5,000 Miles + 500,000 Feet
Our road to Denali.
Denali is the highest mountain in North America and regarded as one of the most challenging climbs in the world.
20,310 ft. (6,190 m.) peak
3-week expedition
13,500 ft. of elevation gain
To prepare ourselves for the highpoint of North America, we are trekking 5,000 miles with 500,000 feet of accumulated elevation gain.
Mountains in our 2025 lineup include Mount Hood (11,246’), Mount Rainier (14,411’), Mount Whitney (14,505’), King’s Peak (13,527’), Boundary Peak (13,146’), Mount Elbert (14,439’), Mount Borah (12,666’), Humphreys Peak (12,633’), an Wheeler Peak (13,167’). We aim to push to peaks higher than 15,000 feet in 2026. You can view our progress with the tracker below.
For trip reports on all of these summit bids and more, visit our blog.
Track our progress.
Climbing Denali is expensive.
A guided trip to the top of Denali costs $10,000 to $15,000 per person, exclusive of travel to Alaska and gear required for the climb. To support Tad in his comeback from death’s door, please consider donating. Your contribution doesn’t benefit only us: For every $5 in donations received, we will donate $1 (20%) to Denali Rescue Volunteers, a volunteer-run search-and-rescue operation in Denali National Park and Preserve.