- Elevation
- 6,190 m / 20,310 ft
- Location
- Alaska, USA
- First ascent
- 1913
- First West Buttress
- 1951
- Difficulty
- Very hard
- Season
- May–July
- Success rate
- 50–60%
- Trip length
- ~18 days
Difficulty compares the climbing with the other 7 summits, in five steps: Beginner, Moderate, Hard, Very hard, Extreme.
Registration, fees and the rules on the mountain follow the National Park Service; this season's figures are on the Permits & costs page.
Denali (6,190 m20,308 ft) in Alaska is the coldest of the 7 summits and demands full expedition skills: glacier travel, crevasse rescue, and hauling everything you need on sleds.
What Denali costs
- With a guided expedition
$12,700–$14,950 for the middle half of the 19 trips we researched.
The full range is $10,000–$23,830.
4 more are priced in other currencies and are not included here.
Each company’s own price, in the currency it quotes, read from its website. Prices change, so check with the company.
- Usually extra
- Preparation course (extra at 18 of the 28 companies that say)
- Organising it yourself
About $2,500–$3,500 on the mountain.
The $450 National Park Service fee, the ski plane from Talkeetna and back, three weeks of food and fuel, and lodging in Anchorage and Talkeetna.
Our estimate. International flights, gear and insurance are extra.
- Permits and fees
Climbing guide
Read before you go
Chasing Denali: The Sourdoughs, Cheechakos, and Frauds behind the Most Unbelievable Feat in MountaineeringJonathan Waterman · 2018
