The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) / A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest / Peak in North America
by Hudson Stuck
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About This Book
Hudson Stuck was the Episcopalian Archdeacon of the Yukon. With three companions he made the first ascent of Mt. McKinley-the 20,320 foot tall sount summit of Denali. They statrted in March, arrived at the approaches in April, and by May they were at their base camp, where a late storm kept them in their tents for three weeks readig Shakespeare, history, theology, philisophy, and science. They reached the summit near mid-day on June 7, 1913.
Chapters (204)
- THE ASCENT OF DENALI
- (MOUNT McKINLEY)
- A NARRATIVE OF THE FIRST COMPLETE ASCENT OF THE HIGHEST PEAK IN NORTH AMERICA
- HUDSON STUCK, D.D.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE ASCENT OF DENALI
- CHAPTER I
- PREPARATION AND APPROACH
- CHAPTER II
- THE MULDROW GLACIER
- CHAPTER III
- THE NORTHEAST RIDGE
- CHAPTER IV
- THE GRAND BASIN
- CHAPTER V
- THE ULTIMATE HEIGHT
- CHAPTER VI
- THE RETURN
- CHAPTER VII
- THE HEIGHT OF DENALI, WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE READINGS ON THE SUMMIT AND DURING THE ASCENT
- DENALI (MOUNT McKINLEY)
- ALTITUDES OF CAMPING STATIONS
- CHAPTER VIII
- EXPLORATIONS OF THE DENALI REGION AND PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT ITS ASCENT
- Doctor Cook’s Attempts
- The Pioneer Ascent
- The Parker-Browne Expedition
- CHAPTER IX
- THE NAMES PLACED UPON THE MOUNTAIN BY THE AUTHOR
- FOOTNOTES:
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