Tag Archives: Alaska

Tea Party Candidate Wants State Ownership of Denali

Posted on 8/30/2010 by Roger

Joe Miller, the Tea Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Alaska wants the state to own Denali.

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Sarah Palin Might Be Right: Kodiak Is Bigger Than Hawaii Island (in terms of coastline)

Posted on 8/5/2010 by Roger

The Anchorage Daily News has an amusing tale of determining the U.S. largest island — Kodiak Island or the Island Of Hawaii. The debate was spurred by Sarah Palin’s calling Kodiak the biggest. The News concluded that Hawaii is the … Continue reading →

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No Charges Against Backpacker Who Shot Grizzly With Handgun in Denali National Park

Posted on 7/31/2010 by Roger

The National Park Service has decided not to charge a hiker in the case of the shooting of a Grizzly in Denali National Park The backpacker shot and killed a grizzly bear with a handgun in Denali National Park in … Continue reading →

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Controversy Over Sarah Palin’s “Ascent” of Denali

Posted on 7/28/2010 by Roger

Sarah Palin’s tweet that she was going to climb ‘Sweettooth’ has stirred controversy over whether the sliver of Denali she said she was climbing even exists. Theres a Sugartooth which is rated between 5.6 — available hand and footholds, accessible … Continue reading →

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Denali National Park Studying Impact of Feces on Kahiltna Glacier

Posted on 7/28/2010 by Roger

The National Park service is studying the impact of the long term depositing of feces on the Kahiltna Glacier. Since 2006 (optionally at 2000) Denali had been using “Clean Mountain Cans,” which serve as ultra-portable, snap-shut toilets, strapped to climbers’ … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin Reported “Hiking Mount McKinley” at Sweettooth as Bristol and Levi Announce Engagement

Posted on 7/15/2010 by Roger

It’s amazing what you learn when you pick up the tabloids. In coverage of the Bristol Palin-Levi Johnston romance is a report that “Sarah Palin was reportedly hiking Mount McKinley (elevation: 20,320 feet)” Sarah of course may find that “hike” … Continue reading →

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Army Called to Rescue Mount McKinley Who Was Acting Too Erratically for the Park Service

Posted on 7/7/2010 by Roger

Two Fort Wainwright army helicopters were called to rescue a mountaineer on a guided Denali Climber who was acting “eratically.” The Park Service helicopter normally used in rescues was deemed unsafe for such a situation. The Park Service reported they … Continue reading →

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Fatality on Mount McKinley Cassin Ridge

Posted on 6/8/2010 by Roger

Denali National Park released the following press release of a fatality on Mount McKinley:

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Anniversary of First Ascent of Mount McKinley

Posted on 6/5/2010 by Roger

This item came to us from U.S. News and World Report noting that June 7 is the anniversary of Hudson Stuck’s first ascent of Mount McKinley in 1913. He had started his quest on March 13. Now that’s an Epsicopal … Continue reading →

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2 Killed in Denali National Park Avalanche

Posted on 5/31/2010 by Roger

Andrew Herzenberg, 39, and Israeli Avner Magen, 42, who were climbing between Werewolf Tower and London Tower in the Ruth Gorge Denali National Park and Preserve were killed in an avalanche on May 28

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