Alaska Alpine Seminar: Elias & Team Climb Lost Marsupial
Posted by: Elias de Andres Martos, Sean Collon
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Denali
May 14, 2015, 1:45 am PT
Greetings from Little Swiss camp!
We're "off rappel" for the day... and what a day! Full alpine experience. We climbed the route "Lost Marsupial" on The Throne, one of the MEGA CLASSICS in the area. We had A BLAST and everybody did a great job, but also had the opportunity to experience what alpine climbing is all about. Splitter granite on the crux pitches, snow over the upward traverses in between, and getting out of our comfort zones by climbing with a pack and mountaineering boots. Big dinner followed upon arrival to camp, following the eight full length rappels that took us off the wall, and allowed us to beat the storm that now we are under. We will keep you posted on our upcoming objectives. Best that's from the promised land of climbing that is Alaska.
RMI Guides Elias de Andres Martos, Sean Collon and team
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Comments (3)
Hi Naie & Team,
I bet the night sky up there is pretty incredible huh?
The Kurdish people have a saying, “No friends but the mountains”.
The mountain is your friend too, she will protect you.
Best wishes for a successful climb.
From Jeannie,
currently West Coast of the Southrrn Alps, NZ.
Posted by: Jean on
It sounds like a great adventure! Congrats to Kyle, Paul, and the whole team!
Posted by: Christie on
V,
This sounds epic. I can’t wait for you to tell me about it.
Keep grinding.
Love you,
Brett
Posted by: Brett on