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Cold Hunter One: Expedition Cook Kit

Since I spend the bulk of my tent time operating the stove for snow melting and for cooking, I put lots of thought in my cook system. The...

Cold Hunter One: Keeping Frost Off the Phalanges

We’ve covered feet… now hands. All too often mountaineers and explorers risk losing fingers and toes in extreme cold. Let’s see how...

Cold Hunter One: Preserving Your Tootsies

Polar explorer Lonnie Dupre shares his hard earned winter survival tips of the trade. Here he explains his footwear for winter...

Cold Hunter One: Launch

Dupre prepares for another winter climb. Mount Hunter (14,573 ft) is the steepest and most technical of the three great peaks in Denali...

Part 1: Jeannette Peak - The Idea

There are unclimbed mountains in the Rockies? And only 45km from Valemount, B.C ., and Jasper, Alta. … really? YES! Exploration can...

Part 2: Jeannette Peak - The First Attempt

First Attempt: March 12-14 2018 Within a week of deciding to attempt Jeannette Peak, after a thorough combing of topographic maps and...

Part 3: Jeannette Peak - The Second Attempt

Second Attempt: April 2-3 2018 We were lucky to have the flexibility to wait for another weather window for our second try; this time, as...

Part 4: Jeannette Peak - The Routes

As goes with all exploration, there are multiple failures before success can be attained. In the excitement of pioneering this unclimbed...

Cold Hunter One: Postponed

I’ve never been so ready and prepared for an expedition as I am now. Everything has aligned perfectly including my fitness, the gear,...

Cold Hunter One: Loading the Sled

A careful loading of the sled to make sure nothing is missing, ensure fuel is protected and won’t leek into food, and that the weight is...

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