I n June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women ...

Cassidy Randall is the author of “Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women’s Ascent of Denali.” ...

In 1970, they became the first group of women to reach the top of the Alaskan mountain — but the odds were against them.

McKinley witnessed two pivotal moments in mountaineering history. This is Part 1, the story of McKinley's first winter ascent ...

In 1970, six climbers set out to summit Denali in the first all-women’s attempt at any of the world’s big mountains. Their ...

On Mount Hood, the three men bounded back from ... A group of women atop the summit of Denali. Women who led the entire climb, carried every load, made every decision. In her mind those women ...

Sri Lankan mountaineer Johann Peries is just one summit away from completing the world’s most coveted mountaineering ...

DENALI BOROUGH, Alaska — Chris Noel ... Hamm came to Alaska in 1997 to climb to the mountain’s sky-reaching summit — an experience he described as like “being on the moon.” ...

McKinley witnessed two pivotal mountaineering moments. This is Part 2, the story of one of the worst tragedies ever on a ...