The Best Rock Climbing Routes in Alaska

Denali is a mountain of epic proportions. The journey up it is long, tiring, character building and breathtakingly beautiful amid a truly savage mountain range. After a spectacular flight in from Talkeetna, teams headed for Denali are dropped off at the landing strip next to Basecamp located at 7,200 ft on the Kalhiltna Glacier....

The West Buttress is the way by which the vast majority of people summit Denali. Many guided parties will tackle the West Buttress each season and many climbers summit each year who have little to no experience on technical alpine terrain....