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Foraker (5 304 m / 17 402 ft)

Mount Foraker in Denali National Park, Alaska. This is the fourth highest mountain in the United States, located in the largest in the territory of the state. In June 1992, Colby Coombs and his two friends made ​​climbing the 5304-meter Mount Foraker, which is found in Alaska. An avalanche caught them by surprise, and they fell into the trap of snow. Coombs and his friends were demolished snow flowing down the mountain at 200 meters, and fell right on the glacier. Remained alive only Colby. The following 6 days Colby moved toward the camp. With a concussion, a broken ankle, two broken cervical vertebrae and scapula he walked 5 miles across the glacier and got to camp. He continues to climb, and to this day.