Record # of climbers summit Denali

by **Alpinist** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:09 am

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

by **Steve Gruhn** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 6:58 pm

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).

The following user would like to thank Steve Gruhn for this post
Alpinist

by **LesterLong** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:38 am

Incredibly impressive, at any age.

by **Alpinist** » Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:19 pm

That's a great story. Glad to see a local reclaim the record.

by **tsoren** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:35 am

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.