Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer, Melissa Arnot Reid, and other climbers and guides react to President Trump’s renaming of Alaska’s Denali ...

“Native Alaskans were calling it Denali for thousands of years before anybody else came here. In the climbing community, it’s almost universal—I almost never hear anybody call it McKinley.

Denali, or Mount Mckinley, represents a significant mountaineering challenge, which requires extensive climbing experience, preparation, technical skills, and a high-level of conditioning.

Denali is also pivotal to the climbing community. On average, about 1,000 eager climbers attempt to summit the mountain each year, traversing unforgiving Alaskan terrain and several sheer drops.

“Though all the expeditions have been equally challenging in their unique ways, but physically I felt the climb to Mount Denali exhausting because there were no porters and we had to carry not ...

"Denali" is an Athabascan word meaning "the high ... with powerful winds that make it difficult for the adventurous few who seek to climb it.Trump previously suggested in 2016 that he might ...

The Kautz, for more experienced mountaineers, provides an excellent addition to one’s climbing resume – especially those looking to step up to mountains like Denali and Aconcagua. For the ...