- Melissa Arnot
- Alex Barber
- Gabriel Barral
- Jake Beren
- Zeb Blais
- Katie Bono
- Anne Gilbert Chase
- Sean Collon
- Leon Davis
- Elias de Andres Martos
- Cody Doolan
- Paul Edgren
- Mark Falender
- Leah Fisher
- Eric Frank
- Steve Gately
- Josh Gautreau
- Thomas Greene
- Casey Grom
- Dave Hahn
- Walter Hailes
- Tim Hardin
- Mike Haugen
- Andy Hildebrand
- Mike Hinckley
- Joe Horiskey
- Nick Hunt
- Tyler Jones
- J.J. Justman
- Levi Kepsel
- Mike King
- Adam Knoff
- Katy Laveck
- Ben Liken
- Josh Maggard
- Paul Maier
- Linden Mallory
- Lindsay Mann
- Andres Marin
- Jeff Martin
- Erik Nelson
- Billy Nugent
- Brent Okita
- Logan Randolph
- Tyler Reid
- Dave Reynolds
- Kel Rossiter
- Geoff Schellens
- Shaun Sears
- Garrett Stevens
- Jason Thompson
- Mike Tomlinson
- Mark Tucker
- Mike Uchal
- Pete Van Deventer
- Alex Van Steen
- Ed Viesturs
- Maile Wade
- Mike Walter
- Seth Waterfall
- Solveig Waterfall
- Peter Whittaker
- Win Whittaker
- Bryson Williams
- Dan Windham
- Robby Young
Posts for Mount McKinley from 06/2012
Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Visit the Edge of the World
Posted by: Mike Walter | June 22, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
Hello again from 14,200’ on Denali! The weather was beautiful today, and we enjoyed it by taking a nice short hike out to the Edge of The World, a spectacular viewpoint near our camp. Then we reviewed and practiced fixed line travel with our ascenders. The rest of the day was spent lounging around, eating, napping, listening to music, and telling lies. We enjoyed a hearty dinner of black bean and chicken quesadillas, and now we’re all getting horizontal and settling in for the night. We are planning to carry some supplies up high tomorrow, in preparation for moving up to high camp later in the week for our summit bid. Everyone is doing quite well adjusting to the 14,200’ altitude of our camp, and I expect that we will all do well climbing higher tomorrow. Of course we have the luxury of returning to our comfortable camp at 14k tomorrow night for a good night’s sleep.
That’s all for now. We’ll be in touch again tomorrow night after our carry. Thanks for all the great comments on the blog. Keep them coming!
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Mt. McKinley: Knoff & Team March Up Ski Hill
Posted by: Adam Knoff, Mike Uchal, Zeb Blais | June 22, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 9,800'
Hello to all from the June 19 Denali expedition. If the saying “make hay while the sun shines” applies to mountaineering, this team could feed a lot of cows.
I am thrilled with our team dynamic and progress. Yesterday we ate breakfast, got ready and were blessed with clear conditions at base camp. K2 Aviation worked hard to get us all on the glacier which allowed us to pack up and move out. We arrived at the base of Ski Hill by dinner.
Today we woke to perfect weather and the team again showed great enthusiasm to get moving. By 6:45 a.m. we were marching up Ski Hill with full loads. We arrived at 9,800 feet by 11:30 and are now enjoying a steamy afternoon sun bathing. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s next episode. This is Adam Knoff signing off.
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Mt. McKinley: Beren & Team on Descent
Posted by: Jake Beren, Elias de Andres Martos, Thomas Greene | June 22, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
Hello everybody this is Jake and crew at the start of the Kahiltna Glacier at 11,000’. Today we descended from 17,000’ down to 11,000’ where we are making a camp for a few hours before trying to walk on the lower Kahiltna while it’s still frozen in the early morning. With any luck we will be at the runway in time to catch a flight back to Talkeetna.
We hope everyone is doing very well there and trust that we are doing well here. With what may be our last night on the mountain. Hopefully, I didn’t jinx us and that we will be heading home soon.
So see you all then.
RMI Guide Jake Beren
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RMI Guide Jake Beren checks in from 11,000 ft on their descent.
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Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Rest at 14,000’
Posted by: Mike Walter, Mike Hinckley, Maile Wade | June 22, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
Happy summer solstice from the land of the Midnight Sun!
Our team had a pretty relaxing day today; it started with a leisurely breakfast, then we went back to Windy Corner to retrieve our cache, and then we relaxed all afternoon. The two hour round trip to Windy Corner was a good leg stretcher. And the relaxing afternoon sure felt good also.
This afternoon we welcomed Jake Beren’s team back to 14k after their successful summit bid. It was good to see the whole team in good shape after their climb. And it was a pleasure to have water waiting for them and to make them bacon quesadillas as they repacked their backpacks and rested here. They continued their descent to 11k, and are planning to be at the airstrip tomorrow.
We are planning on taking a rest day here at 14k tomorrow, in order to be strong for our carry up high above 16k.
We’ll be in touch again tomorrow…
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Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Move to 14,200’
Posted by: Mike Walter, Mike Hinckley, Maile Wade | June 21, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
We had great weather today and the team climbed strong, moving our camp up to 14,200’. We are now well established on the upper mountain as we continue to acclimate. Tomorrow we will make a quick trip back to Windy Corner to retrieve the cache of supplies that we carried up there two days ago.
We recently spoke via radio with RMI Guide Jake Beren and their team as they were descending the summit ridge after a successful summit. Congratulations to the team! We look forward to seeing them tomorrow when they descend from high camp.
That’s it for now. Time for some shuteye.
Cheers,
RMI Guide Mike Walter
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Mt. McKinley: Beren & Team Reach Summit!
Posted by: Jake Beren, Elias de Andres Martos, Thomas Greene | June 21, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 20,320'
Hello, this is Jake calling from 17,000’ camp on Denali after what was an unbelievable summit day. The team is back in camp safe and sound. We are having some dinner before turning in for a very well earned night’s sleep. Everybody did fantastic today, we had perfect conditions. It was a really beautiful climb. I’ll give a little more information after we get down.
Just know that everybody is safe after a wonderful day here in Alaska.
Alright, that is it for now.
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RMI Guide Jake Beren checks in after the team's summit day.
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Mt. McKinley: Knoff & Team - Hangin’ in the Hangar
Posted by: Adam Knoff, Mike Uchal, Zeb Blais | June 20, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 348'
After a delicious Roadhouse breakfast and stories from the world famous Fairview Inn pre-party, the team has been busy sorting gear for the trip. The weather is beautiful right now and we’re prepping to fly onto the mighty Kahiltna tomorrow morning. Until then we’re enjoying solid earth under our feet, the smells of lush green plants in our noses and hearty meals in our bellies. Cheers from the RMI Knoff, Uchal and Blais team.
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Mt. McKinley: Beren & Team Ready for Summit Bid
Posted by: Jake Beren, Elias de Andres Martos, Thomas Greene | June 20, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 17,200'
Greetings from 17,000’. Our team is at camp doing great and tucked into their sleeping bags with an absolutely beautiful evening here on Denali.
We are going to cross our fingers for good weather tomorrow and with any luck, we’re gonna give it a shot. So, wish us the best weather. Our team is doing great, very strong. Hopefully we will go take a shot at it tomorrow. So that is all from 17,000’. We are ready to launch…
RMI Guide Jake Beren checks in from 17000 feet on Mt. McKinley
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Bob, stay strong, keep your mind on the climb…you can do it!! Lots of prayers coming from Ohio!!
Kathy
read morePosted by: Kathy Spinks on 6/20/2012 at 7:41 am
Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Rest Day at 11K Camp
Posted by: Mike Walter, Paul Edgren, Mike Hinckley | June 19, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
Hi guys, this is Mike checking in from the 11k camp on Denali. All is well. We decided to spend another day here at 11,200’ instead of moving up to 14,200’ today. We are spending the day resting, eating, and getting more acclimated to the altitude before venturing higher. We are hoping to move up to 14k tomorrow, weather pending. Until then, we’re enjoying the sunny, hot weather and just lazing around. Hopefully our next dispatch will be from higher ground.
Cheers,
RMI Guide Mike Walter
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Mt. McKinley: Walter & Team Plan to Move Up
Posted by: Mike Walter, Maile Wade, Mike Hinckley | June 19, 2012
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Mount McKinley
Elevation: 11,200'
Our team had a great day today, putting in a cache at 13,700’ at Windy Corner. We returned to a day time schedule, and enjoyed a warm and sunny day today. The weather is beautiful here at the 11,000’ camp tonight; there is blue sky above, clouds below, and no wind. We’re all in our sleeping bags and looking forward to a good night’s rest.
If the weather is good tomorrow morning we are planning to move our camp up to 14,200’. We are feeling ready and are looking forward to the challenge of tomorrow. That’s it for now…time to get some zzzz…
RMI Guide Mike Walter
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