Mount McKinley in
Alaska is the highest
mountain peak in
North America, at a height of approximately
6194 m (20,320 feet). It is known as
Denali, which means "the great one" in the
Athabascan language. McKinley is the centerpiece of
Denali National Park[?].
A 1903 claim of a first ascent by Dr. Frederick Cook[?] was later proven fraudulent, and the first real ascent came on June 7, 1913 by a party led by Hudson Stuck[?]. In 1947, Barbara Washburn[?] became the first woman to reach the summit. The mountain is regularly climbed today, although it is still a dangerous undertaking, and there have been many fatalies.
- Dow Scoggins[?], Discovering Denali[?]
- R. J. Secor[?], Denali Climbing Guide[?] (Stackpole Books[?], 1998) ISBN 0811727173
- Bradford Washburn[?] et al Mount McKinley: The Conquest of Denali[?] (Harry N. Abrams[?], 1991) ISBN 0810936119
- Colby Coombs[?] and Bradford Washburn[?], Denali's West Buttress: A Climber's Guide to Mount McKinley's Classic Route[?]
- Jonathan Waterman[?], Surviving Denali: A Study of Accidents on Mount McKinley 1903-1990[?] (American Alpine Club[?], 1991)
- Jonathan Waterman[?], In the Shadow of Denali: Life and Death on Alaska's Mt. McKinley[?] (1994)
- Art Davidson[?], Minus 148 Degrees: The First Winter Ascent of Mount McKinley[?], 3rd ed. (Mountaineers Books[?], 1999) ISBN 0898866871