| | Remember: It's Denali not Mt. McKinley. |
| | | May 2005: Setting up the 7200' Kahiltna Glacier base camp. |
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| | Most climbers head towards the top from the Kahiltna base camp. |
| | | Three climbers begin the long haul to the summit. |
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| | An aerial view of the base camp with the south peak in the background. |
| | | National Park Service bigwigs drop in to observe setting up base camp. |
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| | With Mt. Foraker (17,400 ft) in the background, a climber schleps a heavy load. |
| | | Alaska Air National Guard PJs enjoy the sun after setting up their tent. |
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| | Army 4/123 Sugar Bear Chinook pilots talk summit landing strategy. |
| | | A Sugar Bear CH-47D comes in for a landing on the Kahiltna Glacier. |
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| | The best from 4/123rd serves as the High Altitude Rescue Team. |
| | | Mt. Hunter's icefalls dwarf an inbound Chinnok. |
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| | The Sugar Bears are currently deployed to Southwest Asia. |
| | | The pilots use the rotor blast to clear snow from hidden crevasses. |
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| | May 2003 -- The Sugar Bears haul base camp gear... |
| | | And the crews work hard to help the National Park Service. |
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| | Denali Natl. Park Ranger Roger Robinson has over 20 years on the mountain. |
| | | AK ANG 210 RQS CO Lt. Col. Jacobs pilots his Pave Hawk towards Denali. |
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| | Evergreen's Lama has gone all the way to the top of Denali -- several times. |
| | | The Lama pilots are among the best. |
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