To the top of the continent
discovery, exploration and adventure in sub-arctic Alaska. The first ascent of Mt. McKinley, 1903-1906
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Publication
1908 - Doubleday, Page & company, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
80,250 words, Guess
Page Count
321 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL14045638M
- OCLC Control Number2581435
- OCLC Control Numbertotopofcontinent00cook
- Library of Congress Control Number08007371
Classifications
- LCCF909 .C77
Description
Cook claimed to have achieved the first summit of Denali (also known as Mt. McKinley) in September 1906, reaching the top with one other member of his expedition. Other members of the team (e. g., Belmore Browne), whom he had left lower on the mountain, immediately expressed private doubts. Cook's claims were not publicly challenged until the 1909 dispute with Peary over who had first reached the North Pole. Peary's supporters then publicly alleged that Cook's claim of ascent of Denali was fraudulent. In 1910 Cook is proven to have lied about his ascent when another group, the Mazama Club, attempted to follow his alleged path to the top and detected that it deviated more than 10 miles from the actual way to the peak.
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