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Mount Huntington is a striking rock and ice pyramid in the central Alaska Range, about 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of Denali. It is also about 6 miles (10 km) east of Mount Hunter. While overshadowed in absolute elevation by Denali, Huntington is a steeper peak: in almost every direction, faces drop over in about a mile (1.6 km). Even its easiest route presents significantly more technical challenge than the standard route on Denali, and it is a favorite peak for high-standard technical climbers. Mount Huntington was first climbed in 1964 by a French expedition led by famed alpinist Lionel Terray, via the Northwest Ridge, from then on also called the French Ridge. The second ascent the following year, via the West Face/West Rib, is reported by David Roberts in ''The Mountain of My Fear''. The mountain can be accessed either from the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier, on the north side of the mountain, or the Tokositna Glacier, on the south side. ==Notable ascents== * 1964 ''French Ridge'' Lionel Terray et al. * 1965 ''Harvard Route'' (VI 5.9 A2 70-degree ice) by David Roberts, Ed Bernd, Don Jensen, Matt Hale. * 1978 ''North Face'' Jack Roberts and Simon McCartney, summit reached on July 6, 1978. * 1978 ''Southeast Spur'' Joseph Kaelin, Kent Meneghin, Glenn Randall and Angus M. Thuermer, Jr., summit reached on July 9, 1978. * 1980 ''The British Route, East Face'' Roger Mear, Steve Bell, summit reached on May 16, 1980.〔(Huntington's East Face, Roger Mear, Alpine Climbing Group )〕 * 1981 ''Colton-Leach Route, West Face'' Nick Colton, Tim Leach. * 1989 ''Nettle-Quirk Route'' disputed FA by Dave Nettle and James Quirk, summit reached May 24, 1989. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Huntington (Alaska)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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