Denali's Howl

The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak

By: Andy Hall

Narrated by: Jim Manchester

Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.

In 1967, 12 young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali—one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived.

Journalist Andy Hall, son of the park superintendent at the time, investigates the tragedy. He spent years tracking down survivors, lost documents, and recordings of radio communications. In Denali's Howl, Hall reveals the full story of an expedition facing conditions conclusively established here for the first time: at an elevation of nearly 20,000 feet, these young men endured an "arctic superblizzard", with howling winds of up to 300 miles an hour and wind chill that freezes flesh solid in minutes. All this was without the high-tech gear and equipment climbers use today.

As well as the story of the men caught inside the storm, Denali's Howl is the story of those caught outside it trying to save them—Hall's father among them. The book gives listeners a detailed look at the culture of climbing then and now and raises uncomfortable questions about each player in this tragedy. Was enough done to rescue the climbers, or were their fates sealed when they ascended into the path of this unprecedented storm?

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2014 Andy Hall (P)2014 Blackstone Audiobooks

riveting

intetesting story. I appreciate the author's connection to the story and the research to determine what happened.

amazing story

This book kept me riveted the whole way through. I learned a lot about hiking and climbing and found it very interesting.

Good Book

This was a good listen. Lots of detail and good speed. I recommend it. Download.

Spellbinding

This book kept me in its grip from the first chapter until the very last.

good adventure book with some tragedy

great book about quite the adventure. well written, well performed. tragic but that just adds to the intrigue.