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Denali Summit - Alaska, USAFrom Friday 20th May until Monday 13th June a friend of UOG was on a trip to climb the West Buttress route on Denali (or Mt. McKinley), with its summit at 6194 meter or 20327 feet, in Alaska, USA. This is the trip report by Sieto van der Heide, an amateur mountaineer and aspiring ultralight backpacker from the Netherlands. The trip was a success when on monday 6th June S …

Photo Gallery Flying to the mountainI got to fly 'shotgun' Glacier travel Move to 14k campMove to high camp at 17kmRest day!No summit attempt today!Weather forecast: -25CClimbing the summitFirst break..The summit of DenaliBasecamptrip reportgear listtrekking guide hub …

Gear ListThis is a list of some of the essential items taken on the trip and what each item weighed. If you would like to see the full gear list you can download it by clicking on the 'Full Gear List' button below.Full Gear ListSleeping/Shelter PHD Xero (800), Long1800gThermarest ProLite 4 Regular (R3.2)680gArtiach Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Mat175gEating Utensils GSI Outdoors Nesting Bowl80gSpor …

Trip ReportFrom Friday 20th May until Monday 13th June I was on a trip to climb the West Buttress route on Denali (or Mt. McKinley), with its summit at 6194 meter or 20327 feet, in Alaska, USA.I left on Friday 20th May, 10:15 from Schiphol Airport, with a Delta flight to Seattle. Being a flight to the US, they use every form of screening they can find, meaning: passport/boarding-pass check, full b …