Recent Weather Conditions and Current Climbing Activity

(NPS Photo / Menno Boermans)

 

The 2013 mountaineering season is in full swing. In addition to posting daily registration and summit statistics, we are trying something new this climbing season: to provide a daily (or near daily) upload of the mountaineering ranger's weather observation log and periodic West Buttress route notes as a resource for incoming climbers and/or their families and friends. The uploaded spreadsheet of current weather observations and route conditions might not be pretty to look at, but we hope the information is helpful.

Click here for daily Denali Weather Observations including sky conditions, temperatures, wind speeds, and new precipitation through the morning of May 24, 2013.

Below are the daily registration statistics and reported summit rates to date.

Climbing Statistics as of May 24, 2013	Mt. McKinley	Mt. Foraker
Number of Registered Climbers	950	15
Climbers Currently On Mountain	436	12
Completed Climbs	23	3
Number of Summits	11	0
Summit Percentage	48%	0%

 

The Talkeetna Ranger Station registration staff also maintains a 24-hour mountaineering statistics line at [phone]. 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.

Annual climbers on Mt. McKinley, 1903 to 2012

Mountain weather observations 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Historical timeline of important climbing 'firsts' and interesting ascents