In reply to UKC News:
Good effort. It'll be interesting to get more details on this. I was reading about the route's history a while back: 11 days for the first ascent, 8 days for the second, 2 and a half for the third (to 200 feet short of the summit), 3 days for the fourth (part of an enchainment) and 80 hours for the fifth ascent.
The fourth ascent stood out for me. Climbed by the super-talented Giri Giri boys, it was enchained with the Isis Face (another Alaskan Grade 6) over a continuous 8 days. Katsutaka Yokoyama’s compelling and poignant account, "Pachinko on Denali", is worth reading. It not only details the link-up but sheds light on the Japanese approach to enchaining routes, and refers to the climbers' previous Alaskan experiences, which includes matter-of-fact repeats of Mt Hunter's Deprivation and the Denali Diamond.
http://c498469.r69.cf2.rackcdn.com/2009/24_Yokoyama_Denali_aaj2009_web.pdf