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...
by Adventure Scientists | Dec 23, 2011 | climbing, lonnie dupre, mountaineering
Denali, aka Mount McKinley, in Alaska, is North America’s highest mountain at 20,320 feet. Only nine expeditions totaling 16 people have ever reached the summit of Denali in winter. Six deaths resulted from those climbs. Only one team (comprised of three...
