Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Review of Denali's Howl by Andy Hall

This account of the Wilcox expedition made me feel all the hardships and mishaps that climbing a big mountain entails. It also documents other climbing parties on Denali in 1967 and how they were involved in the aftermath of the tragedy. The book also examines the response of would-be rescuers and what could or could not have been done. Ultimately, the super storm that hit Denali while the Wilcox expedition was on the mountain was something that was highly unusual and could not have been anticipated.