The booklet “Mountaineering in Denali National Park and Preserve was written by park staff and medical advisors to help prepare climbers for the extreme mental and physical stresses associated with high altitude mountaineering. Topics covered in the booklet include:

• Registration Requirements
• General Information
• Arctic High Altitude Mountaineering Medical Issues
• Equipment and Supplies
• Climbing Clean

The booklet was originally written in 1995, with a revision produced in 2005 containing updated regulations and medical information. Electronic versions of the booklet are currently available in the following languages:

 

English (2005)

 

French (1995)

 

German (2005)*

German (1995)

 

Italian (1995)

 

Japanese (1995)

Korean (2005)

 

(NEW!) Polish (2005)

 

(NEW!) Russian (2005)

 

Spanish (1995)

 

 

*Work-in-progress (95% complete)

 

 

The brochure Trash and Waste Policies for Glacier Environments is also a helpful tool in planning an Alaska Range glacier expedition.

 

To obtain a printed version of the Mountaineering Booklet or the Trash and Waste Policies brochure, call the Talkeetna Ranger Station at (907) 733-2231 or email us.