Mount McKinley Alaska, USA

 

                     Mount McKinley

                       Alaska, USA

Athabasca Indians tribes call it Denali, meaning the Great in their language. And mount up to its reputation … McKinley is not only the highest mountain in North America, but also a great collector of lives. Among its records include the fact that the king of the mountains of Alaska is bigger even than Everest. Since it is located in northern high latitude to make the atmosphere here to be more rarefied than a 8,000 meter high mountain located hypothetically, somewhere near the equator.
Another bold enemy who dare to conquer it, is ubiquitous frost. Here temperatures are terrible. Winter drops to -60 degrees Celsius and at times windy, the temperature felt by the human body is found on Denali -83 degrees Celsius. Due to high latitudes same risk altitude sickness is very common. For the reasons listed above, mountain climbing success rate reaches only 50% of trials. Many were those who lost the battle: every year, dozens of climbers lose their lives on icy slopes. 2003 was the worst – 100 climbers have died to meet the Great.

Its height is 6194 M: