{"product_id":"thirty-below-the-harrowing-and-heroic-story-of-the-first-all-womens-ascent-of-denali-9781419771538","title":"Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe gripping story of a group of female adventurers and their treacherous pioneering ascent of Denali in 1970 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cassidy Randall draws on extensive archival research and original interviews to tell an engrossing, edge-of-the-seat adventure story about a forgotten group of climbers who had the audacity to believe that women could walk alone in extraordinary and treacherous heights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grace Hoeman dreamed of standing on top of Denali. The tallest peak in North America, the fierce polar mountain loomed large in many climbers' imaginations, and Grace, a doctor in Alaska, had come close to the top, only to be turned back by altitude sickness and a storm that took the lives of seven fellow climbers in one remorseless blow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other expeditions denied her a place because of her gender, and when a letter arrived from a climber in California named Arlene Blum, who'd also been barred from expeditions--unless she stayed in base camp and cooked for the men, Grace got a defiant idea: she would organize and lead the first-ever all-female ascent of the frozen Alaskan peak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everyone told the \"Denali Damsels,\" as the team called themselves, that it couldn't be done: Women were incapable of climbing mountains on their own. Men had walked on the moon; women still had not stood on the highest points on Earth. But these six women were unwilling to be limited by sexists and misogynists. They pushed past barriers in society at large, the climbing world, and their own bodies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then, when disaster struck at the worst time on their expedition, they could either keep their wits and prove their mettle, or die and confirm the worst opinions of men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cassidy Randall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419771538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCassidy Randall \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning writer who tells stories on the environment, adventure, and people who expand human potential. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, National Geographic, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, TIME, Atavist, Outside, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e among others. She wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Parts \u003c\/i\u003ewith Paralympian Oksana Masters, which won an Alex Award from the American Library Association and was listed as one of the best sports books of the year by the\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been awarded the Lowell Thomas Gold Medal in Adventure Writing, short-listed for the True Story Award, and included in \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Sports Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Montana.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46483225575638,"sku":"9781419771538","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_fb63fc40-21b3-4866-86da-c2d0a6f8e216.jpg?v=1737718377","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/thirty-below-the-harrowing-and-heroic-story-of-the-first-all-womens-ascent-of-denali-9781419771538","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}