![Summit Ridge of Denali. Photo by Brian Okonek.](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Summit-Ridge_Brian-Okonek-e1366911473937.jpg)
![Kahiltna basecamp insertion from 2011. NPS Photo / Coley Gentzel.](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DSC_0070-150x150.jpg)
On the next Outdoor Explorer: Climbing North America’s highest peak. The first climbers of the season are beginning their attempts on Denali. And in a few weeks, base camp on the Kahiltna glacier will become an international village of mountaineers. Host Annie Feidt will be joined by Denali climbing guides and a National Park Service climbing ranger on the next Outdoor Explorer.
- Denali: A Climber’s Guide by Colby Coombs
- Alaska Mountaineering School
- Denali National Park and Preserve Alaska
![Kahiltna Basecamp and landind strip. NPS Photo / Karina Yeznaian](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BASE-CAMP-KARINA-YEZNAIAN-53-1024x682.jpg)
QUESTIONS FOR YOU:
![Denali mountaineering ranger David Weber on the radio phone at the Kahiltna Basecamp. NPS Photo/Menno Boermans.](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Boermans_Denali_6337-150x150.jpg)
What surprised you most about hiking Denali?
Are you planning to hike Denali this year?
OUTDOOR EXPLORER CALENDAR:
- ‘Who Let the Girls Out?’ (Downtown Palmer April 26 & 27)
- UAA Outdoor Gear Swap and Resource Fair (UAA April 27)
- Talkeetna Bird-a-thon (May 5)
- Alaska Heart Run (April 27)
HOST: Annie Feidt
GUESTS:
- Colby Coombs, owner of Alaska Mountaineering School and author of Denali: A Climber’s Guide
- Tucker Chenoweth, National Park Service Climbing Ranger on Denali
- Brian Okonek, former Denali Climbing Guide
PARTICIPATE: Facebook: Outdoor Explorer Please share your comments, questions, photos and videos. (Post before show time and your comment may be read on-air)
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday April 25, 2013. 7:00 – 8:00 pm AKT
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![Denali base camp kitchen. Photo by Brian Okonek.](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/basecamp-kitchen_Brian-Okonek.jpg)
![Ascent of the West Buttress Denali. NPS Photo / Menno Boermans.](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Boermans_6297507-1024x767.jpg)
![A rope team takes a rest while ascending Kahiltna Dome. NPS Photo / M. Westman](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kahiltna-Dome-Ascent-Westman-4-1024x768.jpg)
![Denali. Photo by Brian Okonek.](https://media.alaskapublic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Denali-SW_Brian-Okonek.jpg)