Dear Liba, many, many congratulations on reaching the top of North America!
From personal experience I am sure that the cold, the lack of sleep, the fatigue and the problems of high altitude will vanish and only the satisfaction and the indelible memories will remain!
A hug!
Silvia
Concise, easy to read, articulate, delightful. And you're a hero, too!
We had nightly temps of minus 35 deg F in May 1979.
I made numerous solo trips between the airstrip and the NE Fork. Sometimes of skis, sometimes on snowshoes. Once I punched through the surface up to my armpits. When I pushed up and looked down into the hole, I was out in the middle of a 25-foot wide crevasse!
Wonderful write-up that says it the way it is up there. Congrats for giving it your all and succeeding. Very impressive going at this time of your life...Warm and good wishes, Alois.
Wonderful to read that K2 Aviation is still in business. They flew me three times in the late 70s and early 80s.
You ask why we do this? Could it be, that we find something in the mountains and in the effort of climbing them, something that we never find in our "normal" lives in the cities and relative safety?
PS I have been away hiking and scrambling in Arizona and Utah and just got back so I'm late with this note.
Congratulation Liba. You wrote so nicely about your trip it was a pleasure to read it.
Certainly Denali it is a great accomplishment, knowing how hard you have to work to get to the top and how painful is a turn around when you are almost there.
Alberto Rampini - Sep 13, 2021 10:04 am - Voted 10/10
CongratsAfterthoughts or not, second thoughts or not, my congratulations Liba!
It must have been an adventure worth living!
Ciao, Alberto
Liba Kopeckova - Sep 13, 2021 5:43 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Congratsthank you Alberto! your comment made me smile... in some ways I miss sleeping in my little tent:)
MikeLJ - Sep 14, 2021 3:04 am - Voted 10/10
Well doneSounds like an epic adventure. Congratulations.
Mike
Liba Kopeckova - Sep 14, 2021 6:35 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Well doneThank you Mike! it was an epic adventure... and in many ways I miss the suffering :) and the simplicity of life up there.
Silvia Mazzani - Sep 14, 2021 5:25 am - Voted 10/10
Indelible memoriesDear Liba, many, many congratulations on reaching the top of North America!
From personal experience I am sure that the cold, the lack of sleep, the fatigue and the problems of high altitude will vanish and only the satisfaction and the indelible memories will remain!
A hug!
Silvia
Liba Kopeckova - Sep 14, 2021 6:32 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Indelible memoriesThank you Silvia. I hope one day we will get to meet and talk about our adventures...
Sierra Ledge Rat - Sep 16, 2021 12:32 pm - Voted 10/10
great write upConcise, easy to read, articulate, delightful. And you're a hero, too!
We had nightly temps of minus 35 deg F in May 1979.
I made numerous solo trips between the airstrip and the NE Fork. Sometimes of skis, sometimes on snowshoes. Once I punched through the surface up to my armpits. When I pushed up and looked down into the hole, I was out in the middle of a 25-foot wide crevasse!
Liba Kopeckova - Sep 19, 2021 7:45 am - Hasn't voted
Re: great write upthank you... 1979 - I was only 10! I think denali became a lot more crowded since then...
asmrz - Oct 22, 2021 11:09 am - Voted 10/10
Ahoj LibuskoWonderful write-up that says it the way it is up there. Congrats for giving it your all and succeeding. Very impressive going at this time of your life...Warm and good wishes, Alois.
Wonderful to read that K2 Aviation is still in business. They flew me three times in the late 70s and early 80s.
You ask why we do this? Could it be, that we find something in the mountains and in the effort of climbing them, something that we never find in our "normal" lives in the cities and relative safety?
PS I have been away hiking and scrambling in Arizona and Utah and just got back so I'm late with this note.
Liba Kopeckova - Dec 3, 2021 1:53 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Ahoj LibuskoMockrat dik! taky se omlouvám za pozdní odpověď, nějak to moc nekontroluji... musíme se potkat...
asmrz - Dec 4, 2021 3:39 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Ahoj LibuskoLibus
Stale zijeme v Idyllwild, California pod Tahquitz skalou. J Tree je 1.5 hodiny od nas. Pokud snad jednou pojedes do Jizni Californie....
My se snad jeste budem moci podivat do Colorada. Pokud snad dokazeme velky letni vylet, napisi.
Marmaduke - Nov 25, 2021 3:13 pm - Voted 10/10
Fantastic LibaAwe-inspiring!! So much accomplished. Be so proud!!
Liba Kopeckova - Dec 3, 2021 1:52 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Fantastic LibaThank you.
attimount - Dec 22, 2021 4:14 pm - Voted 10/10
Uplifting read.Congratulation Liba. You wrote so nicely about your trip it was a pleasure to read it.
Certainly Denali it is a great accomplishment, knowing how hard you have to work to get to the top and how painful is a turn around when you are almost there.
Liba Kopeckova - Dec 22, 2021 5:24 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Uplifting read.Thank you so much... it was an exciting adventure for an aging woman. THank you for reading the report, perhaps too long... Happy Holidays!
attimount - Dec 23, 2021 6:19 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Uplifting read.Happy Holiday for you too and family.