On March 7th, 1988, Vernon Tejas, born Vernon Edward Hansel, became the first person to make a solo ascent of 20,320 foot Denali, North America’s highest peak. During the climb, Tejas encountered storms causing him to dig a snow cave to shelter in and survive the mountain. Tejas first came to Alaska and worked for […]
Talkeetna, AK – Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers began an aerial search for a solo climber on Denali’s West Buttress on Wednesday, May 4. Matthias Rimml, a 35-year-old professional mountain guide from Tirol, Austria, began his ascent from the 7,200-foot Kahiltna Basecamp on Wednesday, April 27. Already acclimatized to altitude due to recent […]
