Denali Expedition 2012
I don't even recall if I kept a journal on this trip. I'm sure I have photos though. This blog post is a placeholder until I dig that stuff up.
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Denali Expeditions
Denali Expedition 2012I don’t even recall if I kept a journal on this trip. I’m sure I have photos though. This blog post is a placeholder until I dig that stuff up.A garage sale for your mindCurtis JonesDenali Expedition 2011The following is a compilation of posts related
Day Zero?
Day one of the trip, more or less. Flying Atlanta to Salt Lake on an international 757 with absurd first-class legroom, and noticing how quickly I become a snob about comfort I'm about to give up for weeks on a glacier.
Liftoff!
Final prep for Alaska: a fresh buzz cut (you can't wash your hair for a month), hauling the group food, ditching the iPad for an iPod Touch, and a fold-up chair with an actual back. The small comforts that matter at altitude.
T-Minus Seven Days
Seven days to takeoff. The rope is out of storage, the new pack is rigged, the topo map is marked up, and I'm itching to swing the new ice tools on a big mountain. Spot updates will be terse; blame the character limit.
Fooooood
Meal planning is done: twenty-two days of food stretched to twenty-five, no bacon-and-syrup breakfasts this year. Plus a confession about pee bottles and the slim chance of crossing paths with the Smiley team on the Cassin.
Denali and Hunter
Team Midnight Meat Train may tackle the West Ridge of Mt. Hunter after the West Rib of Denali, time permitting. Hopefully it all builds toward the Cassin next year.
Alaska #4
It's settled. My fourth Alaska trip kicks off May 5, ninety-three days out. The team has a name: Midnight Meat Train.
Denali Expedition 2011
The following is a compilation of posts related to my self-guided Denali expedition in 2011. This also includes posts related to planning as well as the climbing journal posts.
Denali 2010 ChangesMy part-time Denali team wants a return trip in 2010, so here are my notes, mostly aimed at shaving
McKinley 2011
The video Wes put together of our May 2011 West Buttress trip on McKinley. Enjoy.