Denali 2010

[Craig]

First news of the season isn't good.

A 51-year-old French climber has died after falling more than 1,000 feet down Alaska's Mount McKinley into a crevasse, park officials said Monday.
The National Park Service said Pascal Frison died Sunday afternoon after trying to keep his sled from sliding off a ridge. He and a climbing partner of 28 years were about 12,000 feet up on the West Buttress route.
Frison, of the French town Auxerre, is the 107th person to die since 1932 on the 20,320-foot mountain in Denali National Park. Four people died last year

 

[leaf]

well, they aren't going to post news about someone making the summit. any news reaching the papers/internet will be about someone dying.

 

[Craig]

Well, you’re right of course.


BTW, I thought you were heading up this year?

 

[J.Dub]

[thread hijack]

FYI, our very own Dangergirl (i.e., Kristina) is on Denali right now. She and Don are acclimatising at the 14k camp after making a back-carry from 11k yesterday.

Not sure when their guided team's summit push is planned for -- they still need to cache/carry to 17k and acclimatise more -- but I'm sure they'd appreciate any positive VFTT vibes we can send their way!

[/thread hijack]

 

[leaf]

Well, you’re right of course.


BTW, I thought you were heading up this year?

i decided to wait and try for much more technical peaks while i'm still young.

maybe for my 50th birthday.

 

[J.Dub]

i decided to wait and try for much more technical peaks while i'm still young.

Sooooo....when's your K2 trip?

 

[Dave Bear]

[thread hijack]

FYI, our very own Dangergirl (i.e., Kristina) is on Denali right now. She and Don are acclimatising at the 14k camp after making a back-carry from 11k yesterday.

Not sure when their guided team's summit push is planned for -- they still need to cache/carry to 17k and acclimatise more -- but I'm sure they'd appreciate any positive VFTT vibes we can send their way!

[/thread hijack]

ditto on the hijack! Wish them the best from this end please!

 

[J.Dub]

Per the expedition dispatch, the team topped out and returned to high camp yesterday (26th May) after a 16-hour summit day. There was no mention of anybody having to turn back, so I can only assume that Kristina and Don stood on top of The Great One with everybody else.

Congrats, DangerGirl!!

(Given her past trip reports, I expect we'll get another awesome TR/photos when she returns to the Right Coast.)

 

[Dr. Dasypodidae]

i decided to wait and try for much more technical peaks while i'm still young.

maybe for my 50th birthday.

How about a more serious route on Denali, such as the Cassin?

And, congrats to Kristina and Don!

 

[leaf]

How about a more serious route on Denali, such as the Cassin?

indeed. that would be my preference.

 

[cbcbd]

How about a more serious route on Denali, such as the Cassin?

The Dr. stole the words out of my mouth

Or if that isn't technical enough then perhaps the czech direct?

 

[leaf]

The Dr. stole the words out of my mouth

Or if that isn't technical enough then perhaps the czech direct?

nope.. i'm waiting for you to invite me to your cassin trip.

 

[J.Dub]

nope.. i'm waiting for you to invite me to your cassin trip.

As another sober bookend to Kristina's successful trip up the West Butt, a Belgian climber died in a fall yesterday on the Cassin.

Report here.

Condolences to friends and family.