Mount Huntington

Mount Huntington, a sharply defined rock-and-ice pyramid in the central Alaska Range south-southeast of Denali, is famed less for height than for extreme steepness and technical difficulty. Its faces drop more than 5,000 feet in about a mile on nearly every side, making even its easiest route harder than Denali’s standard climb. First ascended in 1964 by a French expedition led by Lionel Terray on the Northwest Ridge, it drew a second ascent in 1965 by the West Face and West Rib. Later climbs on several major ridges and faces secured its standing as one of the Alaska Range’s finest technical peaks and a serious alpine prize.

Petersville, Alaska · United States