by Adventure Scientists | Jan 3, 2012 | lonnie dupre, mountaineering
We (Dmitri & Stevie) had the excitement of flying over Lonnie today with captain Paul Roderick from Talkeetna Air Taxi. The picture above is of Lonnie under fixed lines making his way up the Headwall at around 1:30pm. Temperature on the mountain ranged from -50F...
by Adventure Scientists | Jan 2, 2012 | lonnie dupre, mountaineering
Lonnie woke up to -60F windchill weather this morning outside of his snow cave at 14,200ft. On the bright side the sun was out without a cloud in the sky. He spent today organizing gear, food and fuel for high camp. Lonnie will spend tomorrow taxiing three quarters of...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 30, 2011 | lonnie dupre, mountaineering
Yesterday Danial Doty with Talkeetna Air Taxi happened to fly over Lonnie and captured this wonderful image of him and his sled traveling up to 11,200ft.Today Lonnie will be taxing half of his gear up to the 12,300ft camp. He will then return to the 11,200ft...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 29, 2011 | lonnie dupre, mountaineering
Lonnie made the long haul from 9,600ft to 11,200ft today. Weather included variable winds and limited visibility. None the less he pushed onward. It might have been something to do with spending the last 36 hours stuck inside a snow cave. On the good side, Dupre said...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 28, 2011 | lonnie dupre, mountaineering
Due to poor visibility on Denali, Lonnie will be catching a little R&R today.He will remain at 9,600ft in his snow cave, which is just large enough to sit up in. He plans on taking a long nap until about 3pm today, writing in his journal and then having bacon and...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 26, 2011 | lonnie dupre, mountaineering
Lonnie spent Christmas day cuddled in his snow cave, Christmas tree and all(shown above).The weather wasn’t horrible, but not optimal for travel with the limited visibility. He decided to take the chance at having a little down time and preparing for his next...
