# 9. Mount McKinley, Alaska, S.U.A.
Height: 6.194 m

Athabasca Indians tribes call it Denali, that is Great in their language. And the mountain rise to his reputation ... McKinley is not only the highest mountain in North America, but also a great collector of lives. Since it is located in north, his high latitudes makes the atmosphere here to be more rarefied than of a mountain with 8,000 meters, hypothetically located somewhere near the Equator.



Another hardy enemy for those who dare to conquer it, is ubiquitous cold. Temperatures here are terrible. Winter fall to -60 degrees Celsius, and in moments when the wind blows, the body temperature felt on Denali is -83 degrees Celsius. Due to the same high latitudes, high risk of sickness is very common. For the reasons outlined above, the success rate for climbing the mountain is amounted to only 50% of attempts. Many were those who lost the battle: every year, dozens of climbers lose their lives on the icy slopes. 2003 was the worst - 100 climbers have died in the encounter with the Great.