ALASKA RANGE
WINTER 2023

Updates From the Field

Alaska Range 2023 | Reflections...

Back in Talkeetna after an amazing experience on Hunter. I'm still quite exhausted and sore from the long ski in and push up the...

Alaska Range 2023 | Day 8 Turning Around...

Yesterday, Lonnie attempted the crux. He made it to approximately 11,000 or so when the new route became simply too risky to solo climb....

Alaska Range 2023 | Day 7 Wind Storm

Sometimes the forecast is not fully accurate. A windy day was forcasted for yesterday with winds to 20mph. Lonnie had decided to wait...

Alaska Range 2023 | Day 6 Icy Ledge Camp

On the morning of Day 4, the couloir that Lonnie was going to climb avalanched. The powder cloud really shook his tent despite his...

Alaska Range 2023 | Day 2 Whiteout!

Lonnie calls in from the Kahiltna Glacier. Shorter day due to whiteout as he is approaching an area that is heavily crevassed. ...

Alaska Range 2023: Why?

On each difficult expedition, though I don’t allow myself to think of it much, I miss my life next to the wood stove, in a warm bed and...

Alaska Range 2023: Anti-Crevasse Skis

Going to need these again very soon. Anti-crevasse skis I developed for glacial travel. I used them on most of my winter climbs in the...

Alaska Range 2023: Freezing Fingers...

My hands after climbing Denali alone and in the winter. My fingertips froze, thawed and re-froze so many times, forming water and blood...

Alaska Range 2023: Altitude | A Hard Lesson Learned!

A past mountaineering photo from the Himalayas and a reminder of why it is important to acclimate properly for altitude. Thinking I had...