The Storms of Denali /

Reaching 20,320 feet into and above the clouds, the peak of Denali is the highest and coldest summit in North America. In this novel of adventure, adversity, and ambition by renowned mountaineer and writer Nicholas O'Connell, four men set out to conquer it. Among the sharply drawn team members...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Connell, Nicholas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mountaineering.
FICTION > General.
Mountaineering > Alaska > Denali, Mount > Fiction.
Alaska > Mount Denali.
McKinley, Mont (Alaska) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Denali, Mount (Alaska) > Fiction.
Fiction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Reaching 20,320 feet into and above the clouds, the peak of Denali is the highest and coldest summit in North America. In this novel of adventure, adversity, and ambition by renowned mountaineer and writer Nicholas O'Connell, four men set out to conquer it. Among the sharply drawn team members is narrator John Walker, a family man trying to choose between domestic stability and mountaineering's uncertain glory. In the course of their ascent the group battles avalanches, fierce winds, and mind-numbing cold before their bond begins to splinter, leading inexorably to tragedy. Throughout the book,
Item Description:"A novel."
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781602231856

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