Colin O’Brady hunkered down as 50-mph winds buffeted his tent pitched on the side of the tallest mountain in North America. Inside his sleeping bag, he tried to stay warm while he waited for a break in the weather.
His goal: to summit the 20,310-foot Denali in Alaska — the last peak separating him from two world records.
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