Hi guys,
Mods feel free to move this into another forum if more appropriate, but I am juggling ideas about my next climbing adventure and I am starting to lean towards Denali rather than heading back to the Himalaya.
Loved Nepal last year and I feel I am ready to move up to 7000m, but the time required to travel to & from these mountains is a little prohibitive. Im looking at 5+ weeks for a 7000er and cost is quite high too.
Ive climbed above 6000m OK, and also done some semi-technical climbing up to 4000m (french PD+/AD-), and am thinking a crack at Denali might be an option.
I know it is tough, even though not that high, mainly because of the remoteness and the latitude, but how tough?
I'd like to think it will be in my range but would appreciate advice from someone that may have climbed it and also possibly climbed something in the himalaya comparible to say Baruntse?