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Katie Bono Sets Women’s Speed Record On Denali With A Round Trip Time Of 21 Hours, 6 Minutes

June 24, 2017

Denali, Alaska – On June 13-14, 2017, 29-year-old Katie Bono set a new women’s speed record for climbing Denali via the West Buttress in just 21 hours and 6 minutes. Way to go, Katie!

At 20,310′, Denali is the highest peak in North America. Bono left basecamp at 7200′ at 6 AM on June 13, summited Denali at 20,310′ in -40 degree temps at 8:46 PM, and returned to basecamp at 3 AM on June 14. Super impressive.

On Wednesday morning, I set two personal bests: my longest ever time-on-glacier at 26 days, and my shortest ever ascent of Denali at 21:06, round-trip. While the former could use some work (more vacation ftw), the latter is a new women’s speed record for the mountain. Pretty psyched about this (!!!), it’s been a project in the making since my first trip to the AK range in 2013. Huge thanks for the support @arcteryx, @camp_usa, @lasportivana, @suuntonorthamerica, @alpinestartfoods, the Iguana aka @sav.cummins (photo), @tjoneski, and @jakeberen – y’all are the best. #timeforrockclimbing

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The men’s speed record on Denali was set by Kilian Jornet in 2014 at 11 hours, 48 minutes.

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