conquest and of the repeated failures to reach its summit.

Subjects

McKinley, Mount (Alaska) Description and travel
McKinley, Mount (Alaska) Pictorial works
Mountaineering Alaska McKinley, Mount History
Mountaineering McKinley, Mount History

Language

English

ISBN

0810981947 / 9780810981942

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