Synopsis
Presents the real-life story of the only female member of a expedition, frostbitten and nearly out of food, to reach the summit of Mt. McKinley in Alaska, after the worst storm on record took the lives of eleven people. BOMC Alt. Tour.
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About the Author
Ruth Anne Kocour is a veteran mountaineer with nine international summits under her belt (including Mt. McKinley, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Nevado Illimani, and Mt. Elbrus). She is an artist by avocation and lives in Galena, Nevada.
Michael Hodgson, a former mountain guide, is an editor for Outdoor Retailer magazine and also writes for Men's Health and Outside, to name a few. Like Ruth Anne, he continues to seek the wilder side of any mountain. This is his sixteenth book.
Michael Hodgson, a former mountain guide, is an editor for Outdoor Retailer magazine and also writes for Men's Health and Outside, to name a few. Like Ruth Anne, he continues to seek the wilder side of any mountain. This is his sixteenth book.
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