There have been six climbing fatalities on Mount McKinley this season, the parks service said.

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There is a leisurely route downhill to the next trailhead, Prospect Heights, with views of Mount McKinley.

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Since 1932, a total of 120 climbers have died on Mount McKinley, according to the park service.

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He scaled Mount McKinley in Alaska, Chamonix in France and Ama Dablam, a 22, 500-foot peak in the Himalayas.

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As someone who has done high-altitude trekking, including to the Everest base camp and Mount McKinley in Alaska, Babar is used to careful bets.

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In fact, in June he's planning to climb the last of the seven summits, North America's tallest mountain, Mount McKinley or Denali, in Alaska.

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But the owner, James Meldrum, offered to let me try his upcoming offering: 19, 500 feet, roughly 1, 000 feet short of the summit of Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak.

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The U.S. government is another big customer: Aramark provides lodging and tours not only to Ellis Island but to such U.S. national parks as Denali National Park in Alaska (home of Mount McKinley).

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In April 1992, equipped with little more than a .22 calibre rifle and a 10lb bag of rice, he headed into the Big Empty of the Alaska wilderness, near Fairbanks, not far from Mount McKinley.

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