Dangerous Steps - Solo Mckinley

Mount McKinley is a place where nature is still in charge. Summertime climbers on North America's highest peak can expect to encounter whiteout blizzards and vicious winds; they must prepare for severe frostbite, hypothermia, even death. Imagine, then, climbing McKinley in winter.....

It was the dream of mountaineering guide Vernon Tejas to climb Mount McKinley, solo, in winter - and return alive. He would carry no tent for shelter. He would wear a ladder to save himself from falling into a crevasse. He would rely on his experience, on his wits, on himself alone.

In the winter of 1988, the maverick mountaineer made the ascent and lived to tell the tale. How he survived for a month on this menacing mountain, how he fought the wicked winter elements, how he defied death itself: this is the story of Dangerous Steps.