The White Death : Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone
by McKay Jenkins
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 13
- 9780375503030
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In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be discovered until the following June. The White Death is the riveting account of that fated climb and of the breathtakingly heroic rescue attempt that ensued.In the spirit of Peter Matthiessen and John McPhee, McKay Jenkins interweaves a harrowing narrative with an astonishing expanse of relevant knowledge ranging from the history of mountain climbing to the science of snow. Evocative and moving, this fascinating book is a humbling account of man at his most intrepid and nature at its most indomitable.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Title
- The White Death : Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone
- Author
- McKay Jenkins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 037550303X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375503030
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
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