Overview
In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be discovered until the following June. The White Death is the riveting account of that fated climb and of the breathtakingly heroic rescue attempt that ensued. In the spirit of Peter Matthiessen and John McPhee, McKay Jenkins interweaves a harrowing narrative with an astonishing expanse of relevant knowledge ranging from the history of mountain climbing to the science of snow. Evocative and moving, this fascinating book is a humbling account of man at his most intrepid and nature at its most indomitable.
Full Product Details
Author: McKay Jenkins ,
Grover Gardner
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798200895007
Publication Date: 26 April 2022
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A riveting book that uses the deaths of five climbers...as a means to explore avalanches, personal responsibility, the science of snow, and the ethics of extreme sports. -- The Oregonian Eloquently written...Snow has rarely been so menacing as in this book. -- Washington Post Book World In an engrossing tour de force, Jenkins, a former Atlanta Journal-Constitution staff writer, re-creates this tragedy and also seamlessly interweaves a wealth of avalanche lore, science, and history. -- Publishers Weekly In the style of Norman MacLean's bestselling exploration of a notorious Montana forest fire in Young Men and Fire, Jenkins combines the best of a study of history and causes for avalanche disasters with a gripping story. -- Seattle Times Intriguing...A heartbreaking story of youth and adventure. -- Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
McKay Jenkins has backpacked, paddled, bicycled, and skied in wilderness all over the world. He has written for Outside, Outdoor Explorer, and Orion, among many other publications. He has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia and a PhD in English from Princeton. A former staff writer for the Atlanta Constitution, he currently teaches literature and nonfiction writing at the University of Delaware. Jenkins lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two dogs. Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the Best Voices of the Century and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.
