How to climb denali
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Climbing denali is on my bucket list and I wanted to start my journey by reading different Denali related topics. |
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The "Internet" would provide a great many books available on Denali. You must do a "search," first. |
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Beat you to it brian! |
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I found the perfect how-to climb denali guide here - a very educational post about climbing denali. travelthewholeworld.com/cli… |
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That "travel the world" post is ok. But it misses one essential: learning how to camp in the winter. You can climb stairs up the wazoo and have all the gear you need. But when you are on the mountain, you need to know when and how to stop and warm up numb toes. Or what to do if/when your gear gets soaked. |
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The Organization of an Alaskan Expedition. . .Boyd N. Everett, Jr. |
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JohnnyG wrote:That "travel the world" post is ok. But it misses one essential: learning how to camp in the winter. You can climb stairs up the wazoo and have all the gear you need. But when you are on the mountain, you need to know when and how to stop and warm up numb toes. Or what to do if/when your gear gets soaked. Best advice I got when preparing for Denali was to do lots of winter camping. Spend a few weekends camping up on Mt Washington. (or on the gnarliest mountain in you area)So true. People even forget that shitting is part of the equation, yeah that can get cold quick. |
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+1 for Colby Coombs' book. |
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check out this trip report |
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What is your climbing experience? Pick some smaller mountains and move your way up 14ners. Get some of the 14ners (Rainier, Shasta, Whitney, Washington) under your belt and then give Denali a shot. You don't need to be in a rush at 34 years old. Endurance just gets better with age if you stay in shape. Set some SMART goals. |
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Surely the best advice on climbing Denali is this article: ehow.com/how_8458258_climb-…. Especially the importance of bear canisters. |
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Hey Questmos, |
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Alaska Climbing by Joe Puryear. Surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet. |
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Martin le Roux wrote:Surely the best advice on climbing Denali is this article: ehow.com/how_8458258_climb-…. Especially the importance of bear canisters.Shit, that sounds doable. Six easy steps! |