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Mt. McKinley 


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Elevation: 20,320'
Lat, Long: 63.0724, -150.9467 Map
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The view S from the summit

Description 

The tallest mountain in North America, Denali stands tall at 20,320 feet. It host a number of routes the most popular being the West Buttress and it is also home to the great Alaskan testpiece the Cassin Ridge. Weather can change on Denali in the blink of an eye so come prepared for everything.


Getting There 

You can fly to Mt. McKinley with a number of aviation services or make the long hike from Talkeetna


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Mt. McKinley:
The West Rib   Steep Snow     Snow, Alpine, 9200 feet, Grade IV   
West Buttress   Mod. Snow     Snow, Alpine, 12500 feet   
Cassin Ridge   5.8 WI4     Ice, Alpine, Grade V   
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The view up the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, from Advanced Base Camp at 7,800 feet. The sunlit ridge in center of the photo, bottom, is The West Rim. The West Rib is the second sunlit ridge back, just right of the center of this photo.

The West Rib Steep Snow  AK : Denali National Park : Mt. McKinley
The West Rib ascends a prominent ridge that rises from the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier. The typical approach follows the trek up the West Buttress boot track on the Kahiltna Glacier, from its Base Camp airstrip on the Southeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, to its Advanced Base Camp at 7,800 feet, and then up the Northeast Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier to the base of the route at a prominent couloir on the east side of the ridge. You may wish to first cache food and fuel at the West ...[more]   Browse More Classics in AK


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The list of the folks who have died in Denali National Park, at the Climber's Memorial in the Talkeetna Cemetery. It's heavily weighted toward fatalities on Denali. You don't want to get your name on this list.

The list of the folks who have died in Denali Nati...

Denali's south side, from the Base Camp airstrip on the SE Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier, 7,200 ft. Typically windy conditions aloft - notice the giant lenticular cloud that obscures the top of the mountain. Be prepared for really tough weather on this peak.

Denali's south side, from the Base Camp airstrip o...

View of the SW side of the peak from the West Buttress/Cassin/West Rib Advanced Base Camp at 7,800 ft on the Kahiltna Glacier, at the mouth of the NE Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier (aka The Valley of Death - "VOD"). Prominent in the photo are the West Buttress(left skyline), the West Rim (Center, in the VOD) & the West Rib (sunlit ridge on the R in the VOD) Note the numberous gaping crevasses in the mouth of the VOD. You have to run this gauntlet in order to approach the West Rim, the West Rib and the Cassin Ridge via the VOD.

BETA PHOTO: View of the SW side of the peak from the West Butt...

The Coxcomb.

The Coxcomb.

Base camp

Base camp

Denali as seen from Mt Hunter. The sun/shade line in the center is the Cassin Ridge

BETA PHOTO: Denali as seen from Mt Hunter. The sun/shade line...

Looking down the Kahiltna towards ski hill and the start of the west Buttress

BETA PHOTO: Looking down the Kahiltna towards ski hill and the...

The north side of Denali from near Wonder Lake.

The north side of Denali from near Wonder Lake.

Denali from near Wonder Lake.

Denali from near Wonder Lake.

Denali from above Eielson Visitor Center.

Denali from above Eielson Visitor Center.