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In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mount 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.
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“The White Death is rich with sharp characters and strong history.”
— Richard Preston, New York Times bestselling author
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“Eloquently written…Snow has rarely been so menacing as in this book.”
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“Combines the best of a study of history and causes for avalanche disasters with a gripping story.”
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“In the growing arena of adventure books, this one rightly takes its place alongside the best.”
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“A heartbreaking story of youth and adventure.”
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“An engrossing tour de force…Re-creates this tragedy and also seamlessly interweaves a wealth of avalanche lore, science, and history.”
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“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
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About McKay Jenkins
McKay Jenkins holds degrees from Amherst College, Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, and Princeton, where he received a PhD in English. He is the author of The Last Ridge, The White Death, and Bloody Falls of the Coppermine. He is a professor of English, journalism, and environmental humanities at the University of Delaware.
About Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) 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.