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Rory Karstens

Rory Karstens is the son of Eugene Karstens and the grandson of Harry Karstens, who was a mountain climber and the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park (now Denali) from 1921-1928. Rory was present during the interview with his father, Eugene, on June 24, 1992 conducted by Mike Sfraga for the Denali Mountaineering Project Jukebox. At the time, Rory was working on a biography of his grandfather, who was the subject of the interview.
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As a Person Present at Interview

Interview Title Archive #: Oral History Project Abstract People Present
Eugene Karstens 93-02-10 Denali Mountaineering

Eugene Karstens was interviewed on June 24, 1992 by Mike Sfraga in the audio studio at Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Eugene's son, Rory, was present at the interview because he was writing a book about this grandfather, Harry Karstens, and was interested in hearing the discussion. In this interview, Eugene talks about his life growing up in the interior of Alaska, and describes his father, his role in the National Park Service and at Mount McKinley National Park (now Denali) and the 1913 climb of Denali Karstens made with Archdeacon Hudson Stuck, Walter Harper, Robert Tatum, and John Fredson. For more about Harry Karstens see: The Seventymile Kid: Harry Karstens and the Conquering of Mount McKinley by Tom Walker (Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2012).

 Rory Karstens