Climbing solo, Jost Kobusch (Germany) reached the summit of Denali on February 19, 2023. Kobusch made a single-push ascent from the standard 14,200’ camp on the West Buttress route to the 20,310’ summit via the Messner Couloir, believed to be the first time that line has been climbed in winter. He descended the West Buttress to a point near Camp 4 (17,200’) and then down a gully to his high camp. The round-trip from 14 camp took 35 hours.

— Dougald MacDonald, AAJ