West Buttress
The classic and most popular route to the top of North America.
Severe Alpine Climbing
- Distance
- 6.5 km
- Ascent
- 1.9 km
- Descent
- 97 m
Denali
At 20,310 feet Mount Denali is North America's tallest mountain. Its a very hard mountaineering challenge with average success rate due to extreme weather systems.
Explore Denali with curated guides of the best routes. With over 5 3D trail maps in FATMAP, you can easily discover and navigate the best trails in Denali.
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Routes in Denali
Rescue Gully
A short but steep couloir acts as a shortcut to the lower West Buttress
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 1.4 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 769 m
Orient Express Couloir
This giant couloir is one of Denali's great ski lines
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 4.1 km
- Ascent
- 110 m
- Descent
- 1.9 km
Messner Couloir
The most sought after ski line on Denali and one of North America's most classic steep ski descents.
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 3.7 km
- Ascent
- 99 m
- Descent
- 1.9 km
Kalhiltna Basecamp to 14k Camp
The epic and scenic journey up the lower reaches of Denali
Moderate Alpine Climbing
- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 2.5 km
- Descent
- 296 m
Guidebooks in Denali
6 routes · Alpine Climbing · Ski Touring
Climbing and Skiing Denali - America's Biggest Adventure
18 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking