“The name Denali reflects a local cultural heritage here that predates the United States,” Westman says. “The name McKinley was an arbitrary name given for someone who had never even set foot here. He ...

“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.

Bethany Coates '98, and others on the trip discussed the idea of doing a major climbing expedition to raise money for a women's health issue. Another group of Princeton students and OA Leaders had ...

McKinley, were spotted Sunday night by a rescue plane and appear to be safe and continuing their climb. When sighted by veteran bush pilot Don Sheldon, the seven were at 17,000 feet. The last time ...

EPHS graduate Alex Shockley is one step closer to climbing each continent’s highest peak Climbing the highest mountain in North America is a long haul, especially when ...

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

McKinley. Yet another set back came just one month before the Climb: the cancer had spread to her brain, liver and lymph nodes. She was determined to join her teammates in Alaska, see them off and ...