This should be fun to follow!! I wish I had tried something like this when I was younger and able!!-Royal
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Wayne. Remember I was telling my friend Vince in BC was a climber also. Well just got this. They are finally going to make and attempt at Denali in Alaska this year. I know his brother is not to thrilled about it as they have lost a lot of climbers there. Once the web site is up you will be able to follow it along.
George
Attached is something that will interest you. After Liberty Ridge, good
friend Larry Marshik said, "what's next?". Allen Sanderson said, "Hey,
Vince, you should consider Aconqagua, it's a gentlemans climb". That's
a nice way of saying, happy birthday "old man", but Brent Manning and I
have heard that before.
Denali has been in my thoughts ever since looking at it across the
tundra from a camp site in Denali National Park. The trip was a brief
interlude between an otherwise busy fire season. What struck me then
was its immense size, knowing that the "hills" that flank it rose
17,000', yet it towered above them as if they were god's children.
In December, a trip posted by the British Columbia Mountaineering Club
caught my attention - Denali, May 10, 2008. I thought, hmmmm, maybe?,
then asked a bunch of questions about Denali from friends. I made a
decision to at least put my name on the list, but not really fully
committed. I missed a Denali group meeting in December, then in
January, received an email from the leader that his wife was expecting
and he was pulling out of the expedition. Uncertainty for a 30-year
veteran of environmental consulting issues is like a call to arms. I
met the group, had coffee, each team member talked about who they were,
their experience, and why they wanted to climb the mountain. The
following weekend we met and began the first of many training sessions
to come. After that I committed myself to the climb and voted leader of
the expedition.
I'm going to do everything I can t make this climb a success. Part of
that is reaching out to sponsors who can help keep us warm and healthy
on the mountain. I've named the expedition Clean Energy 2008 Denali
Expedition. In doing so, I'm hoping to attract some key sponsors and in
particular several Alberta companies who are constructing BC's first
electrical generating wind farm at Dawson Creek. Another professional
and I have the contract for environmental monitoring of that project.
I'd like to take the concept of clean energy to the top of Denali. Our
first sponsor is allowing us the climb "carbon neutral" using
EcoNeutral tm Carbon Offsets. The company is ERA Restoration Inc,
Vancouver, you'll read about them on the attachment. This morning we
received a surprising large, pledge by a close snowshoeing partner who
offered his support.
ERA is helping establish a web page which will become our media link.
It will show case the climb, the team, and give me a spot thank to
sponsors, plus recognize the help given to me by other more experienced
climbers. This is going to be fun, if you ever wondered how an
expedition is put together and executed, follow how we do it. Once the
web page is up and running, I'll give you the address
Cheers
Vince
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Link to PDF
Wayne. Remember I was telling my friend Vince in BC was a climber also. Well just got this. They are finally going to make and attempt at Denali in Alaska this year. I know his brother is not to thrilled about it as they have lost a lot of climbers there. Once the web site is up you will be able to follow it along.
George
Attached is something that will interest you. After Liberty Ridge, good
friend Larry Marshik said, "what's next?". Allen Sanderson said, "Hey,
Vince, you should consider Aconqagua, it's a gentlemans climb". That's
a nice way of saying, happy birthday "old man", but Brent Manning and I
have heard that before.
Denali has been in my thoughts ever since looking at it across the
tundra from a camp site in Denali National Park. The trip was a brief
interlude between an otherwise busy fire season. What struck me then
was its immense size, knowing that the "hills" that flank it rose
17,000', yet it towered above them as if they were god's children.
In December, a trip posted by the British Columbia Mountaineering Club
caught my attention - Denali, May 10, 2008. I thought, hmmmm, maybe?,
then asked a bunch of questions about Denali from friends. I made a
decision to at least put my name on the list, but not really fully
committed. I missed a Denali group meeting in December, then in
January, received an email from the leader that his wife was expecting
and he was pulling out of the expedition. Uncertainty for a 30-year
veteran of environmental consulting issues is like a call to arms. I
met the group, had coffee, each team member talked about who they were,
their experience, and why they wanted to climb the mountain. The
following weekend we met and began the first of many training sessions
to come. After that I committed myself to the climb and voted leader of
the expedition.
I'm going to do everything I can t make this climb a success. Part of
that is reaching out to sponsors who can help keep us warm and healthy
on the mountain. I've named the expedition Clean Energy 2008 Denali
Expedition. In doing so, I'm hoping to attract some key sponsors and in
particular several Alberta companies who are constructing BC's first
electrical generating wind farm at Dawson Creek. Another professional
and I have the contract for environmental monitoring of that project.
I'd like to take the concept of clean energy to the top of Denali. Our
first sponsor is allowing us the climb "carbon neutral" using
EcoNeutral tm Carbon Offsets. The company is ERA Restoration Inc,
Vancouver, you'll read about them on the attachment. This morning we
received a surprising large, pledge by a close snowshoeing partner who
offered his support.
ERA is helping establish a web page which will become our media link.
It will show case the climb, the team, and give me a spot thank to
sponsors, plus recognize the help given to me by other more experienced
climbers. This is going to be fun, if you ever wondered how an
expedition is put together and executed, follow how we do it. Once the
web page is up and running, I'll give you the address
Cheers
Vince
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