Lonnie is off the mountain! The wind and weather just did not cooperate during his 2nd winter McKinley summit attempt. He says that he will spend time accumulating a Greenlandic dog team and enjoy many long dog mushing trips in the future. Only time will tell if he comes back to try McKinley again. Photo was taken January 9th courtesy of Talkeetna Air Taxi.
Lonnie Dupre departing the Kahiltna glacier for an attempt of a winter solo of Denali. He is trying to make the first successfull ascent in January in the heart of winter. Photo by Talkeetna Air Taxi.
Polar explorer Lonnie Dupre tooling up for a solo winter ascent of Denali at the Talkeetna Air Taxi office.
In the photo Lonnie is admiring his custom razor sharp snow saw.
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