In cloudy, misty Southeast Alaska, the peak isn’t visible ... “He’s the first person that grew up in Petersburg and climbed Devils Thumb. Born and raised,” he said.

HERBERT: Climbing Devil's Thumb today would be difficult for him, but Dieter Klose says he still dreams about one last summit. For NPR News, I'm Shelby Herbert in Petersburg, Alaska.

But only about 50 people have made it to the summit of Devil’s Thumb. From Petersburg, Alaska, KFSK’s Shelby Herbert brings us this profile of one man who’s had a long love affair with this ...

A view of Devils Thumb from Petersburg. (Photo courtesy of Carey ... Hours before they left Alaska, both climbers came by to write in a book that Klose keeps about the mountain.

Taking on Alaska's Devil's Thumb, a 9000 ft mountain that some have never returned from attempting is enough to scare the bravest climbers, but our duo are making it even harder for themselves.

and sailed 2,600 miles from Colorado to Alaska, and then ascended a massive granite monolith deep in Tongass National Forest called the Devil’s Thumb. The duo made history: they became the first ...

and Alaska to a daring climb of the Devil’s Thumb. For Tommy, regarded as a pioneer in the sport and one of Alex’s heroes, this expedition is a chance to make a heroic comeback from a career ...

The trip culminated in a final stop at the Devil’s Thumb, a 9,000-foot-tall summit in Alaska amid a jagged mountain range even many experienced climbers wouldn’t dare to scale. Alex Honnold ...

National Geographic's new documentary "The Devil's Climb" follows American climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell as they summit the Devil's Thumb in Alaska. As a team, they always push the ...

HERBERT: Climbing Devils Thumb today would be difficult for him, but Dieter Klose says he still dreams about one last summit. For NPR News, I'm Shelby Herbert in Petersburg, Alaska.