from The Alpinist - newswire
This fall a French military team spent a month navigating the Cordillera Darwin in Chilean Tierra del Fuego. Lionel Albrieux, Sebastien Bohin, Didier Jourdain, Sebastien Ratel and Francois Savary, from the Groupe Militaire de Haute Montagne (GMHM) and civilian Dimitri Munoz spent thirty days traversing the length of this remote range. Though not a technically difficult feat in a pure climbing sense, the Cordillera Darwin's remoteness and horrendous weather provided more than an adequate challenge to the
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from 2010 Mountaineering Season
The 6 Day Mountaineering Course with instructors Josh Hosechen and Matt Montsvon has returned to Talkeetna from the Matanuska Glacier. They were unable to fly into the Alaska Range at the start of their course so they chose to drive to the Matanuska Glacier in the Chugach Mountains for glacier camping, course work, crampon travel and technical skills. They returned this afternoon ready to hit the showers! They all had a great time and learned alot with Josh and Matt, 2 super leaders and teachers.We look
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from 2010 Mountaineering Season
Forest Wagner 6/20 called in last night and said, " the full crew is at 17K and if things look good we're headed up." He would try and call from higher on the mountain today. Greg Vernovage's 6/22 team is with them. Below are some recent photos taken by Colby Coombs of the 17K camp as seen from the air. 17K camp is in the bottom left. Denali Pass is low spot in middle. Click on the photo to enlarge and you can see a trail headed up. 17K camp is on the right and climbers are descending on the left. ...
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from 2010 Mountaineering Season
Guide Dustin English just texted that the snow is still falling. English , Wagner 6/20 and Vernovage 6/22 teams are hoping for a window tomorrow. All are well!
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from 2010 Mountaineering Season
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I just spoke with AMS Guide Dustin English at the 14,200 camp. He reports that both his team, Vernovage 6/22 and Wagner 6/20 are taking a weather day at 14,200' today.
The weather is not extreme, but not good enough to move up today. Both teams are ready to move up when the weather allows, hopefully in the next day or two. All are doing well in both teams.
More to come,
Caitlin
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from 2010 Mountaineering Season
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AMS guide Dustin English sent us a text from 14,200' camp late last night. Yesterday, July 2, they had a good rest day at 14,200'. On July 1st they carried and cached some of their food, fuel and equipment at 16,500' and that went well for them.Both the Wagner 6/20 and AMS/ IMGVernovage 6/22 teams hope to move up to the 17,200' high camp today. We wish them the best! The teams lead by Peter Anderson, Mike Hamill and Aaron Mainer have safely arrived to Kahiltna Base Camp and are waiting for the weather to
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