Mountain Transport - Pricing Information
There are a number of costs associated with your entrance into Denali national Park: Park Fees and Mountain Transport.
National Park Service Fees
There is a $200 fee for climbing McKinley or Foraker, plus park entrance fee of $10 per person or $20 per family and you must register 60 days in advance for McKinley and Foraker.NEW FOR THE 2008 SEASON: Appointments are required for all orientations. Teams should contact the Talkeetna Ranger Station as soon as practical to schedule a time as appointments fill up fast. Appointments are available from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., seven days a week. Expeditions should
arrive 30 minutes prior to the appointment time to pay the special use
permit and park entrance fees.
Contact:
Talkeetna Ranger Station
PO Box 588
Talkeetna AK 99676 ;
Phone: (907)733-2231
FAX: (907)733-1465
E-mail: dena_talkeetna_office@nps.govWeb Site: National Park Service - Denali Mountaineering
Note: If you plan to climb with a guide, make certain that the service is authorized by Denali National Park and Preserve. Each year climbers mistakenly pay illegal guides that advertise their services. Illegal guiding is prohibited and these climbs could be cancelled at any time.
Mountain Transport
All prices are round trip per person from Talkeetna. Prices for one-way trips into or out of these areas are negotiable, but half-fare can be expected. These prices include two nights bunkhouse accommodations (one before and one after trip), up to 125 lbs gear per person, street gear, valuable storage and periodic air checks. Special group and school rates are available. If you are interested in an area not listed below, if conditions are good we will get you in.
Note: The valuable storage is VERY limited. It is intended only for SMALL wallets, passports, tickets and is NOT intended for laptops, packs or cameras. Also, the gear storage area is open during the day for climbers to sort and store, so it is not recommended for valuable items, usually just street clothes and shoes.
Excess Gear: Talkeetna Air Taxi charges $1 per pound when a group weighs in at over 125 pounds per person. The extra charge could result in an additional plane charter to area requested.
A $100 group deposit reserves your flight and the date can be flexible.
KAHILTNA GLACIER (Base Camp) $525.00/PP West Buttress, West Rib, Cassin Ridge, South Face RUTH GLACIER (Sheldon Cabin) $475.00/PP South Buttress via Ruth KAHILTNA GLACIER (BaseCamp) $525.00/PP TOKOSITNA GLACIER (West Fork) $600.00/PP THUNDER GLACIER $555.00/PP KAHILTNA GLACIER (Base Camp or West Fork) $525.00/PP RUTH GLACIER (West Fork) $575.00/PP TOKOSITNA GLACIER (East Fork) $600.00/PP RUTH AMPHITHEATER\SHELDON HUT $475.00/PP Mt. Dan Beard, Barrille, Moose's Tooth, Dickey and great ski touring RUTH GORGE $475.00/PP Mooses Tooth Mt. Dickey, Johnson, Barrille, Wake, and other big walls MOOSES TOOTH $575.00/PP Root Canal, Upper Moose's Tooth, Ham and Eggs, Shaken not stirred KICHATNA SPIRES (all glaciers) $Custom Some of the greatest walls on the planet and very remote HAYES RANGE (all glaciers) $Custom Mt. Hayes, Hess, Deborah TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS (all glaciers) $Custom Mt. Sovereign and many unclimbed peaks. Excellent skiing LITTLE SWITZERLAND (Pica Glacier) $475.00/PP Great alpine and rock climbing with few visitations. KANTISHNA (Wonder Lake or air strip) $Custom Kahiltna traverse via Muldrow, three climbers and gear or a cargo trip. BUCKSKIN $575/pp
E Face Mooses Tooth, N Face Broken Tooth SHUTTLE BETWEEN GLACIERS $150.00/PP Ruth-Kahiltna ROUTE INSPECTION\SCENIC $Custom While enroute to destination OTHER GLACIER SHUTTLES $Custom RESERVE YOUR TRANSPORT FLIGHT HERE
