In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments in mountaineering history. In Part I of this series, we told the story of McKinley’s first winter ascent. Later that same year, during ...

Seattle resident Alex Chiu died after falling 3,000 feet from the Mount McKinley West Buttress climbing route onto the Peters Glacier, according to the National Park Service. He was 41 years old. On ...

On May 28, Max Kilcoyne stood alone above 6,000m. Below him, clouds swirled over the Kahiltna Glacier. Above him, only the upper ridgeline of McKinley and the summit of Mount Foraker pierced the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - More than half of the climbers who scaled Mt. McKinley last year reached the summit. Denali National Park officials say 1,222 climbers took on McKinley in 2010 and 55 percent, or ...