Forever On Mountain Pa

by Tabor,James M.

• ISBN13: 9780393331967
• ISBN10: 0393331962
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

Just as good as Into Thin Air .... A spellbinder."- Owen Sound Sun-Times"The fairest, most comprehensive account of [this episode] we're likely to see.... Tabor analyzes this debacle with the doggedness of an investigative reporter and the technical knowledge of an experienced climber."- Wall Street JournalIn 1967, seven young men, members of a twelve-man expedition led by twenty-four-year-old Joe Wilcox, were stranded on Alaska's Mount McKinley in a vicious arctic storm. All seven perished on what remains the most tragic expedition in American climbing history. Revisiting the event in the tradition of Norman McLean's Young Men and Fire , James M. Tabor uncovers elements of controversy, finger-pointing, and cover-up that combine to make this disaster unlike any other.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Cast of Characters	p. xxi
Prologue: Sharp End of the Dream	p. 3
Approach
Realms of Myth	p. 11
For Want of a Wrist	p. 21
Fool's Gold	p. 25
Ire of the Mountain King	p. 37
Clash at Cougar Rock	p. 48
Ascent
The Long Road North	p. 63
Lone Man Walking	p. 76
Divided We Falter	p. 86
Friktion	p. 94
Pictures of an Expedition	p. 108
Terras Incognitas	p. 113
Summit Conference	p. 125
Blowup	p. 134
Odd Man Up	p. 141
Accident
Just One More Wand	p. 163
Last Words	p. 179
We Will Live to Tell Stories	p. 188
Where Is the Cavalry?	p. 193
A Most Unusual Storm	p. 205
Where Death Has No Meaning	p. 213
Mixed Messages	p. 222
Some Will Die	p. 241
Hard Men Indeed	p. 244
Crossing the River	p. 251
Far Too Little, Way Too Late	p. 258
We Cannot Look at Him	p. 263
And Two Make Three	p. 282
One Hell of a Good Story	p. 289
Aftermath
Hanging Jury	p. 297
Memorable Quotes	p. 313
Summit and ANAM	p. 318
Just a Publicity Stunt	p. 327
Crossing the Line	p. 334
Remaking History	p. 338
Twisting in the Wind	p. 344
Survivors	p. 350
Author's Note	p. 371
Recommended Reading	p. 373
Photograph Credits	p. 375
Index	p. 377
Maps
Alaska & Mt. McKinley / Denali	p. 8-9
Mount McKinley, Alaska / Route of the Wilcox Expedition	p. 84-85
1967 Tragedy Area: Camp VII to Summit	p. 233
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