Mount Deborah

Mount Deborah, a major peak of the eastern Alaska Range, is renowned less for absolute height than for its dramatic rise above the surrounding terrain, including a Northeast Face that climbs about 7,000 feet in roughly 1.5 miles. Its steepness, harsh weather, difficult access, and demanding ice-and-snow conditions have made it a formidable Alaskan climbing objective. Named in 1907 by James Wickersham for his first wife, Deborah Susan Bell Wickersham, it was first climbed in 1954 by Fred Beckey, Henry Meybohm, and Heinrich Harrer via the South Ridge. Later ascents on other routes helped cement its reputation, and Deborah Avenue in College, Alaska, takes its name from the mountain.

Denali Park, Alaska · United States