SPOT Used in Gannett Peak Rescue

Posted on 7/31/2012 by Roger


Here’s an interesting item of SPOT being used in a rescue on Gannett Peak. The Satellite Personal Tracker is often used in the backcountry for rescues in areas where you do not have cell phone coverage.

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NPS Considering Dramatic Changes to Camp Muir on Mount Rainier

Posted on 7/28/2012 by Roger


The National Park Service is considering some pretty dramatic changes to Camp Muir on Rainier (including tearing down the visitor cabin). Among the options is doing nothing.

Be sure to read the actual proposals.

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Photo of Summit Stewards on Mount Marcy

Posted on 7/28/2012 by Roger


There’s a nifty photo of this year’s summit stewards on Mount Marcy published on Facebook

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Dramatic Timelapse Video of Star Trails on Mount Washington

Posted on 7/28/2012 by Roger


The Mount Washington Observatory has a dramatic time lapse video of star trails on the summit.

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New Barn Quilt Added to Hawkeye Point

Posted on 7/15/2012 by Roger

Hawkeye Point Quilt Published on Facebook
A new barn quilt has been added to Hawkeye Point.

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Proposal to Rename Talkeetna Ranger Station for First McKinley Climber Walter Harper

Posted on 6/30/2012 by Roger

Alaska Senator has introduced legislation to rename Mount McKinley to Mount Denail and to rename the Talkeetna Ranger Station for Walter Harper who is the first credited climber of the mountain. Legislation to rename the mountain has been introduced for years and has been successfully fought by the Ohio delegation.

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4 McKinley Climbers Presumed Dead in Avalanche

Posted on 6/16/2012 by Roger

Four members of the Miyagi Workers Alpine Federation were presumed killed in an avalanche on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The climbers are 64-year-old Yoshiaki Kato, 50-year-old Masako Suda, 56-year-old Michiko Suzuki, and 63-year-old Tamao Suzuki.

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Body of New Hampshire Creavasse

Posted on 5/25/2012 by Roger

The body of Norman Priebatsch who died in an April 1 fall into a crevasse on Huntington Ravine on Mount Washington has was recovered on May 21, 2012. Recovery had been delayed because of instability of the snow in the crevasse.

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Finnish Skiier Killed While Skiing Down Mount McKinley

Posted on 5/25/2012 by Roger

Finnish skiier Ilkka Uusitalo was killed May 23, 2012 on Mount McKinley as he attempted to ski down a chute at 17,800 feet. His body was flown off the mountain. He is the second fatality on McKinley during this climbing season.
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Unroped Climber Falls to Death While Attempting to Retrieve Backpack on McKinley

Posted on 5/22/2012 by Roger

German climber Steffen Machulka fell to his death while attempting to retrieve a backpack on that had started to slide on May 18, 2012. He was not roped to fellow climbers in an area on the West Buttress at 16,200 feet where they usually are.

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