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.
Please subscribe and review for more! You can follow the podcast on instagram at @whenitgoeswrongpod or email me at whenitgoeswrongpod@gmail.com.
You can buy me a coffee at: https://ko-fi.com/whenitgoeswrongpod
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
Forever on the mountain: the truth behind one of mountaineerings most controversial and mysterious disasters - James M Tabor
Denalis Howl: The deadliest climbing disaster on americas wildest peak - Andy Hall