Portrait of Hudson Stuck
Photo: Hudson Stuck. No image credit. NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1916 · Wikimedia Commons

Author

Hudson Stuck

Co-led the first expedition to successfully climb the South Peak of Denali (Mount McKinley)

Born
November 11, 1863, Paddington
Died
October 10, 1920, Fort Yukon
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation
Mountaineer and presbyter

Life and work

Hudson Stuck (November 4, 1863 – October 10, 1920) was a British native who became an Episcopal priest, social reformer and mountain climber in the United States. With Harry P. Karstens, he co-led the first expedition to successfully climb Denali in June 1913, via the South Summit. He published five books about his years in Alaska. Two memoirs were issued in new editions in 1988, including his account of the ascent of Denali.

Stuck was born in London and graduated from King's College London. He immigrated to the United States in 1885 and lived there for the rest of his life. After working as a cowboy and teacher for several years in Texas, he went to the University of the South to study theology. After graduation, he was ordained as an Episcopal priest. Moving to Alaska in 1904, he served as Archdeacon of the Yukon, acting as a missionary for the church and a proponent of "muscular Christianity". He died of pneumonia in Fort Yukon, Alaska.

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Collection

Books by Hudson Stuck

2 books