Denali Home
North America: Denali (20,320’/6194m) Denali is the native American name for the mountain. In 1980, in honor of President McKinley, the National […]
Category: 7 Summits
Leaving Civilization for Aconcagua
We received our Aconcagua permits this morning and took the four hour mini bus ride from Mendoza to Penitentes. It is now […]
First View of Aconcagua – snowy and tall
Usually my first view of Aconcagua is from the trail on day two. But today, hospital I had a perfect vantage point […]
Aconcagua Climb Now Underway (video)
Wow, capsule it seems like I just got home from Antarctica and I leave for Argentina tomorrow! This will be the second […]
Denali 2011 Trip Report
My third attempt on Denali, the highest in North America as part of my 7 Summmits for Alzheimer’s campaign in 2011.
Preparing For Aconcagua: Gear and Training
Having been home from my successful Vinson summit a few weeks now, my attention has shifted from reflection to planning. The next […]
Everest 2011 Coverage Begins
It is that time of year to start looking at the spring 2011 Everest season. I will cover the shenanigans as usual […]
Vinson Trip Report, Videos and Pictures
After our successful summit of Vinson on December 9, 2010 it has been quite busy. We took the big Ilyushin back to […]
Update from Punta Arenas after Vinson
Hi Everyone, just a quick update. We finally left Antarctica around midnight last night December 13th and arrived in Punta in the […]
Summit Success and More Patience Required
It has been a world wind the last few days. After spending 8 nights at Low Camp, we successfully summited Mt. Vinson 16,160’/4892m at 5:40 PM on December 9, 2010.
Today, we await the Ilyusion to fly from Punta Arenas to Union Glacier to ferry us off t…