11 days from Talkeetna to the top. This is what all the Euros were doing with a lot of success. Nothing like hitting the bars in Talkeetna after a hot bath. Summit day was wonderful, whiteout sometimes, but low wind and OK visibility. I suggest if you are taking a trip to Denali, do a route other than on the West side for the sake of the beauty of personal experience.
Nighttimes are the most beautiful there when it clears up, amazing alpenglows and solitude.
If you bring any type of Power Bar or meal replacement bar for snacks, do not bring chocolate flavor. If you forget to take it out of your pants pocket when you go to sleep, it will explode and get all over everything you have put inside your bag. I recommend any flavor that is not a brown color for this very reason. Weather was pretty good all the way up. Denali is a beautiful but dangerous mountain and is well worth the climb.