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  • American Alpine ClubA

    Denali Rescue, 1979: The Untold Full Story

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    American Alpine ClubA
    In this episode, we have climbing legends Jamie Logan, Jack Tackle, and Ken Currens on the podcast to retell the story of an accident and rescue on Denali from 1979. Jack Tackle and Ken Currens were climbing partners with a number of big mountains and first ascents under their belt, and in 1979, it was their first trip to the Alaska Range. They had decided to attempt the unclimbed southeast face of Denali (also known as Mount McKinely). This face would later become known as the Isis Face. In the middle of the climb, Ken, on lead, took a 250 ft fall when snow gave way beneath him. Once the rope came taught, he was hanging in mid air over a cliff, his femur badly broken. The rescue that followed is a story for the ages. We dive into the mechanics of the accident, what Jack Tackle had to do to get help, and how Jamie Logan and Mugs Stump—two of the most impressive alpinists of the time—were critical in helping save Ken. She and Mugs are especially known for the first ascent of the Emperor Face the year before, and though Mugs has passed, Jamie was able to fill us in on their experience of the rescue. In this episode, these climbing legends put together, in real time, the pieces of this story (that they all remember a tad bit differently)—47 years later. Learn More About Jack Tackle Learn More About Jamie Logan The First Ascent of the Emperor’s Face in the AAJ https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2026/3/5/denali-rescue-1979-the-untold-full-story
  • HowNOT2H

    What the hell is a Kootenay?

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwns0Ly4Dv4
  • GrippedG

    Famed Mountain Book Award Shortlist Falls Short in 2025

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    The Boardman Tasker Award missed the opportunity to celebrate a Canadian climber and writer this year The post Famed Mountain Book Award Shortlist Falls Short in 2025 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/famed-mountain-book-award-shortlist-falls-short-in-2025/
  • GrippedG

    Trump Wants to Rename Alaska’s Denali Back to Mount McKinley

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    President Barack Obama had changed it to Denali in 2015 The post Trump Wants to Rename Alaska’s Denali Back to Mount McKinley appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/trump-wants-to-rename-alaskas-denali-back-to-mount-mckinley/
  • BadgardenerB

    #FootpathFriday

    Pics and trips footpathfriday mountains climbing someriskinvolve
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    #FootpathFriday It's under there, I promise. CMD Arete, with Ben Nevis summit on the right.My son and brother-in-law descending part of the ridge - we'd done an overnight camp just before this point, and were just getting going again after a fairly muzzy awakening. There are times it's a bit of a struggle getting out of a warm sleeping bag, but we still had the summit to ourselves before anyone else turned up.We tobogganed down the other side to about 500m off Glen Nevis valley floor - possibly the easiest descent I've ever had off The Ben.#Mountains #Climbing #SomeRiskInvolved
  • GrippedG

    Jacopo Larcher Sends Magic Line 5.14c Trad

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    His partner Babsi Zangerl sent the iconic Yosemite crack last week The post Jacopo Larcher Sends Magic Line 5.14c Trad appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/jacopo-larcher-sends-magic-line-5-14c-trad/
  • EpicTVE

    Formerly the HARDEST climb in the WORLD

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CdJg2bQVOQ
  • GrippedG

    Ice Climber Bails Off Sketchy Thin USA Ice

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    https://gripped.com/video/ice-climber-bails-off-sketchy-thin-usa-ice/