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 StormSometimes 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 CampOn 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 SkisGoing 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...