DENALI— As of Wednesday, there are 433 climbers trying to summit the mountain. Photo by Diana Haecker

Climbing season nears its peak as hundreds of mountaineers are trying to fulfill their dream of summitting Mt. McKinley. This week, Denali Report producer Diana Haecker listens in during an orientation given to climbers at the Talkeetna Ranger station and finds out that human emotions are sometimes more dangerous than inclement weather.

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