Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer, Melissa Arnot Reid, and other prominent climbers and guides share their thoughts on the president’s decision to rename North America’s highest mountain

President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley

The peak was known as Mount McKinley until 2015, when President Obama changed it in recognition of its 10,000 year old original Alaskan name

The president wants to begin renegotiating a U.S. trade deal with Canada and Mexico earlier than a scheduled 2026 review, people familiar with his thinking said.

- A boat is seen on the Susitna River near Talkeetna, Alaska, on Sunday, June 13, 2021, with Denali in the background. Denali, the tallest mountain on the North American continent, is located about 60 miles northwest of Talkeetna.

The Trump administration announced the official renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Alaskas Denali peak back to Mount McKinley. The changes came as part of a series of executive actions signed