Everest has killed a lot of people including I think one SI poster. (treetop flier?). Fairly dangerous mountain. There are harder technical climbs, such as K2 but few more lethal ones.
The South Col by Wilfred Noyce is a great book. Must read.
Mt. K2 below, after which the ski was named.
This pic below however is the largest mountain on earth. Denali, not Everest. It is in Canada and the States. It is known as Mt. McKinley in Canada.
The photo below is of the leader of the first team to climb it. It was led by a CDN prospector named Hudson Stuck.
The first ascent of the main summit of McKinley came on June 7, 1913 by a party led by Hudson Stuck. The first man to reach the summit was Walter Harper, an Alaska Native. Harry Karstens and Robert Tatum also made the summit. Tatum later commented, "The view from the top of Mount McKinley is like looking out the windows of Heaven!"
Four Sourdoughs had tried to climb it earlier. Tom Lloyd, Peter Anderson, Billy Taylor, and Charles McGonagall. They may have made it, but no one knows for sure.
McKinley has killed 100 climbers.
Highest Mts. in North America
Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (20,322 ft) United States Alaska Alaska Range
Mount Logan 5,959 m (19,551 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Pico de Orizaba 5,640 m (18,504 ft) Mexico Puebla/Veracruz Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Saint Elias 5,489 m (18,009 ft) United States/Canada Alaska/Yukon Saint Elias Range
Popocatépetl 5,465 m (17,930 ft) Mexico Puebla/Mexico Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Foraker 5,304 m (17,402 ft) United States Alaska Alaska Range
Iztaccihuatl 5,230 m (17,159 ft) Mexico Puebla/Mexico Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Lucania 5,226 m (17,146 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
King Peak 5,173 m (16,972 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Steele 5,073 m (16,644 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Bona 5,045 m (16,552 ft) United States Alaska Saint Elias Range
Mount Blackburn 4,996 m (16,391 ft) United States Alaska Wrangell Mountains
Mount Sanford 4,949 m (16,237 ft) United States Alaska Wrangell Mountains
Mount Wood 4,850 m (15,912 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Vancouver 4,812 m (15,787 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Slaggard 4,742 m (15,558 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Xinantécatl (Nevado de Toluca) 4,680 m (15,354 ft) Mexico Mexico Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Fairweather 4,671 m (15,325 ft) United States/Canada Alaska/British Columbia Saint Elias Range
Sierra Negra 4,640 m (15,223 ft)[3] Mexico Puebla/Veracruz Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Hubbard 4,557 m (14,951 ft) United States/Canada Alaska/Yukon Saint Elias Range
Mount Bear 4,520 m (14,829 ft) United States Alaska Saint Elias Range
Mount Walsh 4,507 m (14,787 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Range
Matlalcueitl (La Malinche) 4,461 m (14,636 ft) Mexico Puebla Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Hunter 4,442 m (14,573 ft) United States Alaska Alaska Range
Mount Whitney 4,421 m (14,505 ft) United States California Sierra Nevada
Mount Alverstone 4,420 m (14,501 ft) United States Alaska Saint Elias Range
University Peak 4,410 m (14,469 ft) United States Alaska Saint Elias Range
Mount Elbert 4,401 m (14,439 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Massive 4,398 m (14,429 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Harvard 4,396 m (14,423 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Rainier 4,392 m (14,409 ft) United States Washington Cascade Range
Mount Williamson 4,383 m (14,380 ft) United States California Sierra Nevada
La Plata Peak 4,379 m (14,367 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Blanca Peak 4,374 m (14,350 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Uncompahgre Peak 4,365 m (14,321 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Crestone Peak 4,359 m (14,301 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Lincoln 4,357 m (14,295 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Castle Peak 4,352 m (14,278 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Grays Peak 4,352 m (14,278 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Antero 4,351 m (14,275 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Evans 4,348 m (14,265 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Longs Peak 4,346 m (14,259 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
McArthur Peak 4,344 m (14,252 ft)[4] Canada Yukon Saint Elias Mountains
Mount Wilson 4,344 m (14,252 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
White Mountain Peak 4,344 m (14,252 ft) United States California White Mountains
North Palisade 4,343 m (14,249 ft) United States California Sierra Nevada
Nevado de Colima 4,330 m (14,206 ft) Mexico Colima/Jalisco Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Mount Princeton 4,329 m (14,203 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Yale 4,328 m (14,199 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Shasta 4,322 m (14,180 ft) United States California Cascade Range
Maroon Peak 4,317 m (14,163 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Wrangell 4,317 m (14,163 ft) United States Alaska Wrangell Mountains
Mount Sneffels 4,315 m (14,157 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Capitol Peak 4,309 m (14,137 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Pikes Peak 4,302 m (14,114 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Eolus 4,294 m (14,088 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Augusta 4,289 m (14,072 ft) United States/Canada Alaska/Yukon Saint Elias Mountains
Handies Peak 4,285 m (14,058 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Culebra Peak 4,283 m (14,052 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Cofre de Perote 4,282 m (14,049 ft) Mexico Veracruz Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
San Luis Peak 4,274 m (14,022 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount of the Holy Cross 4,270 m (14,009 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Grizzly Peak 4,266 m (13,996 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Humphreys 4,265 m (13,993 ft) United States California Sierra Nevada
Mount Keith 4,262 m (13,983 ft) United States California Sierra Nevada
Mount Ouray 4,255 m (13,960 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Mount Strickland 4,240 m (13,911 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Mountains
Vermilion Peak 4,237 m (13,901 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Avalanche Peak 4,228 m (13,871 ft) Canada Yukon Saint Elias Mountains
Atna Peaks 4,225 m (13,862 ft) United States Alaska Wrangell Mountains
Volcán Tajumulco 4,220 m (13,845 ft) Guatemala San Marcos Guatemala Ranges
Regal Mountain 4,220 m (13,845 ft) United States Alaska Wrangell Mountains
Mount Darwin 4,218 m (13,839 ft) United States California Sierra Nevada
Mount Hayes 4,216 m (13,832 ft) United States Alaska Alaska Range
Mount Silverheels 4,215 m (13,829 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Rio Grande Pyramid 4,214 m (13,825 ft) United States Colorado Rocky Mountains
Gannett Peak 4,209 m (13,809 ft) United States Wyoming Rocky Mountains
Mount Kaweah 4,209 m (13,809 ft) United States California Sierra Nevada
Mt. Logan
Another View of Mt. Denali
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