Most climbers heading up Denali do so just to climb and walk back down. Our team plans to ski from the summit, which demands a whole added collection of equipment. Expedition food run; Photograph ...

Climbing the tallest mountain in North America — 20,310-feet-high Denali, in the middle of Alaska — is incredibly arduous and expensive. But for many mountaineers, the mind-blowing panoramic ...

Denali and the Himalaya have attracted mountaineers since the early 1900s. Many climbers, including Alaskans, got their start on Denali's bitterly cold and windy slopes, then moved on to the Himalaya.

Nagayama estimated that between $10,000 and $20,000 worth of climbing gear was stolen. “I gave up at the time, like I gave up the expedition,” he said. “I was really ready for climbing, and ...

Subaru Takeda, Genya Takenaka, and Toranosuke Nagayama take a selfie while climbing a route on Denali. ... Nagayama estimated that between $10,000 to $20,000 worth of climbing gear was stolen.

Oscar McHugh prepares his gear in a tent while getting ready to climb Denali in Alaska. ... In 2023, only 30% of about 1,000 who attempted to climb Denali reached the summit, according to National ...

We recommend Denali climbers make numerous ascents of other glaciated peaks in places like Alaska, the Cascades of Washington, the European Alps, South America, or Asia to prepare for this climb." ...