Mount Hunter (Alaska) - Notable Ascents

Notable Ascents

  • 1954 West Ridge - FA of peak by Fred Beckey, Heinrich Harrer and Henry Meybohm
  • 1979 South Spur by John Mallon Waterman, described as a "visionary climber" by Jon Krakauer in a 1993 Outside magazine article about Christopher McCandless, in which Krakauer compares the two adventurers.
  • 1981 Moonflower Buttress (Alaska Grade 6: 5.8 A3 AI6 6100') FA to last rock band by Mugs Stump and Paul Aubry (NZ).
  • 1983 Moonflower Buttress to summit, first complete ascent by Todd Bibler and Doug Klewin.
  • 1989 Northwest Face FA by Conrad Anker and Seth 'S.T.' Shaw, summit attained July 3, 1989.
  • 1994 Deprivation, (Alaska Grade 6, Alpine ED+, 90deg ice) FA by Scott Backes and Mark Francis Twight.
  • 1994 Wall of Shadows, (Alaska Grade 6, AI6+ 5.9 A4) FA by Greg Child and Michael Kennedy.

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