McKinley Expedition: Hahn & Team Fly to the Mountain, Just like Clockwork
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Will Ambler, Jack Ritterson, Miles Watson
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska
Elevation: 7,300'
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 9:24 pm PT
Just like clockwork. We ate a great Swiss Alaska breakfast, walked to the hangar, put on our boots and flew in to Kahiltna Base Camp. It was a stunningly beautiful flight. There were some clouds but our pilots found ways between them and put the ski equipped Otters down as gently as possible onstunningly beautiful flight. There were some clouds but our pilots found ways between them and put the ski equipped Otters down as gently as possible on the SE Fork. We were on by 10 AM which made for an easy day of building camp and conducting a review of glacier travel techniques. We are surrounded by gigantic cliffs of ice and rock and by glaciers stretching for miles. The guides served up a phenomenal burrito feast in our dining tent and the team turned in early. We intend to get up in the middle of the night to go climbing.
RMI Guide Dave Hahn
Comments (2)
Very excited to hear about this adventure! Stay strong and keep us updated. Sounds like an amazing beginning! Go Team!!!
Warms regards, Your MA & NH friends!!!
Posted by: Katie Cochran on
Good luck to the entire team during the expedition. I hope the weather and environment are consistently favorable!
Posted by: Bob Jordan on