Death in Glacier National Park: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness in the Crown of the Continent

by Randi Minetor, Athena Dixon, E.J. Koh, et al.

Book Overview

Adventures in the wilderness can be dramatic and deadly. Glacier National Park's death records date back to January 1913, when a man froze to death while snowshoeing between Cut Bank and St. Mary. All told, 260 people have died or are presumed to have died in the park during the first hundred years of its existence. One man fell into a crevasse on East Gunsight Peak while skiing its steep north face, and another died while moonlight biking on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493024000
• ISBN13: 9781493024001
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"