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Classic Climbs for Denali National Park

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

Mod. Snow 117 ● West Buttress Snow, Alpine Denali
AI3 Steep Snow 21 ● The West Rib Ice, Snow, Alpine Denali
WI4 M4 Steep Snow 54 ● Ham & Eggs Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 10 pitches Ruth Gorge > Moose's Tooth
WI5 M5 Steep Snow 12 ● Shaken not Stirred Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 15 pitches Ruth Gorge > Moose's Tooth
AI2 Steep Snow 5 ● Messner Couloir Ice, Snow, Alpine Denali
WI4+ M4 Steep Snow PG13 6 ● West Face Couloir Trad, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 20 pitches Ruth Gorge > Mt Huntington
Steep Snow 11 ● Japanese Couloir Snow, Alpine Ruth Gorge > Mt Barrill
Steep Snow 6 ● Muldrow Glacier Snow, Alpine Denali
WI2 Mod. Snow 6 ● South East Ridge Ice, Snow, Alpine Mt Frances
WI4 8 ● Bacon and Eggs on Mini-Mini-Moon… Trad, Ice, Alpine 9 pitches Mt Hunter
WI3 M6 C1 Steep Snow 22 ● The Harvard Route Aid, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 30 pitches Ruth Gorge > Mt Huntington
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI4 30 ● Cassin Ridge Ice, Alpine Denali
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c M4 Steep Snow 26 ● South West Ridge Trad, Mixed, Snow, Alpine Peak 11,300
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow 11 ● South Face Trad, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches Little Switzerland > Middle Troll
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow 12 ● The Lost Marsupial Trad, Snow, Alpine 8 pitches Little Switzerland > Throne
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Steep Snow 12 ● Southwest Ridge Trad, Snow, Alpine Mt Frances
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI3+ M4 Steep Snow 4 ● West Ridge Trad, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine Mt Hunter
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI6 M7 A2 Steep Snow 8 ● The Moonflower Buttress (Bibler/… Aid, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine Mt Hunter
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 8 ● Goldfinger Trad, Alpine 12 pitches Ruth Gorge > Stump
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 9 ● West Face Trad, Alpine 2 pitches Little Switzerland > Plunger

● West Buttress

Denali

117

Mod. Snow Snow, Alpine

● The West Rib

Denali

AI3 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine

● Ham & Eggs

Ruth Gorge > Moose's Tooth

WI4 M4 Steep Snow Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 10 pitches

● Shaken not Stirred

Ruth Gorge > Moose's Tooth

WI5 M5 Steep Snow Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 15 pitches

● Messner Couloir

Denali

AI2 Steep Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine

● West Face Couloir

Ruth Gorge > Mt Huntington

WI4+ M4 Steep Snow PG13 Trad, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 20 pitches

● Japanese Couloir

Ruth Gorge > Mt Barrill

Steep Snow Snow, Alpine

● Muldrow Glacier

Denali

Steep Snow Snow, Alpine

● South East Ridge

Mt Frances

WI2 Mod. Snow Ice, Snow, Alpine

● Bacon and Eggs on Mini-Mini…

Mt Hunter

WI4 Trad, Ice, Alpine 9 pitches

● The Harvard Route

Ruth Gorge > Mt Huntington

WI3 M6 C1 Steep Snow Aid, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine 30 pitches

● Cassin Ridge

Denali

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI4 Ice, Alpine

● South West Ridge

Peak 11,300

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c M4 Steep Snow Trad, Mixed, Snow, Alpine

● South Face

Little Switzerland > Middle Troll

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine 6 pitches

● The Lost Marsupial

Little Switzerland > Throne

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Mod. Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine 8 pitches

● Southwest Ridge

Mt Frances

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Steep Snow Trad, Snow, Alpine

● West Ridge

Mt Hunter

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI3+ M4 Steep Snow Trad, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine

● The Moonflower Buttress (Bi…

Mt Hunter

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c WI6 M7 A2 Steep Snow Aid, Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine

● Goldfinger

Ruth Gorge > Stump

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 12 pitches

● West Face

Little Switzerland > Plunger

5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Alpine 2 pitches

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