PA, 1990, 1st or 2nd edition. 200 pp, photos. Vernon Tejas made the first solo winter ascent of Denali, and even though he has gone on to climb the Seven Summits, this is the climb he will always be remembered for. This has become very scarce and sought after. Paperback (only edition). Near Fine.
From the back cover,
'..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. 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....'
