Photo from the 1959 Mt. McKinley West Rib First Ascent. Balcony Camp (by American Alpine Club Photo Library).

Photo from the 1959 Mt. McKinley West Rib First Ascent. Balcony Camp (by American Alpine Club Photo Library).

Moving up granite slabs before reaching the Japanese Couloir. (50 Years of Alpinism Plate 64) (by American Alpine Club Photo Library)

Moving up granite slabs before reaching the Japanese Couloir. (50 Years of Alpinism Plate 64) (by American Alpine Club Photo Library)

(by American Alpine Club Photo Library)
(by American Alpine Club Photo Library)
Base Camp at the head of the East Kahiltna Glacier, below the South Face of Mt. McKinley (50 years of alpinism Plate 57) (by American Alpine Club Photo Library)

Base Camp at the head of the East Kahiltna Glacier, below the South Face of Mt. McKinley (50 years of alpinism Plate 57) (by American Alpine Club Photo Library)