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The players - Charlie Wolf and Lukas Chrostowski:
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Our planned route, the NorthWest Buttress. We got scared during the approach and climbed the West Buttress instead.
(from Mt. Caps, facing West)
(from 12000 on the West Buttress, facing North)
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(from 16000 on the West Buttress, facing North)
Mount Hunter (from 15000 ft)
Camped at 16,000 ft
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West Buttress ridge between 16,000 and 17,000 ft
Camp 17,200 ft
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Summit Day, June 3, 2000. Temperature -20 F
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The descent back to Kahiltna Base Camp
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Mt. Hunter from the North. The West Rib route is visible on right sky-line.
Denali from the South-West. The right sky-line is the Cassin Route; the next prominent ridge is the West Rib. Camp 17,000 ft is on the far left, on the sky-line platteau.
