Denali trip

[Alasdair]

Just got back from a trip up Denali. Thought some of you guys might enjoy the photos and a couple of the videos. Its been a hard year on Denali this year, with very cold temps and almost constant high winds. Until two days ago there were only six people who had made it to the summit.

 

Denali trip blog

 

 

 

 

[Tyson.g]

Nice photos Alasdair, especially number 6.

 

[genepires]

nice one. sorry to hear about the foul weather.

 

My one trip up denali had a little lost bird make a home in our cook tent too. Felt really bad about shooing it outside but it was crappin in the cook tent.

[Patrix]

Wow...setting up camp in those winds must be TOUGH! Sorry you didn't make it to the summit.

 

My brother and I plan to climb Denali next year and camp construction in high winds is one aspect I'm a bit uneasy about. I live in the Southeast US and have no idea how to train/prepare for that. I guess I just need to go camping during the most awful weather forecast I can find.

[Alasdair]

If you are setting up your camp in that kind of weather you are doing something wrong. Prepare for bad weather by building your camp first, and dont move in bad weather.

[ClimbDenali22]

Great photos! See them only made me that much more stir crazy! I am planning on May of 2014.