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

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

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 ...

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

Since 1913, 92 of those who attempted to climb this cold, stormy peak have died. Still, each year, between May and July, Denali attracts some 1,200 climbers from points around the globe.

From Denali to Mount Rainier to Mount Washington, the U.S. is full of majestic, towering peaks that have long challenged people to climb them. This story is not about those. This story is about ...

Boggy tundra, thick boreal forest, and great braided rivers stymied early mountaineers seeking to climb Denali — and that was before they even reached the sawtooth rank of formidable peaks ...