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Record # of climbers summit Denali

PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:09 am
by Alpinist
A record number of climbers (787) reached the summit of Denali this year. Also, a 78 year man broke the record as the oldest person ever to summit the mountain...

http://www.adn.com/2013/07/19/2980590/record-number-summit-mount-mckinley.html

Re: Record # of climbers summit Denali

PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:58 pm
by Steve Gruhn
Yeah, I was the 78-year-old man's partner.

http://www.adn.com/2013/07/09/2969243/c ... inley.html (that's me in the middle).

Re: Record # of climbers summit Denali

PostPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:38 am
by LesterLong
Incredibly impressive, at any age.

Re: Record # of climbers summit Denali

PostPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:19 pm
by Alpinist
That's a great story. Glad to see a local reclaim the record.

Re: Record # of climbers summit Denali

PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:35 am
by tsoren
Steve Gruhn wrote:Yeah, I was the 78-year-old man's partner.

http://www.adn.com/2013/07/09/2969243/c ... inley.html (that's me in the middle).


I know this is a relatively old post. But great to read this.