num_pages: 272
description: Denalis 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 Alaskas Mount McKinleyknown to the locals as Denalione 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. In Denalis Howl Hall reveals the full story of an expedition facing conditions conclusively established here for the first time: At an elevation of nearly 20000 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 Denalis Howl is the story of those caught outside it trying to save themHalls father among them. The book gives readers a detailed look at the culture of climbing then and now and raises uncomfortable questions about each player in this tragedy. Was enough done to rescue the climbers or were their fates sealed when they ascended into the path of this unprecedented storm?
language: English
title: Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
publisher: Dutton