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Five Weeks to Shisha Pangma – Lessons from Denali

Jul 232007

Five Weeks to Shisha Pangma – Lessons from Denali

It has been four weeks since I became sick on Denali. A lot has happened since then. This dispatch is to update everyone on my status and plans as I continue the Road Back to Mt. Everest. Climbing has many similarities with so many other difficult endeavors in that when something goes wrong, you must take a philosophical approach. I have never been a medical researcher but I can imagine that after you work on a theory for a long time and it does not prove out, you take a step back – consider what might have gone wrong, what continue reading

Denali 2007 Recap

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Jul 032007

I am now back home for a few days now and feeling better. Well, not a 100% but that is the nature of these climbs. But I am getting it together to leave for Tibet at the end of August for an attempt on Shishapangma at 26, 335′. I want to thanks Debbie L. for being the first person to donate to the Memories are Everything fund – thanks Debbie. Denali was not what I was expecting. I was helicoptered off the mountain and taken by ambulance to an Anchorage area hospital – the first for me in almost 12 continue reading

Alan is off Denali after

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Jun 282007

Alan is off Denali after having severe abdominal pains on the high ridge at 17, 000′

Stuck at 14,200'

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Jun 262007

I spoke to Alan earlier today. The team is still holding out at the 14, 200′ camp due to bad weather. Hopefully, tomorrow they will be able to move higher up the mountain to either the 16,200′ or 17,200′ camp. Once at one of these camps, they might not take the usual rest day and go for the summit the very next day as they are running out of time. Everyone is doing well. Cathy

To hear this Denali 2007

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Jun 252007

To hear this Denali 2007 audio dispatch, thumb just click on the play button. Thanks for listening and following me on The Road Back to Mt. Everest: Memories are Everything. This is about more than just climbing mountains…. Climb On! Alan

To hear this Denali 2007

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Jun 242007

To hear this Denali 2007 audio dispatch, just click on the play button. Thanks for listening and following me on The Road Back to Mt. Everest: Memories are Everything. This is about more than just climbing mountains…. Climb On! Alan

To hear this Denali 2007

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Jun 242007

To hear this Denali 2007

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Jun 222007

To hear this Denali 2007

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Jun 202007

To hear this Denali 2007 audio dispatch, case just click on the play button. Thanks for listening and following me on The Road Back to Mt. Everest: Memories are Everything. This is about more than just climbing mountains…. Climb On! Alan

HipCast is "Out to Lunch"

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Jun 192007

I think HipCast, medicine which hosts Alan’s audio blogs, view is down. I’m sorry that you can’t listen to Alan’s two latest blog entries. I am pretty sure the problem is with HipCast as the links to the previous blogs are also not working. I can’t even connect to their web site. Also, Alan has been unable to get his brand spanking new “HP” PDA to recharge. So…it looks like there will be no written dispatches and no pictures. At least the satellite phone is still working. I talked to Alan a couple of hours ago and he and the continue reading

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Schedule

Exact dates are certain to change as we get closer to summit day! 4 contingency days are built into this schedule
June 26: Meet in Anchorage
June 27: Travel to Talkeetna, fly to Kahiltna Glacier at 7,200
June 28: Move to Camp 1 at 7,800'
June 29: Cary loads to Kahiltna Pass and cache
June 30: Move to Camp 2 at 11,200'
July 1: Rest and retrieve cache from Kahiltna Pass area
July 2: Carry loads around Windy Corner 13,300’ and cache
July 3: Move to Camp 3 at 14,200‘
July 4: Rest and retrieve cache from Windy Corner area
July 5: Carry load up headwall to 16,100' and return to Camp 3
July 6: Rest day at Camp 3
July 7: Move to High Camp at 17,200'
July 8: Rest day at High Camp
July 9: SUMMIT DAY
July 10, 11: Descend to Kahiltna Glacier and fly to Talkeetna
July 19: Fly home

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