Welcome to Talkeetna, one of the coolest towns in all of Alaska! This place has history. For decades it’s been the mountaineering hub of Alaska. Pretty much every mountaineering expedition for Denali or the Alaska Range starts here. Wherever you look you’ll see people with excited / nervous anticipation on their faces as they wait to fly into the range to start their climb.
You can get here from Anchorage by car, bus, or train. We definitely recommend you arrive a day early so you have some time to see the town and eat the Roadhouse cinnamon rolls. We’ll meet in the morning, get packed and sorted, take a break for lunch and then, weather-permitting, fly into the Alaska Range. Just like that, we’ll be in the surreal remoteness of Denali National Park.