Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Backpacking in Alaska - Denali National Park

I've had a trip planned to Alaska since the beginning of the year. Leaving LA on August 25, and coming back September 1. I'm planning on doing 4-5 days of backpacking through Denali National Park. I'm posting here for 2 reasons:

1. My buddy who was supposed to go with me bailed due to family stuff, so I need to find another partner to join me. Please let me know if you have interest in joining me!

2. I have yet to figure out what I actually want to do during those 4-5 days in the backcountry.

Permits cannot be reserved in advance, so I need to come up with plans A,B and C for an itinerary in case the sections of the park I want to visit are fully booked when I get there.

If you've been to Denali and can offer suggestions for an itinerary, I would love to hear any and all ideas!

Bump - nobody's been to Denali before?!

You might want to send a PM to poster Bob Pickering. I think he's summited Denali before. You would also probably get better responses here:
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/canada-and-alaska.html

Awesome, thanks for the tips!