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Posted by: Zeb Blais, Taylor Bickford
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 8,816'
RMI Guide Walter Hailes calls from the Aconcagua summit
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On The Map
Wow you guys are rocking that mountain! I’m looking for your tracks on Google Earth…. ok not really. But WOW!
Posted by: James on 6/17/2014 at 8:06 pm
Encouragement to Bruce and Michael. Let me know if I have the right team.
Ron Holt
Posted by: Ron Holt on 6/17/2014 at 10:52 am
Posted by: Mike Walter, Solveig Waterfall, Ben Liken
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
Mike, what did the blonde say when the guide blew in her ear? Thanks for the refill. Good Luck John and Steve
Posted by: john riester on 5/14/2013 at 5:10 pm
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Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Posted by: Hannah Smith, Devin Guffey, Erika Birkeland
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 11,000'
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 9:25 pm PT
Hello again,
It was an early morning today for our carry to 13,500' to cache gear. We were the first to leave 11,000' Camp as we headed up Motorcycle Hill. It's not a casual start as it's quite steep and contains some cracks to step over. Once onto Motorcycle Hill, we preceded to go up Squirrel Hill and then walked across some flatter terrain called the Polo Fields. At the other end of the Polo Fields is Windy Corner and that leads us to our cache. It was a fantastic day with good weather and beautiful views. Words and pictures never do it justice. Once we dug our hole and offloaded our gear it was back to camp. It was a long day and deserves a rest before we break down camp and move to 14,000' Camp. Weather seems to be holding with chances of snow but for us some rest will set us up for success later on. Fingers crossed for good weather Thursday on our move. For now we are going to enjoy some down time in our tents and plenty of opportunity for snack consumption.
Goodnight all,
So glad you all are making good time and having good weather! I’m thinking of you!
Onward!
Adam
Posted by: Adam on 5/24/2023 at 1:37 pm
Posted by: Dave Hahn, Dominic Cifelli, Matt McEttrick
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Alaska Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 7,300'
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Just like that… we woke up in Talkeetna and the clouds were gone. We scrambled on over to the airstrip at 8 AM and started putting on the big mountain boots. By a little after 9, we were up in the air in two glorious DeHaviland Otters… prop driven ski planes built in the 1950’s. The Alaska Range was visible in full from the moment we cleared the Talkeetna tree tops. Denali was spectacular and seemed bigger and steeper than in previous years. We flew straight at the peak and then moved a little West as we crossed into the mountains. Our K2 Aviation pilots eased the planes down on to the SE Fork of the Kahiltna Glacier at 7100 ft and we slid to a stop at basecamp. A few minutes of shuffling and shuttling loads in mushy snow ensued. We built our camp and got settled in before a day of light training and a review of glacier travel techniques. As the day proceeded, we went from hot sunshine to cool overcast, but the clouds didn’t rob us of the magnificent views of impossibly big and steep mountainsides. We watched a handful of ginormous avalanches drop off various surrounding mountains. We capped the day with a burrito dinner and an early bedtime. Our hope would be to get up in the night and climb in the cool part of the early morning tomorrow.
Best Regards,
Posted by: Zeb Blais, Nate Goodwin, Nick Scott
Categories: Expedition Dispatches North Cascades
Elevation: 9,131
Hi Sue and team;
Keep up the good work. Following you daily!!!
Safe and fun travel!
Patty
Posted by: patty on 1/8/2015 at 9:41 am
Way to go Colin! That is unbelievable! I can’t wait to hear all about your adventure!
Posted by: Morgan Moore on 1/6/2015 at 1:46 pm
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