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Friday, January 14, 2011
January 14th - Day 8
January 14th - Day 8, 12,400 feet
9:50 AM Alaska Time
Lonnie had a good day of climbing yesterday despite getting blown off his feet a couple times early in the day. The winds were quite gusty in the morning and the wind caught him and the ladder and knocked him down. As the day progressed the winds subsided and he had good travel in the afternoon. Today's plan is to get around Windy Corner and to dig in at 13,500 feet or 14,200. Windy Corner is a area on the mountain where the winds are funneled down glacier and is notorious for winds exceeding 100 mph. This area is quite open and exposed and Lonnie will be placing rope protection around this part. If the weather is bad the plan is to dig in just below Windy Corner and wait for favorable conditions. Lonnie's spirits are good. This is a shot from last years climb heading into windy corner. UPWARD....
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Solo: any activity that is performed alone without assistance. The picture above has 2 people in it.....why?
ReplyDeleteJust praying for continued good weather!
ReplyDeleteMr Surpenant - for all of us climbers who are trying to enjoy Lonni Dupre's climb, we would really appreciate that you square the record with all the media you are involving: THIS IS NOT A FIRST WINTER SOLO AND NOT A FIRST JANUARY CLIMB (Tajas and Kuriaki have soloed way before him and Testov and Ananich have summited in January).
ReplyDeleteLeave it a what it is: a first attempt to solo in January and all of us can actually start enjoying the climb!
hey, what s up with your Google map????
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