Three weeks to departure
In three weeks from now, we will be leaving home for our 2nd attempt of Denali.
Most climbers arrive to Alaska by air, but we will drive our own car from Vancouver. That's what we both like: no worriers about packing for airplane (e.g. propane fuel or large heavy items like ice axes, tent, expedition sled, 50lb of food, etc.). No worries about catching booked return flight. Freedom! Four camps on the road (famous Alaska highway), 3,600km total distance.
We already traveled this road before, to our first Denali attempt in 2018. We did our best and got our best: now, looking back we know how much we were unprepared. Today our skills are a lot better and most of our aged technical equipment have been replaced by modern brand new stuff, "thanks" to car break-in when our expedition gear was stolen in daylight in a US state park in Anchorage; we also lost our passports, credit cards and cash money. Now, guess how much time it took us to cross US-Canada border without any ID.
Photos: Alaska Highway, 2018
Most climbers arrive to Alaska by air, but we will drive our own car from Vancouver. That's what we both like: no worriers about packing for airplane (e.g. propane fuel or large heavy items like ice axes, tent, expedition sled, 50lb of food, etc.). No worries about catching booked return flight. Freedom! Four camps on the road (famous Alaska highway), 3,600km total distance.
We already traveled this road before, to our first Denali attempt in 2018. We did our best and got our best: now, looking back we know how much we were unprepared. Today our skills are a lot better and most of our aged technical equipment have been replaced by modern brand new stuff, "thanks" to car break-in when our expedition gear was stolen in daylight in a US state park in Anchorage; we also lost our passports, credit cards and cash money. Now, guess how much time it took us to cross US-Canada border without any ID.
Photos: Alaska Highway, 2018
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