Lonnie Dupre has spent most of his adult life either traveling in the Arctic or planning his next trip there. Dupre's significant achievements include the world's first circumnavigation of Greenland and a summer expedition to the North Pole. During his travels over the Arctic's disappearing ice, Dupre has participated in both scientific research and cultural exchanges, working with and gathering data for organizations such as the National Geographic Society, Greenpeace, the Explorers Club, the National Snow and Ice Data Center, and the U.S. Department of Atmospheric Sciences. His findings have been called "the Holy Grail of global warming data." Dupre lives on the shores of Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

Prologue

Chapter 1 The Fledgling Explorer

Chapter 2 A Life in the Cold

Chapter 3 Denali Calls

Chapter 4 Mt. Denial

Chapter 5 Thinking of Going Alone

Chapter 6 Making It Happen

Chapter 7 Try, Try Again

Chapter 8 One More Try

Chapter 9 Weaving through the Kahiltna (6,700 feet to 9,400 feet)

Chapter 10 Storm Brewing (9,400 to 11,200 feet)

Chapter 11 Stuck

Chapter 12 Still Stuck

Chapter 13 Atrophy in the Tent

Chapter 14 End Is Near

Chapter 15 Happy New Year!

Chapter 16 Forging Ahead

Chapter 17 Getting around Windy Corner (11,200 to 13,500 feet)

Chapter 18 Waiting to Commit (14,200 to 16,200)

Chapter 19 Go for It

Chapter 20 Seizing Summit Day

Chapter 21 Long Way Home

Epilogue

Appendix A Divvying Up Weights, by Pascale Marceau and Lonnie Dupre

Appendix B How to Keep Feet Warm at -60F

Appendix C Clothing, Equipment, and Food List

Appendix D Live Simply to Live