How hard is mountain climbing reddit Yes, more people than ever are climbing the 8000ers, but more people than ever are doing EVERYTHING. Get some winter camping experience for sure, and make sure you’re comfortable and capable climbing moderately steep terrain in both snowshoes and crampons. It's just a very long day and all the hard parts are late in the hike when you're tired from your approach. Climbing Denali requires a literal mountain of gear. If you do rest at a station, leave from the station earlier than you think you need to: there are a lot of climbers and things get backed up at the top before sunrise. i live in north Texas and there are some day hikes around me and i guess its best to start with that. There are huge numbers of summits in a single day because the windows are tiny. Be aware that I am no expert so take my advice as that of just a random person on the Internet. If you know how to use an ice axe and confident in navigation, it's all you really need. The last 400' of the standard South side route is basically an easy ice climb that requires all 4 limbs. ngefhhtztkoblxignnxcxasnnjietbaswktplsvbcxksijulfjedigeocpdzxvoebmksxaebrkbhuvxb