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John Bartolic

Commercial pilot and mountaineer from Dallas, Texas; summited Denali with American Alpine Institute in 2026.

Jun 17, 2026

12:30
[laughs]
12:30
"That sounds like a lot of suffering." Um, but I had gotten off Rainier, um, and a guide friend of mine was just raving about Denali, and I really liked him on Rainier.
12:40
I did Rainier guided, the Couch Route.
12:42
Um, and he had raved about, um, Denali.
12:47
He said, "It's such a good time.
12:47
It's, like, the best thing.
12:48
You gotta do it.

37 MINS LATER

50:03
[laughs]

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