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In this excerpt from his new book, "Chasing Denali: The Sourdoughs, Cheechakos and Frauds Behind the Moust Unbelievable Feat in Mountaineering," Jon Waterman reckons with the mountain that has influenced his life more than any other, and one of the most enduring legends associated with it...

This year climbers on Denali will have to carry even more crap—literally. They must take their solid waste from the mountain, due to the bacteria polluting the glacier and watersheds.