Denali Expedition: Walter & Team Reach the Summit!
Posted by: Mike Walter, Robby Young, Lucas Haaland
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 20,310'
June 1, 2017 4:18pm PST
We just received news that RMI Guide Mike Walter and Team have reached the Summit of Denali!
Congratulations Team!
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Comments (10)
Your patience paid off! Congratulations!
Posted by: David Clemmons on
Congrats guys! It is the time to drink from the base camp to town of Talkeetna.
Posted by: Lei W on
Awesome achievement guys. Amazing perseverance & determination at 14k camp.
Well done!!
Posted by: Rogan Davies on
Brilliant achievement !!! Congratulations from Sunny South Africa
Adelle
Posted by: Adelle on
Good job Dr. Dave! We were training at basecamp for 10 days, hearing about your waiting up there for so many days…glad you made it! Sue
Posted by: Sue Mamer on
Awesome achievement as I can imagine the patience it took to sit and wait again like we did in 2016. You own this mtn, safe travels down and on to your next vista. Take care boys!
Posted by: Dave grotjahn on
Mom and I are over the moon happy for you David! Love you now get down safely and start cracking open those beers
Posted by: Ann Kathryn Scott on
Congrats, guys! I’m so sad I’m not there with you, but I’m so happy you guys made it! I wish you guys safe travels down the mountain and many beers when you get to base camp and Talkeetna! Mike, I definitely want to go back and try again. Ya’ll were an awesome team to climb with!
Posted by: Rue Beyer on
Congratulations, Mike and team! The summit is well deserved, especially after the amount of patience that was required at 14k Camp. Hoping to be there with you at some point in the future, Mike! Please get down safely!
Posted by: George Nimmo on
Outstanding! Congratulations. What an incredible ordeal and then success! Stay safe going home. Kevin
Posted by: Kevin Scheid on