What was the total cost of the trip?
Excluding personal gear and group gear, the per person cost breakdown in 1995 was as follows:
| Airfare Denver to Anchorage | $550 |
| Ground transportation Anchorage to Talkeetna | $122 |
| Air taxi to landing zone | $260 |
| Two nights at the K2 bunkhouse | $24 |
| CB radio rental | $17 |
| Park climbing fee | $150 |
| One night in cheap motel in Anchorage | $50 |
| Food (off mountain) | $100 |
| Food (on mountain) | $235 |
| Fuel for cooking | $40 |
| Total | $1,548 |