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Denali question

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 Drew52 27 Jan 2016
Hi,
Myself and my climbing partner are heading to Denali in May and are arranging all the gear and logistics at the moment.
One thing i can't find an answer for is Fuel storage. We plan on flying with TAT and buying fuel from them which we pick up on the glacier in gallon measurements. Do we need to supply the storage for the fuel to be decanted into or when they sell you the fuel does it already come in gallon containers/drums?

Thanks!
 dgbryan 27 Jan 2016
In reply to Drew52:

Comes in US gallon cans - no need to provide containers.
Also found a Jetboil handy at & above 14K last time I was there.
From my three trips (all in June though) I would say don't over-provide (anything). I have given away 100s of dollars worth of food & fuel (my own & others) at 14K on all trips. Conversely it seems you can vary the diet quite a bit by barter up there.
OP Drew52 27 Jan 2016
In reply to dgbryan:

Thanks for that!
 ChrisRGX 27 Jan 2016
In reply to Drew52:

As above, you get the can to take with you. As well as the fuel bottle for the MSR stoves, we also took a couple extra so we could stash fuel for the way down (as well as at the top of the fixed lines). You may want to consider if additional fuel bottles gives you a bit of extra flexibility regarding stashes.

It seemed to work for us but I'm by no means a Denali expert.
OP Drew52 27 Jan 2016
In reply to ChrisRGX:

Thanks!
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