McKinley Expedition: Luedtke & Team Arrive In Talkeetna & Prepare to Fly Onto the Mountain
Posted by: Ben Luedtke, Mike Bennett, Avery Stolte
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 348'
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Hello all and welcome to Talkeetna, Alaska! After being picked up at the airport, we were shuttled through Wasilla for a quick 45 minute food shop and arrived at our K2 hangar for our official start of the west buttress climb. After enjoying an awesome dinner at Denali Brewpub and beginning to mesh as a team, we were treated with a view of Denali herself.
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A day of packing. Twas the perfect day to pack with the hangar doors open. Alas, we are ready. With nerves of steel, we shall fly towards our future. And with great manifestation, our team shall succeed. Stay tuned for the trip of a lifetime.
- RMI Guide Ben Luedtke & Team
Comments (4)
GO TEAM! Hope all is well. Looking forward to updates!
Posted by: John Morrison on
May Mother Nature work with you! Enjoy every single step!
WOW WOW WOW!
Posted by: Kierstin Decicco on
Let’s get this party started!! Love you guys.
Posted by: Sas & Aunt Sandy on
Right on! Epic blue skies and clear for takeoff. Cheering Ben Koch and you all on from Seattle. If someone can try to find a nice piece of granite and slip it into the bottom of Ben’s pack as a joke, this would be greatly appreciated. You all are going to do big things!
Posted by: Ed DaPra on