To The Top of Denali: Climbing Adventures on North America's Highest Peak - Softcover

Sherwonit, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882408941 ISBN 13: 9780882408941

Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books, 2012

Synopsis

In this revised and updated third edition, Bill Sherwonit brings to life the adventure, heroism, triumph, and tragedy of climbing North America's highest peak, Denali. He offers great insight and tales of daring adventure for both experienced climbers and armchair explorers who wonder why people climb mountains. The book contains stores about some of the best known personalities associated with the mountain --- from Bradford Washburn to Vern Tejas. Sherwonit has added new records and climbing data along with some stories of new faces who have attempted the climb. He also updated the Park Service rules regarding climbing Denali.

About this title

From the Author:

Special thanks to Art Davidson for writing the foreword and providing inspiration; to Bradford Washburn for sharing his McKinley expertise, and to Daryl Miller for his gracious help while I worked on the revised edition of this book. 

From the Back Cover:

"Well-crafted narrative....The overall effect makes the reader feel like an eyewitness to the events." ---"Climbing "Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0882408941
• ISBN 13: 9780882408941
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 374