It's windy at 5240m.

At the end of June 2010 only one group got out of camp. The wind got increasingly worse throughout the day forcing group after group to return after attempting to descend. You know it's bad when you can't go down.




Willie Prettie, Alpine Ascents International's lead Guide, was looking for a way, and a break in the wind to see if was possible to go down. Out there while everyone else was huddled in their tents, Willie looked like a Yellow Denali Yeti.


Willie, the next day leading clients down after a successful summit bid. Mount Hunter is in the background and Windy Pass on the lower right side of the image.

Aesthetic

It's not about resolution; the meaning of Aesthetic is about lines. I love simple lines. I love them.

Vice Broadcasting Systems

Are they promoting Vice Magazine? If you don't know what hip under the cover MTV owned media source I speak of, look for VBS.tv and you will understand the irony of this image.

Opal Pool Forest Leap

Xross Country

Color

Riley Rimpoche

Temsco

Dave long lining at 14 000 camp with Mount Foraker in the background.



Temsco is the helicopter contractor for Denali National Park.

Coming and going

Most teams were on their way out,


As ours was coming in. Leading, you see Chhewang, Mingma and Dave arriving at 11000' camp.

Denali Vehicles

Our way in.


Hopefully not your way out.

AK Hitch

The neighbors in Talkeetna are quintessentially Alaskan.

High Elevation Entertainment

Vern's setup.