The hard snow near Denali’s summit was unlike anything I had
seen below. It was not clear like ice, but it felt just as hard. Unknown
winds had scoured these slopes for centuries leaving graceful, curving
ripples to decorate the slope. Calmed, I sensed a permanence in these snow slopes,
as if the rest of the land was soft and might suddenly wash away,
whereas this sculpted slope was here forever.
– Gerry Roach - from Transcendent Summits
- Touching Greatness |
| Earth’s Continent Summits |
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North America’s Denali, 20,320 feet |
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Denali as seen from Mount Hunter’s west ridge to the south
Aimed directly at Denali’s main, south summit, the Cassin Ridge rises in the center
of Denali’s south face
Photo by Gerry Roach |
