| Denali's West Buttress from Kahiltna Dome | [ Sizes: Orig | Large | Med | Small | Thumb ] |
Looking East: Denali from Kahiltna Dome at 10pm. West Buttres route labels can be read when this photo is enlarged.
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[ Post a Comment ]| 96avs01 | Excellent | | 
Voted 10/10 | overview of the West Butt route! Cheers, Chris | | Posted Apr 23, 2007 1:14 am |
| Baarb | Must be nice.... | | 
Voted 10/10 | not having to climb about in the dark at all! Is there still a significant daily temperature variation? | | Posted Sep 27, 2008 3:28 am |
 | | d_shorb | Re: Must be nice.... | | 
Hasn't voted | Alaska's daylight certainly allows for 24 hour climbing. Though not as hot as lava exploding from some remote volcano, daytime temps do get up into Tshirt weather. Our first night on the glacier we hiked until 12:30am with temps down to 5degrees F.
PS. You a vulcanologist? | | Posted Sep 27, 2008 1:57 pm |
| | Baarb | Re: Must be nice.... | |
Voted 10/10 | I suppose I was wondering whether the temperature variation affects stability of the ice and snow and if that is a concern. I recall reading that at other mountains that such things are a concern and hence not climbing during the day is preferred. But I'm not really a mountaineer by any means, volcanology certainly got in the way of that ambition for the mean time! But I like reading about big mountain climbing all the same, vicarious living if you will :) | | Posted Sep 27, 2008 7:42 pm |
| FortMental | Nice shot! | | 
Voted 10/10 | I've always wondered what the view was like from the dome. Got any shots looking towards Foraker? | | Posted Feb 23, 2009 12:35 am |
| | d_shorb | Re: Nice shot! | |
Hasn't voted | That view IS sweet. The only foraker shot is this one. Thanks for the looksee. Take care. | | Posted Feb 23, 2009 2:07 pm |
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West Buttress (Route)
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