Fred Beckey, Jim Bridwell, Riccardo Cassin, Art Davidson, Royal Robbins, David Roberts, Bradford Washburn, Jon Waterman, and more have made highly acclaimed ascents in Alaska and have written enthralling accounts of their adventures. This anthology of Alaska climbing stories gives voice to Alaska's great peaks and to the people who have climbed them.
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Sherwonit has proven his exciting adventure-writing ability most recently in Alaska's Accessible Wilderness (Alaska Northwest, 1996). Here, he demonstrates his perspicacious appreciation of other writers' craft in a riveting anthology that highlights the state's challenging mountain peaks. Through firsthand accounts of mountain experiences the enticement of Alaska's peaks becomes tangible to the reader. Each piece effectively captures the intensity of the undertaking and the emotions and challenges relating to a climb. Sherwonit conveniently divides the material into four geographical areas that allow for a greater focus and comparison of approaches and techniques. He has put together a fine compendium of mountain literature highlights.?Jo-Anne Mary
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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""A riveting anthology that highlights the state's challenging mountain peaks...through firsthand accounts."
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On July 16, 1741, Danish explorer Vitus Bering and his St. Peter crew, on an expedition for Russian czar Peter the Great, spotted "high snow-covered mountains...among them a high volcano" on their northern horizon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ice rib, summit ice field, mountaineering feat, mountaineering literature, mercurial barometer, final camp, hanging glacier, fixed ropes, winter ascent, steep ice, climbing party Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mount Hunter, North America, Devils Thumb, Alaska Range, Mount Doonerak, New York, British Columbia, David Roberts, Lituya Bay, Moose's Tooth, Bombardment Creek, Brooks Range, Newton Glacier, North Peak, Sourdough Expedition, Bradford Washburn, Denali Pass, Mount Logan, United States, Fred Beckey, Don Sheldon, Kahiltna Glacier, Kennicott Glacier, Mount Fairweather, Mount Newton New!
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On July 16, 1741, Danish explorer Vitus Bering and his St. Peter crew, on an expedition for Russian czar Peter the Great, spotted "high snow-covered mountains...among them a high volcano" on their northern horizon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ice rib, summit ice field, mountaineering feat, mountaineering literature, mercurial barometer, final camp, hanging glacier, fixed ropes, winter ascent, steep ice, climbing party Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mount Hunter, North America, Devils Thumb, Alaska Range, Mount Doonerak, New York, British Columbia, David Roberts, Lituya Bay, Moose's Tooth, Bombardment Creek, Brooks Range, Newton Glacier, North Peak, Sourdough Expedition, Bradford Washburn, Denali Pass, Mount Logan, United States, Fred Beckey, Don Sheldon, Kahiltna Glacier, Kennicott Glacier, Mount Fairweather, Mount Newton New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Ascent of Denali: A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America (Mount Mckinley : a Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America) by Hudson Stuck on 7 pages
- The Mountain of My Fear by David Roberts on 6 pages
- Fifty Classic Climbs by Steve Roper on 5 pages
- High & Wild: Essays and Photographs on Wilderness Adventure by Galen A. Rowell on 5 pages
- Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains by Jon Krakauer on 4 pages
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- Alaska: A Climbing Guide (Climbing Guides) by Michael Wood on 5 pages
- To the Top of Denali: Climbing Adventures on North America's Highest Peak by Bill Sherwonit in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska 4th ed by Lynn Readicker-Henderson on page 99
- Pacific High: Adventures In The Coast Ranges From Baja To Alaska (A Shearwater Book) by Tim Palmer in Back Matter
- Lonely Planet Arctic (Lonely Planet Greenland & the Artic) by Deanna Swaney on page 101
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