Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak by Andy Hall

Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak by Andy Hall

Author:Andy Hall [Hall, Andy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-06-12T00:00:00+00:00


Wed. July 19. Strong winds all [last] night until noon—Northern storm moves in and dumps a foot of snow during afternoon and night. No contact with High Camp at 8:00 P.M. Becoming a little concerned.

When breaks in the snowstorm allowed glimpses up the Harper Glacier, Wilcox looked toward Camp VII in vain hoping to see a line of seven forms moving down through the swirling snow. Instead he saw a pale landscape devoid of detail save the spindrift dancing on the wind.

At 17,200 feet on the West Buttress, the Western States Expedition realized something unusual was occurring. Louis Reichardt’s journal entry on Tuesday night says:



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