Daryl Miller is interviewed by Dave Krupa on April 27, 2000 in Talkeetna, Alaska. Miller discusses his personal background and how he was introduced to climbing; his first climbing experience on Denali; not summitting on his first attempt and the value of lessons learned from Lucy Smith; his growing relationship with the mountain and the transition from student climber to mentor; ways in which people use the mountain, and human error plus weather and altitude causing climbing problems; life-threatening issues climbers deal with and the first winter ascent in 1967; difficulties and changes on the mountain during winter climbs and the Japanese man Kuriaki; Kuriaki's preparation for a winter climb; planning and preparing for a winter circumnavigation with Mark Stasik; the difference between mountaineering and backcountry travel and details of the route; backcountry travel skills and obstacles, and partner compatibility; the decision to not include National Geographic on the expedition and the abundance of local support; challenging climbs on Denali; patrol rangers' abilities to make rescues on particular areas of the mountain; stories of strange attempts at climbing the mountain and safety; accidents at Denali Pass and risk-taking; Chuck Bale's self sufficiency and the responsiblities of risk-taking; difficulties with group dynamics and importance of dependable partners; accidents and experience vs. inexperience; his experiences feeling out new territory and specific rescue attempts mandated by Congress; negative consequences of Denali being a high profile mountain; the types of people a high profile mountain attracts; ways to change the current trend of users; perceived incentives of foreign climbers and some personal rescues; the deaths of Koreans Kee-Won Kim and Sang Myeung Lee on Denali; organizing the recovery of bodies and rearranging leadership in the Korean group; unanswered questions regarding Kim and Lee's deaths; their funeral at Talkeetna cemetery; the death of volunteer Mike Vanderbeek and relationships within the climbing community; the fragility of life and chances of achieving mountaineering goals; the newer forms of alpine style climbing; the amazing ascent of the Russian Vanelli; watching Canadian climbers funnel into a couloir while traversing; the decision not to continue with the rescue of the Canadian climbers; where the decision to continue on a rescue should be made; and the best way to alleviate clashes between humans and nature being education.