Flying with the U.S. Army's High Altitude Rescue Team
At 20,310 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest point in North America. They call it Denali now. A soldier from the Sugar Bears of B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, kneels on the ramp of a Chinook while flying over Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska. Image: Benjamin Wilson/U.S. Army This was quite an unnatural space for a helicopter. Needless to say, I was impressed by the bravery required to be a pilot of this helicopter....