Denali - West Buttress 2011

Denali - West Buttress 2011

Page Type Page Type: Trip Report
Date Date Climbed/Hiked: Jun 14, 2011
Activities Activities: Mountaineering
Seasons Season: Summer

Kahiltna Glacier

Once we landed on the Kahiltna, it was a long and strenuous climb. We made camps at 7,200 ft, 7,800 ft and 9,000 ft. Once we reached 11,200 ft, we took a short break.

Camp 14K > Headwall > West Buttress

Upon reaching 14k, everybody was quite exhausted. We took a rest day and then proceeded to climb the headwall without any controversy. We then climbed the west buttress to camp 17k

20,320 ft!

I've never panted so hard in my entire life! But I couldn't help but cry my heart out when I reached the summit!

The gang!



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