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Denali National Park

Alaska > Interior Alaska/Alask…
Access Issue: Register with the NP Mountaineering Headquarters in Talkeetna, AK before climbing in the park! Details

Description

Denali National Park is home to the tallest mountain in North America. Denali stands tall at 20,320 feet. Denali NP is also home to the Alaska Range and some of the most beautiful and remote walls in the world.

Getting There

Drive north from Anchorage for 240 miles or south from Fairbanks for 125 miles. You can fly into Denali NP with certain aviation companies.

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Dried, cracked, and painful fingers after a month on the glaciers.
[Hide Photo] Dried, cracked, and painful fingers after a month on the glaciers.
Alan Long on the East Buttress of the Citadel (V 5.9 A3) in the Kichatna Spires, Alaska<br> <br> Photo by Andrew Embick
[Hide Photo] Alan Long on the East Buttress of the Citadel (V 5.9 A3) in the Kichatna Spires, Alaska Photo by Andrew Embick
The Kahiltna Peaks with Foraker in the distance, from the S Buttress of McKinley.
[Hide Photo] The Kahiltna Peaks with Foraker in the distance, from the S Buttress of McKinley.
Starting the Nettle - Quirk Couloir Mt. Huntington West Face.
[Hide Photo] Starting the Nettle - Quirk Couloir Mt. Huntington West Face.
View of the west ridge of Mt. Hunter. This was taken from atop a ridge of Mt. Foraker.
[Hide Photo] View of the west ridge of Mt. Hunter. This was taken from atop a ridge of Mt. Foraker.
JB on upper snowfield to gain the Nettle-Quirk Couloir West Face of Mt. Huntington 1993.
[Hide Photo] JB on upper snowfield to gain the Nettle-Quirk Couloir West Face of Mt. Huntington 1993.
Denali National Park, Sultana Pk. (aka Mt. Foraker)
[Hide Photo] Denali National Park, Sultana Pk. (aka Mt. Foraker)
Andy Carson leading the crux on the FA of the Wyoming Rib variation_ Denali South Buttress_ May 1988
[Hide Photo] Andy Carson leading the crux on the FA of the Wyoming Rib variation_ Denali South Buttress_ May 1988
Jeff Burton on the Harvard route west face Mt Huntington 1994.
[Hide Photo] Jeff Burton on the Harvard route west face Mt Huntington 1994.
Denali National Park
[Hide Photo] Denali National Park
J. Burton, G. Child & M. Kennedy waiting for a ride on the Tokositna Glacier 1993.
[Hide Photo] J. Burton, G. Child & M. Kennedy waiting for a ride on the Tokositna Glacier 1993.
Jeff Burton upper part of The Harvard route on Mt Huntington.
[Hide Photo] Jeff Burton upper part of The Harvard route on Mt Huntington.

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MisterCattell Cattell
Modesto, Ca
[Hide Comment] I am seeking information on the Kichatna Spires if anyone has any resources. Thanks! Sep 1, 2021