south face of Denali
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The south face of Denali is a massive, steep alpine wall on North America’s highest peak, renowned among mountaineers for its challenging and committing climbing routes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denali South Face | 2 |
| south face of Denali canonical | 2 |
| South Buttress area of Denali | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine wall
ⓘ
mountain face ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Kahiltna Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approxVerticalRelief |
around 2700 meters
ⓘ
around 9000 feet ⓘ |
| attracts |
elite alpinists
ⓘ
highly experienced mountaineers ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic ⓘ |
| climbingSeason |
early summer
ⓘ
late spring ⓘ |
| climbingStyle |
alpine style
ⓘ
expedition style ⓘ |
| commitmentLevel | very committing ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| difficulty | high ⓘ |
| elevationContext | rises from lower Kahiltna Glacier to near Denali summit ⓘ |
| firstAscentsEra | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasRoute |
Cassin Direct
ⓘ
Cassins Ridge ⓘ Slovak Direct ⓘ South Buttress ⓘ |
| hasRouteType |
big wall alpine routes
ⓘ
mixed ice and rock routes ⓘ |
| hazardLevel | high ⓘ |
| knownAs |
south face of Denali
ⓘ
surface form:
Denali South Face
south face of Denali ⓘ
surface form:
South Buttress area of Denali
|
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Alaska Range ⓘ Denali National Park and Preserve ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south side of Denali ⓘ |
| notableFor |
avalanches
ⓘ
high objective hazards ⓘ large vertical relief ⓘ rockfall ⓘ seracs ⓘ steepness ⓘ technical alpine climbing routes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Denali
ⓘ
greater south side climbing area of Denali ⓘ |
| prominenceIn | alpine climbing history ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the most serious alpine faces in North America ⓘ |
| riskFactors |
altitude
ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ high winds ⓘ objective hazards ⓘ |
| weather | rapidly changing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cassin's Ridge
this entity surface form:
Denali South Face
this entity surface form:
South Buttress area of Denali
this entity surface form:
Denali South Face