Subtitle: Memoir of the First Woman to Climb Mt McKinley
Some people who achieve amazing feats are the most humble, down to earth people. This was my takeaway after reading the story of a WWII housewife and mother who became the first woman to climb Mt McKinley (Denali) in Alaska because she knew "her husband wanted her to be with him". The book is written plainly with little overstatement or waxing eloquence or boasting. I wonder at her stamina and grit to survive multiple arduous climbs. Her and her husband, Brad, spent years of exploring to produce their map of the Grand Canyon that was published in the July 1978 National Geographic magazine. A quick read that left me wanting to know more about their adventures.
Published: 2001 Read: January 2021 Genre: Memoir
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