Climbing the tallest mountain in North America — 20,310-feet-high Denali, in the middle of Alaska — is incredibly arduous and expensive. But for many mountaineers, the mind-blowing panoramic ...

In that moment, a vision came to Arlene, clear like a photograph. A group of women atop the summit of Denali. Women who led the entire climb, carried every load, made every decision.

In 1970, they became the first group of women to reach the top of the Alaskan mountain — but the odds were against them ...

In 1970, a team of six women climbed to the top of Denali — and, significantly, made it safely back down. This little-known expedition has finally been exceedingly well researched and told by ...

Q&A: Thirty Below Author Cassidy Randall Climbing: What inspired you to tell the story of the first all-female ascent of Denali in book form? Cassidy Randall: One morning in February of 2022, snow ...

In June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women took their first steps in a historic feat. Led by Alaskan Grace Hoeman ...

Climbing toward Denali's summit. Margaret Clark. In 1970, Alaskan mountaineer and doctor Grace Hoeman led the first all-women’s attempt to summit Denali — which was, in fact, ...