Training for Denali and big mountain expeditions isn’t the same as training for a marathon or to be a weekend warrior. You need to establish a strong aerobic base and build strength to carry a big pack up a big mountain. Mountain Trip has been working with Steve House and Uphill Athlete for a decade…
Mountain Trip has been working with Uphill Athlete to train our climbers and guides for their climbing and mountaineering objectives for more than a decade. Steve House and the folks at Uphill Athlete do an amazing job of breaking down the physical demands of big expedition climbs and preparing climbers to succeed in hard environments.…
The biggest variable that is completely out of your control as a climber, and will make the difference between a safe and successful climb (or an Alaska Range suffer fest), is the weather. There is nothing you can do to change the weather, but with good Denali weather forecasts you can maximize your opportunity to…
Rising over 18,000 feet above the nearby tundra, Denali is infamous for its challenging weather. At 20,310 feet tall, and sitting at 63 degrees north latitude, Denali is the highest peak in the Arctic. “The Great One” can be a magnet for storms that blow in from the Gulf of Alaska or across the Bering…
