Denali Overland
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(907) 733-2384
denaliak@alaska.net
Go Purple Shuttle
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(866) 813-5589
GEAR STORAGE is available at the Sheldon Air Service hangar. Label you gear with your name and mailing address. We also have a safe on location to lock up your valuables, while you are on your climb.
GEAR WEIGHT 125 pounds per person is allowed. $1.00 per pound will be charged for additional weight.
COLEMAN FUEL (white gas) costs $16.00 per gallon. You can purchase white gas when you organize your gear at the hanger. The usual recommendation is 1½ pint per person per day, about 1 gallon per person for 21 days.
ISOBUTENE CARTRIDGES can be flown in with prior notification to Sheldon Air Service.
SLEDS (measuring 60"Â long x 16" wide and 5" deep or 46"Â long x 15" wide and 4" deep) are available at our hangar free of charge, please bring your own rigging. The Alaska Mountaineering School Mountain Shop (AMS) has rigging for sale here in Talkeetna.
FAMILY BAND RADIOS (FRS) operate along the West Buttress Route. The Base Camp Manager issues weather reports via FRS each evening around 8:oo p.m. The NPS currently has a FRS radio at both the 7,200-foot camp and the 14,200-foot camp and monitors throughout the day. The FRS radios are popular on Denali because of the reduced weight and efficient use of batteries. There is no FRS coverage on the North side of Denali.
CELL PHONE reception is intermittent throughout the Alaska Range. Do not rely on your cell phone as an emergency method of communication.
INREACH SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DEVICES are a reliable source of communication and work great throughout the Alaska Range.
IRIDIUM SATELLITE PHONES have the best coverage in high altitudes. Rentals are available in Anchorage at Satellite Phone Store. For the best deals contact them directly: (907) 272-7368, alaska@satellitephonestore.com.
Satellite Phone Store 751 East 36th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99503