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
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.
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The classic and most popular route to the top of North America.
Severe Alpine Climbing
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