Bibliograph

Alone at the top, climbing Denali in the dead of winter, Lonnie Dupre, with Pam Louwagie

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Alone at the top, climbing Denali in the dead of winter, Lonnie Dupre, with Pam Louwagie

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alone at the top

Oclc number

1002126350

Responsibility statement

Lonnie Dupre, with Pam Louwagie

Sub title

climbing Denali in the dead of winter

Summary

"What goes through your mind when you're dropped alone in the middle of the Alaska Range, the cold and darkness surrounding you without another human being for miles? Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre had made a career out of working in teams to survive in extreme conditions and places most humans wouldn't dare to tread. But shortly after Dupre found himself alone after a twenty-year marriage, he decided he needed to summit Denali, the continent's tallest mountain, alone and in the harshest possible conditions to prove something to himself. Dupre was on his fourth attempt in five years in late December 2014 when a surprise storm caught him at 11,200 feet. Forced to live for almost five full days with little food and water, Dupre was in the most dangerous situation of his life. Alone at the Top offers a mountaineer's firsthand perspective during life-and-death decision making on the mountain. Dupre takes readers along with him as he struggles to keep his mind and body in shape while facing incredible hardships. He applies the lessons learned on the mountain to everyday life." --, amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1. An omission -- Chapter 2. The fledgling explorer -- Chapter 3. Cold love -- Chapter 4. Denali calls -- Chapter 5. Mount Denial -- Chapter 6. Thinking of going alone -- Chapter 7. Making it happen -- Chapter 8. Try, try again -- Chapter 9. One more try -- Chapter 10. Weaving through the Kahiltna (6,700 feet to 9,400 feet) -- Chapter 11. Storm brewing (9,400 to 11,200 feet) -- Chapter 12. Stuck -- Chapter 13. Still stuck -- Chapter 14. Atrophy in the tent -- Chapter 15. End is near -- Chapter 16. Happy New Year! -- Chapter 17. Forging ahead (carrying a cache to 12,300 feet) -- Chapter 18. Getting around Windy Corner (11,200 to 13,500 feet) -- Chapter 19. Waiting to commit (14,200 to 16,200) -- Chapter 20. Go for it -- Chapter 21. Seizing summit day -- Chapter 22. Long way home

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