Walter Harper

Walter Harper (January 1, 1892 – October 25, 1918) an Alaska Native, was the first person to reach the summit of Mount McKinley/Denali, the highest mountain in North America. He reached the summit on Saturday, 7 June 1913, followed by the other members of the team, Harry Karstens, Hudson Stuck, and Robert Tatum.

Walter Harper named Harper Glacier, adjacent to Karstens' Ridge, after his father Arthur Harper.

The youngest of eight children, Walter Harper was the son of Jennie Harper, an Athabascan Indian from the Koyukuk region, and Arthur Harper, a Scotsman from Scotland. He died in the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia on October 25, 1918.

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Name	Harper, Walter
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Date of birth	January 1, 1892
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Date of death	October 25, 1918
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