A century ago, Alaska's forbidding Mount St. Elias, the second-highest peak in the United States, was summited for the first time, not by American pioneers, but by a team led by an Italian nobleman, L
In 1869, John Wesley Powell led a small party down the Green and Colorado Rivers in a bold attempt to explore the Grand Canyon for the first time. After their monumental expedition, they told of ragin
The history of mountaineering began on Denali with the legendary story of three gold miners (called “Sourdoughs” because they carried sourdough starter with them at all times) who claimed
Describes the author's journey from the Inuit communities in Alaska, across the Northwest Passage, to Nunavut in Canada, and the physical and psychological challenges he encountered along the way.
North of the sixtieth parallel parallel, the sun shines for less than six hours in the winter, and towering mountains are the only skyscrapers. Pristine waters serve caribou, moose, and bears in an un
North of the sixtieth parallel parallel, the sun shines for less than six hours in the winter, and towering mountains are the only skyscrapers. Pristine waters serve caribou, moose, and bears in an un
A harrowing story documents the journey and troubled relationship of a man and woman in kayaks along the arid coastline of the Sea of Corte+a7s off Baja California. From the author of In the Shadow of
A volume of evocative narratives traces the history and characteristics of North America's tallest mountain and includes dramatic coverage of the experiences of famous men and women mountaineers. By t
