Ruth Anne Kocour

Ruth Anne Kocour is an author and mountaineer known for her book 'Facing the Extreme: One Woman's Story of True Courage, Death-Defying Survival and Her Quest for the Summit,' co-authored with Michael Hodgson, which recounts her harrowing experience climbing Mount McKinley (Denali) during a deadly season where 11 climbers perished and she and her companions were trapped for days.[1][2][3]