A few of my Canadian friends chillin at 17,200 before summit day.

Summited Denali solo in warm temps (for Denali), It was hard to believe that two days before this it was -40 at 17,200.

We have climbed Denali via the most popular route 'West Buttress' in May 2000. We have reached the summit on May 25, 2000 at 4:30 p.m. We have started on May 14 and spent just 13 nights on the mountain.,

Photo of Jim Johnson on the way up the West Buttress during acclimitization days before hitting the West Rib. Photo by Jason Cronk, May 2002.

Photo from about 16,000 ft or so on the West Rib. Climbing through here includes steep snow, some ice, and rock. Great variety and very fun. Climber is Jason Cronk, photo by Jim Johnson, May 2002.

Looking unnaturally happy in the unnatural glow of our tent during trip to Alaska. Happy guy is Jim Johnson, Photo by Jason Cronk, May 2002.

Aaron Marshall heading up one of the ice domes with the valley of death in the back ground. Photo by Scott Buccmbuso

Photo of me after 16 days on McKinley. We are almost back to the airstrip on the Kahiltna glacier. Yeah, burgers and beers soon. Mt. Hunter in the backgound. client took photo.

I took this pic one evening of the ridge between 16,200' and 17,200'. Washburn's Thumb is the largest rock on the ridge and the glare in the distance is a lake over 12,000' below me.

While crossing the football field back to 17,200' camp, I was amazed how set apart the wanded route was from the rest of the wind scoured landscape. Even before I took the shot, I felt like the path would lead into the clouds.

This picture was taken by some brits who summited shortly after we did. Nearly three weeks on a mountain for Jesse (my climbing partner) and I (Alpinist) to have this picture for years to come.

My climbing partner Jesse took this picture of me in our tent at 17,200' camp waiting to get a game started. This was day 4 of waiting out a 6 day storm.

My climbing partner, Jesse, took this picture of me sitting atop Washburn's Thumb. V0 at 16,500', above the clouds with Mt. Foraker in the distance.

Looking in from the cold one evening at 17,200' camp.

There is no such thing as privicy on the W. Buttress route and nobody seems to mind. This is one of two toilets at 14,200' camp. Everyone approaching camp from lower elevations walks right past (distant left). On clear days, I did have quite a view from the throne.

After 19 days on the mountain (including 6 days at 17,200' in a storm), my climbing partner and I were rewarded with a beautiful summit day. I took this shot of the summit ridge on our way down, having spent about 30 min. on top. Mt. Foraker (17,000'+?) is in the distance.

My climbing partner, Jesse, took this photo of me coiling our rope atop Denali just before we headed back down.

Nice view of what came to be known as father and sons wall and various other routes

Photo of myself taken on the Summit ridge july 18th 1991. Did full ski descent via Rescue-gully (next day) due to avalanches conditions in Mesners Couloir on summit day

A beautiful warm late june day at Kahiltna pass ..moving to 11,200

Summit Day. Alex just above the Autobahn with Foraker's Sultana Ridge rising in the background.

Here's my partner,Joe, at Windy Corner on Denali, 1999. It was actually not windy at all.....which was nice.....

We had a day of bad weather at our 11,000ft camp. Got pelted with ice crystals, etc. for a while. April, 1999.

Hanging out in the 14,000 basin. It was a little cold in there in April. Photo by Jason Cronk, 1999.

Here I am, sitting w/the gear at Doug Geeting's hangar in Talkeetna, while waiting to fly in to do the West Butt in April, 1999.