Mount McKinley The Pioneer Climbs

In this book, Terris Moore presents a dramatic account of man’s contest with
McKinley, from initial explorations on into the 1940s. With documented facts
and a novelist’s skills, he tackles the mysteries and controversies
surrounding many of the early expeditions. There was the daring 1910 ascent of
the North Peak by a group of Alaska sourdoughs, who carried up a large pole to
plant on the top only to discover later that there was another, higher summit.
There was the heartbreaking effort in 1912, by Belmore Browne, who was forced
to turn around less than 150 vertical feet from the summit, leaving the top
for Archdeacon Hudson Stuck to achieve in 1913. Perhaps the most widely
discussed attempt was that of Arctic Explorer Dr. Frederick Cook, who tried to
support his claim of victory in 1906 with faked photos. With fascinating
historic photos and maps.