Denali Summit?
I've got this group of cousins and friends. We take an annual adrenaline and testosterone adventure for a number of years and during our brainstorming I decide to shoot my mouth off and show them a pic of me on the side of Mt Ranier about 11k' when I was younger with no gear, no experience, etc.
To make a long story short...anybody climb Denali?
I've started collecting info and cost$, which is when we realized how friggin' expensive it is to climb Everest! So we are looking to practice on Denali.
I would really like to connect with someone who has actually done it, or is planning to do it, before we lock in this late Summer.
Flights from Pittsburgh to Fairbanks are $730/ea round trip. Park permits are about $400. Avg age of climbers is 40 on the West Buttress route.
I don't know the price or arrangements for flight to/from base camp, just what is in the prepackaged expeditions, which aren't really our speed.
We aren't looking for a Guide, per set, but we may have a spot for a well experienced climber ;)
DW says I'm nuts. Other opinions are welcomed, too :B
To make a long story short...anybody climb Denali?
I've started collecting info and cost$, which is when we realized how friggin' expensive it is to climb Everest! So we are looking to practice on Denali.
I would really like to connect with someone who has actually done it, or is planning to do it, before we lock in this late Summer.
Flights from Pittsburgh to Fairbanks are $730/ea round trip. Park permits are about $400. Avg age of climbers is 40 on the West Buttress route.
I don't know the price or arrangements for flight to/from base camp, just what is in the prepackaged expeditions, which aren't really our speed.
We aren't looking for a Guide, per set, but we may have a spot for a well experienced climber ;)
DW says I'm nuts. Other opinions are welcomed, too :B
