In the Shadow of Denali
Life And Death On Alaska's Mt. Mckinley
Published on 8. December 2009
208 pages
978-1-4617-4578-5 (ISBN)
Description
A classic in the genre of mountain literature?with a new preface by the author
Rising 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.
Rising 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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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
2,86 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4617-4578-5 (9781461745785)
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12/2009
The Lyons Press
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Person
Jonathan Waterman started shooting photographs on his expeditions three decades ago, but also found his calling as a writer and author. He has starred in and written films for television, including "The Logan Challenge" (PBS, 1991), "Surviving Denali" (ESPN, 1994), and "Odyssey Among the Inuit" (OLN, 2000). He's mostly known for his time exploring the North, detailed in six of his nine books and in journals such as the Washington Post, Adventure, Hooked On the Outdoors, Outside, Backpacker, Climbing, and Rock and Ice. In June 2005, W.W. Norton released his Where Mountains Are Nameless; Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. His awards include: NEA Literary Fellowship (2004), Colorado State Council of the Arts Literary Award (2003), The Banff Book Festival's Best Adventure book (1995, 2001), The American Alpine Club Literary Award (1996), and The National Park Service Special Achievement Award (1984)
Content
- In The Shadow Of Denali
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface to the New Edition
- 1 Defining Our Lives
- 2 Death Wind
- 3 Lone Wolf (the Other John Waterman)
- 4 Paying for the Summit
- 5 Winter of Our Discontent
- 6 Tours of Duty
- 7 The Mountain by Another Means
- 8 In the Shadow of Denali
- 9 Requiem for the Bears
- 10 Deliverance for Fools
- About the Author
