Mt. McKinley Expedition: Burns and Team Wait for Their Weather Window
Posted by: Seth Burns, Jackson Breen, Raymond Holt
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
Thursday May 29, 2025 11:15 pm PDT
The rest day at 14K. Waiting on the weather.
99% of people come to Denali with the sole aspiration of reaching the summit. Don’t be like these folks, they are basic and miss out While tent-bound and waiting for our weather window (hopefully Saturday or Sunday by the way, put it on your calendars), we’ve been busy with:
- Building an ice monument at camp to honor the ice Pharaohs that will last a thousand suns.
- Setting up an HOA and developing our surrounding community.
- Reenacting 12 Angry Men, except the crime is who left a covert poop in our bathroom?
- Putting up “Wanted” posters for Shannon’s friend, the elusive Bill “Big Moxy” Marshall.
- Filming our workout tape, Body by Denali, guaranteed to deliver muscle loss in 22 days.
Once we complete all these side quests, I think we unlock a free ride to the top.
- RMI Climber Jason
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Comments (3)
Love the blogs!!!!
Awesome way to keep in touch while you’re in one of God’s awesome creations!
Stay warm!!!
Praying for better weather!
Will, missing you!!!
We’re at Julian’s tournament.
Wishing everyone an amazing climb!
Love, Mom
Posted by: Annette Sutila on
Keep it up Will, and the rest of the team! Every step, every day and every challenge is all part of the story. The summit is so close. Stay focused and stay safe.
-Mike and Andrew
Posted by: Reddington Najem on
Sounds like the anthropologists of the future will be finding clues of a civilization that once lived high in the tallest mountains that adapted strange customs from the off-mountain world to create a new world order. Hopefully they will also discover that this society quickly vacated the area and headed to higher elevations.
Jason, your blogs give us laughter and comfort knowing that no matter how nasty the weather Denali delivers, you and the dream team are not going to be defeated. Stay safe and here is wishing and praying for sunny skies, little or no wind for a safe climb.
Love, Grace’s folks
Lela & Victor
Posted by: Lela and Victor Ling on