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The Northwest Face of Kichatna Spire

The Firn Line by Pod Peak

Jun 19, 202200:31:49Sports & Recreation

Today we head into the Kichatna Spires - a compact subrange of monolithic granite towers located just south of Denali. In early June, North American climbers Graham Zimmerman, Dave Allfrey and Whit Magro, headed into the...

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