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ALASKA RANGE: ATTEMPT DENALI : More bad weather on Denali ~ May 1992(30) images

Part 2 of our 1992 trip. After the hop over to the Kahiltna, the weather pattern never really settled down. We made slow progress to 14k and after one day of rest headed off to the Upper West Rib on what was the best day of the trip. The next day we made it to the top of the Orient Express before winds drove us down the West Butt and out of harms way.  

WE WERE GETTING PRETTY GOOD AT THIS

HELMUT DRAGGING THE SLED UP THE KAHILTNA

TIME TO EAT WHILE THE WINDS OUTSIDE BEAT DOWN OUR SPIRITS

RELENTLESS WINDS ON THE KAHILTNA

TYPICAL CONDITIONS ON THE FIRST PART OF THE TRIP

SNOW WALL HELPED WITH THE WIND

EVENING VIEW OF THE NORTH BUTTRESS OF HUNTER

EVENING VIEW OF A BUSY CAMP BELOW MOTORCYCLE HILL ON THE WEST BUTTRESS

MOVING UP TO WINDY CORNER AND EVENTUALLY CAMP AT 14.4

HELMUT MOVING UP TO A BIVY ON THE UPPER WEST RIB

LOOKING OUT PAST THE NORTHEAST FORK OF THE KAHILTNA TO FORAKER

HELMUT LENES AT HIGH CAMP (16,200') ON THE UPPER WEST RIB OF DENALI, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

HLEMUT LENES LOOKING UP AND CAMPS AT 14,200 FEET IN GENET BASIN FROM THE WEST RIB OF DENALI, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

HLEMUT ON THE UPPER WEST RIB

HELI ARRIVING AT THE BASE OF THE 'ORIENT EXPRESS'

HELMUT LENES IN HIGH WINDS ABOVE DENALI PASS

HELMUT LENES DESCENDING THE WEST BUTTRESS OF DENALI AT APPROX. 16,300 FT, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

HELMUT LENES DESCENDING THE WEST BUTTRESS OF DENALI

HELMUT AT THE TOP OF THE FIXED LINES

MIKE KEATING AND WES BUNCH READY TO DESCEND TO THE KAHILTNA GLACIER BASECAMP, DENALI, ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA

HELI BELOW WINDY CORNER ON THE WAY DOWN TO MOTORCYCLE CAMP @ 11K

SKIING WITH THE PIG IS NOT REALLY SKIING AT ALL

BETTER SKIING CONDITIONS

LOOKING PAST CHAOS ON THE KAHILTNA GLACIER TO DENALI

THE SOUTH SIDE OF DENALI FROM THE KAHILTNA GLACIER

NORTH BUTTRESS OF HUNTER

WEST TO MT RUSSELL ON THE FLIGHT OUT

CESSNA INSTRUMENTATION

ENGINE MAINTENANCE AT GEETING AIRWAYS

HELI, NOT SURE, MIKE KEATING AND WESLEY BUNCH KILLING TIME


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