An exclusive excerpt from ‘Thirty Below’ remembers the women who made history on the mountain our president insists on ...

Grace Hoeman was one of the best mountaineers of the 1960s, but male-dominated climbing groups refused to let her join. When ...

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

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 ...

With an astonishing elevation gain of nearly 18,000 feet, Denali is the type of mountain that should really only be tackled by experienced professional climbing teams. Winds commonly reach in ...

Mount Rainier, the most glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states, and highest mountain in Washington state presents a formidable challenge.

The Alaska climbing season is almost around the corner. Contracts need to be signed in March, and the hiring process for public jobs is long. Denali, recently renamed Mount McKinley, is the best ...

DENALI BOROUGH, Alaska — Chris Noel is ... 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.” ...

The Mountaineering Club used only their own ... and great braided rivers stymied early mountaineers seeking to climb Denali — and that was before they even reached the sawtooth rank of ...

The actual climbing season begins around ... second only to Denali and other mountains in Alaska. The mountain's volcanic nature and changing weather conditions add to its complexity.