Summit: Denali / McKinley

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Written By Robert Alt
 

Robert’s climbing badge. Denali / McKinley was summitted by Robert Alt in 2023.

Location: Alaska, United States of America – North America
Height: 20,310 feet (6,190 meters)

Renowned for stunning grandeur and severe weather conditions, Denali/McKinely remains a key site in the study of glaciology—given its majestic ice cap. Its first verified summit was in 1913 by Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum.

Robert Alt

Robert Alt the Founder of PROFOUND CLIMBING™ and the president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute in Columbus, Ohio. He is an accomplished lawyer by profession and a dedicated mountaineer by hobby. 

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