When It Goes Wrong

1967 Denali - Mount Mckinley Mountaineering Disaster

When it goes wrong

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Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode,  we will be discussing the 1967 mountaineering disaster on Denali - at the time called Mount Mckinley - where 7 climbers perished on the top slopes due to one of the worst blizzards in 100 years. It was one of the deadliest mountaineering disasters in history. This is part 1 of 2. 
 
 
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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denali

https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/life-and-death-americas-highest-peak/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4eLT6Rkpdg - Scary Interesting

https://explorersweb.com/mckinley-1967-triumph-and-tragedy-part-ii/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Mount_McKinley_disaster

 

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