Weather strands travelers in 3 small planes on glacier near Denali Author: Anchorage Daily News Print article Five people were stranded Friday when poor weather prevented three planes from flying off Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park, Alaska State Troopers said. Officials eventually hired guides to lead the group to their nearest shelter at Sheldon Chalet, troopers wrote. On Friday, the five people arrived at Ruth Glacier in a Cessna 180 and two Piper PA18 planes, troopers wrote in an online statement. The group was at an altitude of about 4,500 feet when inclement weather prevented them from flying out, troopers wrote, and so they spent Friday night on the glacier.