The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley)

Abstract It was Hudson Stuck ( 1863-1920), the archdeacon of theEpiscopal Church in Alaska, who led the first successfulassault on the south peak of Mount McKinley (20,320’)on June 17, 1913. With Stuck on that day were Harry Karstens lCharlesSheldon’s old hunting partner and future superintendent of...

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Main Author: Stuck, Hudson
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University PressNew York, NY 1990
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0026
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Summary:Abstract It was Hudson Stuck ( 1863-1920), the archdeacon of theEpiscopal Church in Alaska, who led the first successfulassault on the south peak of Mount McKinley (20,320’)on June 17, 1913. With Stuck on that day were Harry Karstens lCharlesSheldon’s old hunting partner and future superintendent of MountMcKinley National Park), Walter Harper (the half-Athabascan son of Arthur Harper who was in 1873 the first white man to describe themountain from the interior), and Robert Tatum.