I n June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women took their first steps in a historic feat. Led by Alaskan Grace Hoeman and ...

In 1970, Alaskan mountaineer and doctor Grace Hoeman led the first all-women's attempt to summit Denali - which was, in fact, ...

They were the first all-woman team to summit the continent’s tallest peak, planting their flag atop the 20,310-foot Denali. They called themselves the Denali Damsels. The story of the team ...

The local Athabaskan Indians reverently called the perpetually snow-covered mountain Denali ... the allure of being the first to scale the continent's tallest summit had attracted a handful ...

Griffith provides more background information about the speed ascent: "However we benefited from a track up to the first rock band from two Swedish friends before we overtook them and we topped out on ...

In June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name ... they were the first all-women’s team to attempt to summit one of the big mountains of the world.