Rainier 2012: Summit: Audio Dispatch
Our team of 5 summited Mt. Rainier via the Emmons-Winthrop Glacier route. It was a long, trying ascent with a straightforward return. […]
Month: July 2012
Rainier 2012: A Look at the Mountain
As we prepare to leave for our Rainier climb in a couple of days, doctor lets take a look at this popular […]
Rainier 2012: Returning Memories
Unfortunately I rarely go on my big climbs with friends because it is almost impossible to coordinate time, money and objectives. So […]
Climbing News: Mont Maudit (Blanc) Tragedy, Difficult Denali, Karakorum Drama
Just back from my own climb of Peru’s Alpamayo, no I wanted to post a quick recap of recent news for the […]
Alpamayo 2012: Final Report
What a climb! Standing on the summit of Peru’s Alpamayo was one of the highlights of my climbing career. No, it was […]
Alpamayo 2012: Summit Audio Dispatch
I summited Alpamayo on July 3rd, > 2012 at 11:30 AM with Altitude Junkies teammates Samuli Mansikka and Mclean Smith. It was […]
Alpamayo 2012: Taking an Extra Day
The winds picked up throughout the night clearing the clouds but making the summit a bit windy for an early start. Even though it has calmed now around noon we will wait until tomorrow morning for the climb. Also there seems to be more stomach issues …
Alpamayo 2012: Fantastic Climbing, Summit Tomorrow?
Hopefully we go for the summit of Alpamayo tomorrow, weather dependent. But it looks good.Today was spectacular climbing to the Col Camp at 18,000′. We climbed in two rope teams of three navigating glacier crevasses and the final 60 degree pitch before…