Chasing Denali : The Sourdoughs, Cheechakos, and Frauds behind the Most Unbelievable Feat in Mountaineering
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1493035193
ISBN-13
9781493035199
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint
The Lyons Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2018
Print length
184 Pages
Weight
426 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 15.80 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Natural historyWalking, hiking, trekking
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The history of mountaineering began on Denali with the legendary story of four gold miners (called “Sourdoughs” because they carried sourdough starter with them at all times) who claimed to have summited after climbing more than 8,000 feet of steep snow and ice, then back down again—all in a single and incredibly dangerous day in 1910. Lugging a 25-pound, 14-foot flagpole to mark their success, they took on North America’s highest peak using sheet metal crampons, coal shovels, hatchets, and alpenstocks to balance their way up the mountain. Was the expedition a success or a hoax? Denali climber Jon Waterman brings this colorful mountaineering mystery to life.
The history of mountaineering began on Denali with the legendary story of four gold miners (called “Sourdoughs” because they carried sourdough starter with them at all times) who claimed to have summited after climbing more than 8,000 feet of steep snow and ice, then back down again—all in a single and incredibly dangerous day in 1910. Lugging a 25-pound, 14-foot flagpole to mark their success, they took on North America’s highest peak using sheet metal crampons, coal shovels, hatchets, and alpenstocks to balance their way up the mountain. Was the expedition a success or a hoax? Denali climber Jon Waterman brings this colorful mountaineering mystery to life.
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