In the Shadow of Denali

In the Shadow of Denali

IN THE SHADOW OF DENALI

Jonathan Waterman

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Editorial:
Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Escalada y montañismo
ISBN:
9781599217949
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A classic in the genre of mountain literature-with a new preface by the authorRising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. In this collection of exhilarating and stunning narratives, Jonathan Waterman paints a startlingly intimate portrait of the white leviathan and brings to vivid life men and women whose fates have entwined on its sheer icy peak.

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