Windy Corner

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Windy Corner is a notoriously exposed and windy section on Denali’s West Buttress climbing route, known for harsh weather and challenging conditions for mountaineers.

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Windy Corner canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climbing route section ⓘ
mountain feature ⓘ
approachFrom 11,000-foot camp on West Buttress ⓘ
climbingDifficultyContext objective hazard rather than technical difficulty ⓘ
climbingStyle snow and ice mountaineering ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevationApproxFeet 13200 ⓘ
elevationApproxMeters 4020 ⓘ
hazard blowing snow ⓘ
extreme wind chill ⓘ
fall risk on exposed slope ⓘ
high winds ⓘ
low visibility ⓘ
risk of frostbite ⓘ
risk of hypothermia ⓘ
importanceForClimbers common turnaround point in bad weather ⓘ
key point on ascent of Denali via West Buttress ⓘ
psychological crux for some climbers ⓘ
knownFor challenging climbing conditions ⓘ
exposed terrain ⓘ
harsh weather ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Denali National Park and Preserve ⓘ
locatedOn Denali ⓘ
south side of Denali ⓘ
locatedOnRoute West Buttress ⓘ
management within area managed by U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
nearCamp Camp 3 at 11000 feet on West Buttress ⓘ
Camp 4 at 14000 feet on West Buttress ⓘ
onMountain highest peak in North America ⓘ
partOf West Buttress standard route on Denali ⓘ
routeType high-altitude mountaineering route section ⓘ
safetyRecommendation careful time and weather-window planning ⓘ
rope-team travel standard on West Buttress ⓘ
use of full cold-weather and wind-protection gear ⓘ
season typically climbed in late spring and early summer ⓘ
terrain exposed ridge ⓘ
mixed snow and rock ⓘ
snow slope ⓘ
typicallyCrossedOn summit push progression toward 14,000-foot camp ⓘ
usedBy guided expeditions ⓘ
independent mountaineers ⓘ
weatherCharacteristic frequent high wind events ⓘ
rapidly changing conditions ⓘ
wind funneling around the mountain ⓘ

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West Buttress route → notableSection → Windy Corner ⓘ