In Search of the Mount Cleveland Five: The Aftermath of Montana’s Worst Mountaineering Tragedy on Glacier Park’s Highest Mountain

Two days after Christmas in 1969, five young, forward-thinking mountaineers set out to climb Mount Cleveland, the highest peak in Glacier National Park. They were never seen alive again. The Mount Cleveland tragedy will remain one of the most enigmatic mountaineering accidents in the United States. In Search of the Mount Cleveland Five is a true story about the coming-of-age of the author that races through twenty-two years of climbing endeavors with colorful Montana climbers and their close calls, antics, and tears. The grief and inspiration of the Mount Cleveland avalanche never leaves the rearview mirror.

Author: Terry G. Kennedy
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Sweetgrass Books
Published: 10/07/2021
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781591522928
Language: English