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Denali National Park and Preserve
Current Climbing Activity
The Line-up
(NPS Photo)
 

2009 Final Statistics

Mt. McKinley

Mt. Foraker

Number of Registered Climbers

1,161

15

Climbers Currently On Mountain

0

0

Completed Climbs

1,161

15

Number of Summits

682

8

Summit Percentage

59%

53%

 
The Talkeetna Ranger Station registration staff also maintains a 24-hour mountaineering statistics line at (907)733-9127.  During the spring season, the voice recording is updated daily with the number of registered climbers, the number of climbers currently on the mountain, and the total recorded summits for both Mt. McKinley and Mt. Foraker.
 

Other Mountaineering Statistics

For season-by-season mountaineering statistics such as summit attempts by route, nationalities, average age, percentage of women climbers, busiest summit days, and other interesting data, go to our Annual Mountaineering Summaries.   

Historical mountaineering statistics for Mt. McKinley, 1903 to present

Mountain weather observations  2007, 2008 

Historical timeline of important climbing 'firsts' and interesting ascents

 

Image of footprint found in Denali National Park and Preserve  

Did You Know?
Did you know that in the summer of 2005 a footprint of a dinosaur was found in Denali National Park? The print has been identified as belonging to a three toed foot of a Cretaceous Theropod.

Last Updated: August 07, 2009 at 18:45 EST