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On high: the quirky preacher who first conquered America's mightiest peak.(Hudson Stuck's ascent of Mount McKinley)
When gold was discovered in the United States territory of Alaska in the 1870s, the prospectors found that the north and south of the territory were divided by an unbroken range of sharp mountain peaks. On clear days, a colossal dome could be seen rising from the center, white and shining, far higher than anything around it.
Native Alaskans knew it simply as "the big one," and it remained unnamed until 1897. That year prospector William Dickey wrote an account of his Alaska travels for the New York Sun. He told of dangerous river journeys, fierce timber wolves, and monstrous bears that broke windows and climbed into cabins. But most of all he had been impressed ...
- GEOQUEST.(Mount McKinley)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication March 9, 2001 700+ words
...Peak, which measures 20,320 feet. In June, 1913, the Rev. Hudson Stuck and Harry P. Karstens led a party to the top of the South Peak--the...each year. What is the official U.S. name of this mountain? ANSWER Mount McKinley
- Mount McKinley
- Reference information from: The New York Public Library Book of Popular Americana Tad Tuleja January 1, 1994 700+ words
00-00-0000 Mount McKinley Mount McKinley See Mount MCKINLEY.
- SPEEDUS.COM Mount McKinley Team Broadcasting History Making Transmissions To...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 1, 2000 700+ words
...Internet via satellite from its own Mount McKinley Expedition team. The Company broadcast...Talkeeta, Alaska, the staging area for Mount McKinley climbs. Hampered by poor weather conditions...dramatically better viewing experience. Mount McKinley, commonly called Denali by climbers...
- Caribou, tundra, whitewater, Mount McKinley ... Alaska adventures.
- Magazine article from: Sunset June 1, 1987 700+ words
Caribou, tundra, whitewater, Mount McKinley . . . Alaska adventures Denali National...snow-creased peaks crowned by snowy Mount McKinley, highest peak in North America. The...glacierfed Nenana River, flightsee over Mount McKinley, or go on day walks or backpacks into...
- Dangling at 19,000 Feet.(rescue at Alaska's Mount McKinley)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Hammer, Joshua July 6, 1998 700+ words
...beneath the 20,320-foot summit of Mount McKinley, Martin Spooner huddled inside his...freeze." The majesty and menace of Mount McKinley--or Denali, as natives call it...midst of a boom that bas transformed. Mount McKinley from an isolated outpost into a mountaineering...
- Surviving 'The Great One': Rescue "rock stars" maintain a battle with...
- Magazine article from: Airman Dendy, Tech.Sgt. John B., IV October 1, 2001 700+ words
...climbed carefully over the layers of Mount McKinley's clouds while skirting the glacier...rescued a climber 14,400 feet up Mount McKinley. That's the record altitude for...s what attracts most visitors to Mount McKinley in the huge Denali National Park and...
- SPEEDUS.COM Mount McKinley Team First to Test Streaming of Live Expedition...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 26, 2000 700+ words
...SPEEDUS.COM, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPDE) today announced its Mount McKinley expedition, which will begin in Alaska on Monday, May...members of National Mountain Rescue Guard of the former USSR. Mount McKinley, commonly called Denali by climbers, is located between...
- AWESOME VIEWS OF MOUNT MCKINLEY NEW HOTEL'S CLAIM TO FAME.(Getaways)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) May 29, 1997 700+ words
...silhouettes on the furniture and in-your-face views of Mount McKinley from the main lodge, Princess Tours' new $25 million...Denali State Park. Princess picked the spot - 42 miles from Mount McKinley - for one main reason: ``The view of the mountain is...
Source: HighBeam Research, On high: the quirky preacher who first conquered America's mightiest...