Helicoptering in to Denali Base Camp

A team of eight U. S. Army Alaska Soldiers and one civilian adviser successfully reached the top of the tallest peak in North America. The team was led by instructors from the Northern Warfare Training Center. Three of the team members are from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, also stationed at Fort Wainwright. The Soldiers began their adventure May 20, when they flew aboard U.S. Army Alaska Aviation Task Force CH-47 Chinook helicopters to the National Park Service base camp on Kahiltna Glacier at the 6,800-foot level of the mountain. Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America with a summit elevation of 20,320 feet above sea level. Although climbing such a large mountain is an accomplishment hundreds of mountain climbers strive for on a yearly basis, the command team at the NWTC say they have already succeeded by going above and beyond the basics, gaining more advanced skills and passing these skills down through the Soldiers they have taught to their parent units back at Fort Wainwright. The nine climbers ascended in three three-man rope teams.

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