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NOVA: Surviving Denali

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Join a medical expedition to Alaska's Denali (Mt. McKinley) conducting a study of the body's ability to maintain its core temperature in sub-zero weather.


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Title: NOVA | Deadly Ascent | PBS
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Science Central - 4538444 - In this companion Web site to the NOVA program Deadly Ascent, discover what it takes to climb North America's highest peak, read dispatches from the field, learn extreme weather survival skills, find out how severe cold can damage the human body, take an interactive tour of the route to Denali's summit, and more.

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