I love stats and info

So just a brief little tidbit for you to let sink in straight from the NPS...As of yesterday, when our group flew onto the glacier they were part of that 252 climbers... Can you imagine that's 247 OTHER crazy people , and thats only as of saturday... there are 1027 registered to climb!! HOLY that's alot of snow lovin', mountain climbin', love to punish their bodies crazy people.. of course that is coming from a sun lover myself, so I'll refer you back to the post on perspective. How exciting!!!

(NPS Photo - Kent Miller)   The 2014 mountaineering season on Denali has begun, with a steady stream of climbers now flying into the Kahiltna Basecamp. The NPS weather monitoring equipment at the Kahiltna Basecamp is now in place, so check here for daily Denali Weather Observations, including sky conditions, temperatures, wind speeds, and new precipitation. The observation equipment for the 14,200-foot camp will be in place shortly. Below are the 2014 registration statistics and reported summit rates: Climbing Statistics as of May 17, 2014 Mt. McKinley Mt. Foraker Number of Registered Climbers 1,027 6 Climbers Currently On Mountain 252 2 Completed Climbs 19 0 Number of Summits 12 0 Summit Percentage 63% 0%