The Seventymile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley

by Tom Walker

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The summer of 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of Mount McKinley's first ascent and this is a true and complete account of the first successful ascent of North America's highest summit - setting the record straight. The book features archival photographs, including rare and never-before-published images. The Seventymile Kid tells the remarkable account of Harry Karstens, who was the actual - if unheralded - leader of the Hudson Stuck Expedition that was the first to summit Mount McKinley in Alaska. All but forgotten by history, a young Karstens arrived in the Yukon during the 1897 Gold Rush, gained fame...Read more
  • ISBN10 159485730X
  • ISBN13 9781594857300
  • Publish Date 25 January 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Mountaineers Books
  • Format eBook
  • Language English