The Seventymile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley

The Seventymile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley

The true story of the 1913 first ascent of Denali — not from the famous leader's perspective but from Harry Karstens, the frontier guide who actually got the expedition to the summit. A correction to the historical record.
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Publisher Mountaineer Books
Published 2013
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