MOUNTAINEERING INFORMATION ARTICLES

The Seven Summits - Mount McKinley

Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America, is the second hardest climb of the Seven Summits, only surpassed by the Everest. It is also one of the coldest mountains in the world and the elevation gain from the foot of the mountain to the summit is 6000m.

Three major glaciers radiate from the McKinley: the Muldrow to the northeast, the Ruth to the southwest, and the Kahiltna to the southwest. It has two summits; the South Summit (6194m) and the North Summit (5934m). Click on the different sections below to know more about Mount McKinley.

	Climbing History The Native Americans called this mountain Denali or "The High One". In the late 19th century, it was named after William McKinley, the man who eventually became the United States' 25th president. Read on for more of McKinley's history.
	Climate and Flora/Fauna From the height of 2000m up, all you will see in McKinley is a vast expanse of snow, ice and rock. But below it are some forms of wildlife that can either feed your curiosity or test your patience. Check out this section for more information.
	Approach and Climbing Routes When you Climb Mount McKinley, you are given four choices of Climbing Routes, each with a different degree of difficulty. This section describes each Route so you can choose which among them that which you think is best for your Climbing ability.

Mount McKinley has fascinated many generations of men and women throughout the ages, just like Mount Everest. We hope that with the help of the sections above, your fascination for it would increase further and would finally convince you to attempt to climb it and eventually, the other six of the Seven Summits.

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