Mt. McKinley Expedition: Hahn & Team Arrive in Talkeetna, Alaska
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Sam Hoffman, Calvin Jiricko, Bailey Servais
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 348'
Saturday, June 14, 2025 - 11:25 pm PT
Nobody missed a flight and all the bags arrived just fine. They came from Norway and New Zealand and a few places in between. Our team -8 climbers and four guides- got together as planned in the Anchorage airport. We talked gear and logistics briefly before relocating to the curb for our van shuttle to Talkeetna. It was a day of blazing sun and wide open blue sky in Alaska.
We broke up the three hour drive with a stop for groceries in Wasilla and then pushed on to Talkeetna, rolling in at about 6:30 PM. Along the way we had been granted a few breathtaking views of the Alaska Range. Our first stop was the K2 Aviation hangar to drop off the big bags of gear. Next we checked in at the Swiss Alaska Inn. The team then strolled ten minutes through the birch forest and over the railroad tracks to beautiful downtown Talkeetna. The town was bustling with tourists and the odd climbing team. We ate our fill at the brewery and then walked the 100 meter length of town to the banks of the mighty Susitna River. McKinley, Hunter and Foraker shot up into the sky across the river… impossibly high. Or maybe just possible. We’ll see. Tomorrow we get started… packing and prepping in earnest.
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
Comments (7)
To Tony and the team,
Wishing you great weather and a safe climb for all!
Julie and Mike
Posted by: Julie and Mike Baron on
Good luck Tony, Dave and team; we’ll be following every posting here in sunny Ireland !
Posted by: Brian Cassidy on
Awesome this blog exists. Dr Jon- kick some A. Safely.
Posted by: Stephen Lee on
Good luck UJ and team!
Posted by: Jason Wilensky on
Best wishes Dave, John, Tony and team. Excited for you all!
Wallis
Posted by: Wallis Shoppy on
Best wishes for a great climb.
Posted by: Richard Harmetz on
Good luck Jon and team!
Posted by: Sam Wadsworth on