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Denali: Going in heavy

Denali: Going in heavy

We required a mountain of gear (pardon the pun), seen here packed, sorted and ready to load onto the plane. The plane in the background is not the plane used to land on the Kahiltna glacier- it has a distinct lack of skis! It is used for flights over the summit.

We were lucky to have an immediate weather window from Talkeetna, through the pass and onto the South East fork of the Kahiltna. Other groups had to wait days for the same opportunity.

Denali from a distance

Welcome back! I’ve just returned from an awesome expedition on Denali and shall be documenting some of what went on. Continue reading →

A Whistle-Stop trip to the Windy City

We arrived in Chicago after a fantastic American Airlines flight from Manchester, on which we ate chateaubriand and struggled to Continue reading →

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