Denali Expedition’12 – Dispatch 1

This album contains Håkon Martin and Anders Daily Dispatches from their 2012 Denali Expedition.

Follow two guys in harsh environments trying to summit the highest mountain in America.

Mount McKinley or Denali (Koyukon Athabaskan for «The High One», Dghelaayce’e in Ahtna) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,237 feet (6,168 m) above sea level. At some 18,000 feet (5,500 m), the base to peak rise is considered the largest of any mountain situated entirely above sea level. Measured by topographic prominence, it is the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of US state of Alaska, it is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve. (Source: Wikipedia)