Last year’s Denali season featured extended periods of rough weather and a meager summit success rate of just over 30%. This year, things have been smoother, though not without drama. And one ...
Subaru Takeda, Genya Takenaka, and Toranosuke Nagayama take a selfie while climbing a route on Denali. (Courtesy of Subaru Takeda) Toranosuke Nagayama and his two climbing partners spent more than two ...
Toranosuke Nagayama and his two climbing partners spent more than two years planning a major expedition on Denali. “Alaskan climbing is very special,” Nagayama said. “We are really interested in that, ...
Two mountaineers who are also University of Alaska Fairbanks students were successful in their attempt to reach the top of North America’s highest peak this summer. On June 7, while they were standing ...
Climbing Denali exposes mountaineers to intense UV rays and reflective snow, making sun protection essential. This video ...
Lonnie Dupre of Grand Marais knows full well what he's getting into. In the next few weeks, he hopes to become the first person on Earth to reach the summit of Alaska's Denali (Mount McKinley) on a ...
A 52-year-old woman died and her climbing partner was seriously injured after they fell approximately 1,000 feet off of a mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska, officials said. The incident ...