Henry Peter Harry Karstens was the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park , from 1921 to 1928. He was the guide and climbing leader of the first complete ascent of Denali in 1913, with expedition members Hudson Stuck, Episcopal Archdeacon of the Yukon and Arctic Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum. John Fredson was one of two young Gwichin Alaska Natives who supported the party.
Harry Karstens was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 2, 1878. His parents were Emma Terveen and John Jacob Karstens, an immigrant from the Duchy of Holstein. His father owned a feed store and livery. Harry was the fifth born of seven children in his family.1718
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